1. Fishing Forums |
Florida
Sportsman Southwest Florida Fishing Forum - General |
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2. Engine / Boat Forums (updated 5/28/19) |
Yamaha Outboard Forum courtesy of YamahaOutboardParts.com
(moderately active) |
Yamaha Outboard Forum courtesy of MarineEngine.com (moderately
active) |
The
Hull Truth Boating Forum (useless forum if you are new &
trying to post pictures) |
FS
Boating Forum (mildly active) |
Article:
Marine Corrosion
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Dunk's
Decarboning Thread
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3. Water Quality |
People United To Restore
Our Rivers And Estuaries (PURRE) |
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4. Fishing Magazines |
The
Nautical Mile |
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5. Fish Identification |
Identicards
. COM's Fish ID Site |
Florida's
Regulated Fish and Their Look-Alikes - Div Of Marine Fisheries &
Mgmt |
Online
Fish Encyclopedia |
Fish
Pictures - Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Fish
Identification Diagram - Div Of Marine Fisheries & Management |
Calculating
Fish Weights Based On 2 Linear Measurements
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6. Fishing Reefs |
FWC Artificial Reefs
Jason's
Database Of Lee County Reefs in Garmin MapSource Format (GDB)
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Lee County DOT COM Artificial
Reefs
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7. Fishing Areas
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Florida
Sea Grant
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Sanibel
Island Blind Pass Project
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8. Fishing Reports (SW FL)
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Hornet
Bear's Haus O' Anglin'
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Charlotte Harbor Outfitters: Reports
- Pics
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Capt. Dave Hanson: Reports
- Pics
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Capt. Hoke & Capt. Hoke:
Pics
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Capt. Mel
Berman
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Capt Dave Pinkham
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Capt. Joe Verdino: Reports
- Pics
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Capt.
George: Pics
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Capt. Tony Petrella: Reports
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Capt. Larry Iacofano: Pics
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High Tailing Charters (Shane & David): Reports
- Pics
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WilsonGuides.com |
Our
Fishing Reports With Pictures
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(If you are a SW Florida fisherman, and you produce
online fishing reports & pictures on a regular basis, I would be
more than happy to list you here. Just contact
me with your website address.)
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9a. Fish & Wildlife
Research Institute
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Report A
Marine-Life Kill
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Marine-Life Kill Database
Search
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Red
Tide Current Status For Florida
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Snook Foundation Organization
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9b. Fishing Regulations |
Saltwater
Fishing Regulations -
"Unregulated" Species |
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10. Fishing License
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FFWCC
- Recreational Saltwater Licenses & Permits
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11. Fishing TV Programs |
Addictive
Fishing |
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12. How To Throw A Cast Net
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Download
from Calusa.com or Download
from this site
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13. Rope & Knots
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Animated Knots
- excellent resource for learning to tie many knots
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A Scout's
Guide To Boating Knots
Added March 7, 2019
Thank you Boy Scout Troop 325 out of Lake Jennings, IL for this very
informative resource! |
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14a. Bait Information
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Bait
Profiles
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14b. Bait & Tackle Supply
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Backwater Outfitters - (239) 541-2532 - backwatersteve@earthlink.net
Live Shrimp $3.25 per dozen as of 1/27/2008
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KC's Riverstop (CC Yacht Club) - 549-5699 (frozen only)
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SHACK BAITS (239) 489-0999 (Punta Rassa)
Live Shrimp $2.50/doz for regulars, $3.50/doz for mediums as of
5/31/2005
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15. Tides |
Tide
Server - Courtesy Of RodNReel.com |
Tide
Server - Cape Coral Bridge (Monthly Prediction) |
Tide
Server
- Shell Point (Monthly Prediction) |
Tide
Server
- Punta Rassa (Monthly Prediction) |
Tide
Server-Redfish
Pass (Monthly Prediction)
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Tides
Online
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Red
Tide Current Status For SW Florida
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16. Weather |
Forecast:
Weather.com
- NBC-2.com
7 Day Forecast
NOAA Marine
Forecast - Sanibel Island |
Radar:
Weather.com
- NBC-2 |
Florida
Marine Data (windspeed, temperature, waves, etc) |
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17. VHF Marine Radio |
VHF
Marine Radio Frequencies |
VHF Marine Radio
Usage
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18. Boating Supply |
West
Marine - CC: 540-7300 |
Port Supply - |
iboats - (online) |
Ed's
Marine Super Store - Boats & Engines; Virginia |
Yamaha
Outboard Engines |
Boats.net - Central FL
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Marine Connection Liquidators -
Ft. Pierce, FL
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19. Boat Valuation |
BucValue |
Nada |
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20. Manatees
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Florida
Manatee Mortality Data
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Save The
Manatee Club
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21. Great Sites, But Unrelated To Boating Or Fishing |
Bad
Drivers |
Cape
Coral Christmastime Boat-A-Long Official Website |
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22. Videos |
Capt
Ben Chancey & His Hi Energy Goliath Grouper Catch
(the fun starts at 17:00min) |
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23. Boating Safety |
US
Coast Guard Federal Requirements and Safety Tips For Recreational
Boaters |
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24. Chum |
How To Make A PVC Chum Tube |
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