| Doug Sease |
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| Boating And Fishing Expert 2007-2008 |
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| Doug Sease began his career as a reporter in Jacksonville and spent 25 years with The Wall Street Journal. He retired to Vero Beach to sail and fish. Doug knows the state and is eager to share his knowledge of Florida boating and fishing. |
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| Doug Sease's Blog Archive |
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| Tarpon on the Greens |
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| June 24, 2008 |
| I took a different route home yesterday on my bike ride that took me past the Moorings Club, the local golf/yacht/social club. Next to the clubhouse was a pretty little pond, much longer than it was wide.
As I always do when I see a new ... more |
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| Lures Catch More Fishermen Than Fish |
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| June 17, 2008 |
Well, the time has come, as it does every year, to stock up on new top-water lures. The water temps are hot and the trout are most ready to eat at sunup when they stalk the shallows looking for breakfast.
When I’m fishing in thick ... more |
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| Mighty Mangrove Under the Dock |
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| June 12, 2008 |
I posted back in January about my “insurance policy,” a dilapidated old dock and boat lift near where I keep my flats boat. I explained back then that if things hadn’t gone well out on the flats, I would swing by that ... more |
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| Expert Advice on Taking Kids Fishing |
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| June 09, 2008 |
| Kids and fishing is a topic I don’t know a lot about, mainly because I don’t have kids. I can, however, remember what it was like for me as a kid when my dad took me fishing. As long as there was action, I was interested. ... more |
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| The Tarpon Have Arrived |
| June 09, 2008 |
| Sunday afternoon, my neighbor Bob and I were working on our boats and got to talking to about fishing. We both noted that we were surprised we hadn’t seen any tarpon rolling in our cove. The water temperature is in the mid-80s, very comfortable for ... more |
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| Trash Fish Rock! |
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| June 03, 2008 |
| I’m a meat fisherman. I want to eat what I catch. But not everything I catch makes a great dinner. Thus I tend to target only those fish that are yummy, whether fried, grilled, baked or smoked. In the Indian River that means mostly trout, ... more |
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| DIY Bait |
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| May 27, 2008 |
It’s trap time on the Indian River.
Water temperatures are well into the 70s now, signaling that my efforts to catch my own bait rather than purchase it from the local bait and tackle store, should be fruitful. During the winter I use a lot of ... more |
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| Proppin' Up my Flats Boat |
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| May 12, 2008 |
| I keep adding things to my flats boat. A few months ago it was a Power Pole. Last week it was a new propeller. Now I need a seat belt.
Just kidding. But I am astounded at the difference a propeller can make to boat performance. ... more |
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| Some Catty Thoughts |
| May 06, 2008 |
| We finished our delivery trip of a 34-foot Gemini 105 catamaran from Bradenton, on Florida's west coast, to Vero Beach on the east coast. Despite sailing for nearly three decades, it was my first real experience on a cat big enough to go ... more |
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| Cruising the Backside of the Keys |
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| May 02, 2008 |
| I love the Florida Keys. The chain of islands extending off the southern end of the peninsula is one of the unique cruising grounds in the world and I’ve spent many happy days in those waters aboard Galaxie, our 46-foot ketch.
But Galaxie’s near-six-foot draft ... more |
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| Doug Sease's Video Archive |
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Doug Sease's Q & A Archive
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| Asked by Mike Baggett on June 24, 2008 |
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Q: I would like to invite you to kayak, and fish, the lower Peace River with me some time. Our operation is just 3 miles north of I-75 exit #170 on Kings Hwy. If interested please call 941-876-6405
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A: What a kind offer to make, Mike. I'll be traveling much of July, but once I settle back in Vero I ... read more
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| Asked by simon on June 20, 2008 |
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Q: Advice for father and son UK travellers to catch sea and fresh water fish around Englewood.Fl please.
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A: Hi, Simon. You pick your destinations well. You and your son will have plenty of opportunites to catch both saltwater ...read more
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