Here is one of a bunch of Black Drum we caught while
on vacation at Destin, Fla. There were regulations and
size limits on these however I don't recall what they
were in 2001. I caught this one and others while tied to
a bridge. If you ever rent a boat and are not sure where
to fish, find a bridge, tie to it, scrape the barnacles
off the pylons then drop a line and hang on. There are
laws against anchoring directly to bridges in many
places so check and be especially careful. |
Here's a nice weekfish caught by my grandfather, Les
Bowers in the Delaware Bay. |
Fishing in the Florida Keys, as I have been
fortunate to do many times, you will catch your share of
sharks. This is a nurse shark I hooked while anchored
under a bridge on the south end of Islamorada. Expect to
catch these and blacktips, occasionally you might even
hook a bull, which is considered one of the more deadly
of species. Either way, they are all a nuisance |