401 results returned for search: "" category "Opinion Writer" author Tight Lines
Boy, did Bermuda dodge a bullet. Any number of dire predictions and vivid memories of the likes of Hurricane Emily, Fay and Gonzalo had people rushing around like bulls in a china shop, laying in emergency supplies.
Thankfully, the storm did not liv...
DATE: Oct 01, 2016
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Tight Lines
Tropical Storm Karl has put a damper on any plans anyone had for getting out onto the water this weekend, no that there has not been a whole lot of fishing effort this past week or so.
If the weather had been a bit more settled there is no doubt tha...
DATE: Sep 24, 2016
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Tight Lines
September continues and the fishing effort has taken a severe dip for a couple of reasons, one of which should be quite obvious.
This refers to the commercial operators, most of whom are now shifting their focus away from finfish and redirecting it t...
DATE: Sep 17, 2016
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Tight Lines
Ah, this is the way it should be. Finally, August is acting like it should with the hot days and calm seas being reminiscent of the scenes in Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
The burst of mixing brought on by the passage of a tropical sys...
DATE: Aug 27, 2016
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Tight Lines
Summer at its Bermuda best! Last Sunday saw perfect conditions for the Billfish Release Challenge.
This tournament already wisely postponed once was an enormous success with eight boats enjoying a great day on the water. A total of around seven fish...
DATE: Aug 19, 2016
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Tight Lines
No sooner is reference made to the normally calm August conditions than the winds start to blow. Any comments about tropical systems are to be strongly discouraged, for sure. No sense upsetting Mother Nature!
In any event, last week’s Blue Marlin Rel...
DATE: Aug 13, 2016
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Tight Lines
The excitement of tournaments and Cup Match has now subsided; it is hot, people are laid-back, schools remain closed, beaches are busy and many locals are off-island on vacation. Although this makes for a somewhat exceptional month, there is no compe...
DATE: Aug 06, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
A common definition of “expert” is someone from another town. It is not uncommon to look down on anything home-grown and to look up to something from away.
Certainly, when it comes to big game fishing, Bermuda need not resort to that. After three ma...
DATE: Jul 30, 2016
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Tight Lines
What a spectacular billfish tournament the Bermuda Big Game Classic was! Well expected to be a good event as it has been for years now, there was really no indication or precedent for this year’s record-shattering performance.
Whether it was closely...
DATE: Jul 23, 2016
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Tight Lines
High summer and it’s hot, flat, and humid with the air just hanging there, and while this forces most people into air-conditioning or under a fan on shore, better offshore billfishing conditions probably don’t exist.
Things don’t even get much bette...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016
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Tight Lines
