401 results returned for search: "" category "Opinion Writer" author Tight Lines
Slowly but ever so surely, the angling season is coming to an end. It happens gradually and many a landlubber will fail to notice the telltale signs that autumn is short-lived and then the winter will be upon us. Days are often pleasant enough on lan...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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Tight Lines
A surprising number of rather intrepid anglers braved the monsoons last Sunday to go and work the deep blue briny in search of wahoo and other game species.
Given the conditions, it is hard to imagine where anyone could find even temporary shelter f...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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Tight Lines
The seasons, they are a-changing and it is now officially autumn, The sun’s focal point on Planet Earth has again crossed the Equator and a winter lies ahead for the northern hemisphere just as they look forward to summer Down Under.
The weather, for...
DATE: Sep 30, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Sea conditions have been less than clement the past few days and although the weather has been far more kindly to Bermuda than it has been to points south, the Atlantic is indeed a large pond and the ripples are translating into heavy swells.
These,...
DATE: Sep 23, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
With much of the northern Atlantic whipped into turmoil by Irma and Jose, the seas in the immediate vicinity of Bermuda responded by carrying a heavy groundswell, but with conditions that were eminently fishable last weekend. Things have since intens...
DATE: Sep 16, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
It’s finale time! The last major tournament of the season should go ahead tomorrow with the wahoo being the target of choice and, for many anglers, this will be their swansong before the boat is put into mothballs and moved to safety from tropical sy...
DATE: Sep 09, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Into the final third of the year now, with probably a month of good fishing ahead before the onset of the winter weather pattern all but succeeds in keeping the weekenders home until next April or May.
The predominantly easterly winds of the present ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Finally! Things are looking up. The suspicion that this year might see the return of the frigate mackerel after several years’ absence may be coming true. Certainly there are some mackerel available offshore that, although not quite frigate-sized, ar...
DATE: Aug 26, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
Things were a mite blustery offshore this week, even though this month is often associated with flat calm seas and a dearth of activity as the heat malaise sets in, affecting both anglers and fish. Many boats often turn to looking for bits of flotsam...
DATE: Aug 19, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Tight Lines
It’s August and it is hot! This has a number of effects on the fishing scene, with much of the effect being on the anglers, many of whom simply refuse to brave the heat and a possible dose of sunstroke.
An antidote for this might be to concentrate on...
DATE: Aug 12, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines