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After a week of “iffy” weather,
sunny skies on Sunday brought the crowd out for the Bermuda Anglers Club Front Street weigh-in for their Junior Angling Tournament.
This was a great success with over 100 children attending the proceedings and exhibi...
DATE: Aug 29, 2015
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Tight Lines
The rain and thunder has not been particularly encouraging for anglers although the forecast for the weekend is even less so. Maybe a positive of such activity is that it cools things off, hopefully reducing the likelihood of any tropical activity as...
DATE: Aug 22, 2015
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Tight Lines
The Bermuda-Azores high pressure system is doing its thing and conditions are akin to those that cause the doldrums in the mid-Pacific.
Sometimes it can get so calm and almost eerie that it is easy to see why Samuel Taylor Coleridge in The Rime of t...
DATE: Aug 15, 2015
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Tight Lines
The hectic holiday weekend is over and things are returning to normal, despite the mid-week inclement weather.
For many, it is back to work but at least the pressure is off for the weekend when anglers can again concentrate on their pastime. With th...
DATE: Aug 08, 2015
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Tight Lines
Who would have thought it? After the forecast was made and the organisers saw the weather on Friday and Saturday, all wind and rain, it was decided to postpone the Bermuda v United States Release Challenge Tournament.
Then, lo and behold, doesn’t Sun...
DATE: Aug 01, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
The long-awaited change in the weather and a break from the scorching days and humidity has finally arrived and although most householders welcomed a bit of rain, the generally inclement conditions did put sport fishing on hold for a bit, but not bef...
DATE: Jul 25, 2015
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Tight Lines
High summer and the beat goes on. The marlin fleet continues to work the deep blue briny for that prized game fish that adorns so many walls, magazine covers and which figures so prominently in the literature and lore of big game fishing.
With someth...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Towering cumulous clouds, heat squalls, calm, hot days and bright blue skies all characterise high summer and peak fishing season.
The high-tech fishing machines cutting snow white swaths through the channels and harbours all speak to this not being...
DATE: Jul 11, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Today is the day. Along with the 300-odd million Americans celebrating the anniversary of their independence, at least one crew will be celebrating winning the Blue Marlin World Cup. And that will be a party.
With 120-plus boats entered in this world...
DATE: Jul 04, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
A dominant Bermuda — Azores high pressure system, the prevalence of huge, towering cumulus clouds against a bright blue sky, and moderate breezes from the west and southwest with the ever so occasional rain shower that seemingly comes out of nowhere ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
