401 results returned for search: "" category "Opinion Writer" author Tight Lines
It must be spring! Easter and the Ag Show have come and gone and, all of a sudden, it has warmed up and turned positively summery. That for which many have awaited with varying measures of patience is at hand. April is behind us (just where were the ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2011
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Tight Lines
Well, here it is: Good Friday has come and gone and Well, here it is: Good Friday has come and gone and you should have done a lot better. If you had been a strict traditionalist, you would have made a point of making sure that you had gone fishing a...
DATE: Apr 23, 2011
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Tight Lines
It is just about that time now. Don’t procrastinate too much longer. Next weekend is the holiday weekend that pretty much precludes most people’s angling attempts and then you will find yourself catapulted into high angling season. Life does indeed c...
DATE: Apr 16, 2011
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Tight Lines
The little blast of winter-like temperatures punctuated by some rather gusty breeze, not to mention a suspected tornado or two, probably kept thoughts of summer angling out of some people’s heads this past week.
It shouldn’t take too much more than a...
DATE: Apr 09, 2011
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Tight Lines
Here it is: April can summer be far behind now?
Well, to look at the United States East Coast is to conjure up two more months of harsh winter. The fishing will have much better intelligence now that the spiny lobster season has come to an end. This...
DATE: Apr 02, 2011
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Tight Lines
Bermudians who get a job at the proposed $2 billion Morgan’s Point resort will be offered staff housing, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess has pledged.
He said that should prove a “major incentive” in persuading locals to pursue a career in the hotel in...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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Tight Lines
They say that April showers bring May flowers but here in Bermuda April can be anything from a spell of winter to not much short of high summer.
Judging by the way the offshore water temperature is moving steadily on upwards, summer is probably plan...
DATE: Mar 26, 2011
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Tight Lines
All the tell-tale signs that the fishing season is not too far off are there. The spring wahoo run appears to be done and dusted; there are yellowfin on the offshore grounds and it is only a matter of time and probably temperature before a billfish s...
DATE: Mar 12, 2011
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Tight Lines
Oh, it’s still winter but one must remember that spring comes early to Bermuda. There will be more gales and inclement weather but the days are getting noticeably longer and the water is showing signs of warming up.
These are all indications that the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2011
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Tight Lines
February an unlikely time for some of the hottest fishing action that anyone has seen in a while, but there you have it.
While there has been little in the way of sport fishing, the commercial fleet has been enjoying close to incredible success with...
DATE: Feb 26, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines