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It is pretty hard not to notice that the days are getting longer as daylight persists to about six in the evening. Mornings still tend to be dark but with a return to Daylight Savings Time coming into force in just four weeks’ time, we should stay us...
DATE: Feb 11, 2012
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Tight Lines
No shortage of news this week with a magnificent catch made by a most deserving fisherman! Andrew Card, no stranger to the Bermuda fishing scene, got the attention of the public by catching a hefty bluefin tuna.
Although this species has long been k...
DATE: Feb 04, 2012
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Tight Lines
Wow, were there some beautiful days this past week or what? The Bermuda version of winter is quite unlike any other.
One day we can be chilled to the bone with cold rain and winds that really give meaning to the term “wind chill”, and the next the s...
DATE: Jan 28, 2012
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Tight Lines
It is winter; no doubt about that. Just look at he gear that people are wearing and despite living in a sub-tropical paradise, most inhabitants resemble Eskimos. The only really good thing is that the weather is variable and can go from seeming frigi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2012
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Tight Lines
It is winter, but to be fair the weather has not yet been as downright nasty as it can be. So far there have only been a few winter gales and even these have not been as long-lasting as usual.
The worst is probably yet to come but a quick look around...
DATE: Jan 14, 2012
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Tight Lines
So, the holidays are over and we are rapidly settling into an angler’s winter of discontent. The days are grey, there are winds that seem almost endless and the sea is all churned up. The overcast is not limited to the sky and horizon but it has rapi...
DATE: Jan 07, 2012
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Tight Lines
Fast away the old year passes; Hail the new, ye lads and lasses. That just about summarises our present state of affairs. And before we fa-la-la-la our way into 2012, time has taught us that it always pays to have a quick review of the summer that sp...
DATE: Dec 31, 2011
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Tight Lines
T’was the night before Christmas and the mere thought of venturing out onto the briny is likely to meet with disaster as there are so many landlubbery chores to be done.
There are shops that have yet to be visited, last minute items to be picked up ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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Tight Lines
The Island is well into the holiday mood, with the shoppers bustling through town, the lounges and restaurants doing a boom trade and various social engagements going a log way to ensuring that the vast majority of the populace is kept from venturing...
DATE: Dec 17, 2011
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Tight Lines
Ah, it is that time of year when Mother Nature in both her roles as weather-maker and fish provider combine with familial responsibilities to make it more than likely that the Island’s anglers will be spending their weekends on land. This may not be ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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