WARMING WATER
Water temperatures are warming and fish are increasingly active and migrating to the shallows. Last night hammer-handles, today bass & carp. Looking for one …
10 May
CAST IRON CURLS
CAST IRON CURLS
Cap’n Buck after a day branding calves, stands tall with the catch of the day, hot coals waiting, and cast iron curls. Layer of wood …
10 May
THE BIG UGLY
THE BIG UGLY
Words heard in a fish tale: It was so big, with my arms outstretched cradling the fish, its head and tail flopped to either …
02 May
ESSENTIAL BUCK-update
ESSENTIAL BUCK-update
Packing only the mandatory essentials, a refurbished bamboo rod handed down two subsequent generations, a bottle of scotch almost as old as the fly rod, …
27 Apr
RIVER DOCTOR
RIVER DOCTOR
It was a good day on the river. Barring resident populations of hennie’s, caddis, and stones we floated the darkside and had the river to ourselves. …
12 Apr
ENDLESS ROAD
ENDLESS ROAD
So many places, so little time. Another lifetime needed as the current calendar is full for the next fifty years. Pay homage to the …
08 Apr
BURLAP BAG OF OYSTERS
BURLAP BAG OF OYSTERS
This mornings drive over the bridge to fish the sound side of St. George Island, oyster boats bobbed like corks in east bay, wooden …
01 Apr
BIG BEND
BIG BEND
Late March brings multiple meanings to the Big Bend, more than a truncated word describing Florida’s Gulf of Mexico; a euphemism for a stately curve. …
24 Mar
BONNETT HEADS
BONNETT HEADS
It was a three star day. An 11am low tide, the rising tide brought in just over two feet of water, barometer on the …
15 Mar
CATCH OF THE DAY
CATCH OF THE DAY
It should go without saying, as the weather and water temps warm, fishing heats up too. On any given day the marshes of Apalach Bay …