AS SEEN IN THE NOV/DEC 2007 ISSUE

A little reminder to the fishermen in our lives….

The festive season is well underway, and soon, all of us will be regretting overdoing it on delicious turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. Wow, it’s really hard to believe, but it’s already time to start thinking about gifts for that special someone in our lives. That’s right, every man's favorite time of the year - holiday shopping!

AS SEEN IN THE SEPT/OCT 2006 ISSUE

Love those lines.
There is no question about it; when the snook bite is on, inshore light-tackle fishing is as good as it gets! September 1 marks the highly anticipated re-opening of snook season, and anglers throughout South Florida have been anxiously waiting for this day to come for quite some time. Snook are Florida’s most sought after shallow water game fish, and are a perfect target for female anglers of all ages and all skill levels. Personally, they are one of my all-time favorite fish to target. Watching a snook engulf live bait or crash a surface plug for the first time leaves you with vivid memories that stick with you for the rest of your life. These fish are also notorious for their stealthy ambush tactics. At times, they seem to appear out of nowhere, and disappear just as fast.

AS SEEN IN THE MAY/JUNE 2006 ISSUE

Women who are interested in taking up saltwater fishing should know that when it comes to the ultimate challenge, sight-fishing to South Florida’s most sought-after game fish is as good as the sport gets. During anytime of the year, fishermen prowling the beaches from Sarasota down to Marco Island, will find the crystal clear water along the Gulf’s pristine shoreline provides an angling paradise like few others, but it’s during May through July, when sight-fishing to giant silver kings is in the spotlight, that excitement and adrenaline levels soar!

AS SEEN IN THE MARCH/APRIL 2006 ISSUE

Anyone who has ever spent any length of time fishing anywhere in Florida’s vast backcountry will tell you shallow water angling provides a special kind of tranquility which words can barely describe. It’s an exciting world hidden deep in the mangrove forests where GPS machines and fancy fish finders will not come into play. Backcountry fishing is truly a “get away from it all” experience, leaving you completely mesmerized by the surrounding natural beauty. What’s even better, because you’re generally fishing protected waterways only a few feet deep, you’re not affected nearly as much by the elements as compared to being out in the open ocean, so it almost always calm and quiet.

AS SEEN IN THE JAN/FEB 2006 ISSUE

Looking back, I guess I never really put a great deal of thought into what my life would become once I took on the title of Mrs. Fishing Guide. Sure, considering I love fishing and the outdoors myself, I thought about how wonderful it would be to have a personal captain and how exciting it would be to have a fishing boat at my fingertips. What I failed to think about was that it would cost me dearly to live in my own paradise.

AS SEEN IN THE FALL 2003 ISSUE

When it comes to tournament fishing, the ‘Beastie Girls’ from Miami, are proof positive that women can be formidable adversaries in the predominately male world of competitive offshore fishing. These three women, whose team name came from the fact that they fish on The Beast, a 27’ tournament equipped World Class Cat, have had to fight more than just fish to prove that they have what it takes to be winners. The male teams that these ladies compete against learned the hard way that the ‘Beastie Girls’ can outplay, outlast and out fish their opposition more times than they care to admit.

AS SEEN IN THE SUMMER 2003 ISSUE

When the “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!” organization started planning their hands-on seminar series for women, they had plenty of doubters. “People laughed when they heard our initial concept,” said the program’s founder, Betty Bauman, remembering the program’s beginning seven years ago. “Some men just could not understand how their wives could possibly learn more about fishing from anyone other than them.”

AS SEEN IN THE WINTER 2004-05 ISSUE

Some would say that perhaps no other fish in the sea has been more misunderstood than the mysterious shark. Other than makos, few recreational anglers ever actually targeted sharks. Then in the early 70’s the ever so popular movie entitled "Jaws" hit theaters across the nation: soon after a whole new era in recreational angling began. Suddenly, everyone wanted to target these intriguing monsters.

AS SEEN IN THE 2004 FALL ISSUE

 Hot off the press! Check it out!
Lady scores a Super Grand Slam!

Hi, my name is Michele DeMartino. I live adjacent to a lake in northern New Jersey where I usually fish for largemouth bass, though my true passion is fishing for tarpon. Twice a year I travel down to Florida to fish with one of the greatest guides I have ever met, his name is Capt. Carl Ball. Capt. Carl knows I’m obsessed with tarpon and that I can't get enough of the mighty silver kings. You see, that’s where all of this started so from one lady angler to the rest of the fishing world, I know you‘ll appreciate this short story.

AS SEEN IN THE 2004 SUMMER ISSUE

More so today then ever before, women are taking advantage of outdoor pursuits for their own pleasure. Women are no longer joining their male counterparts in outdoor activities just to spend more time with them. Females of all ages are becoming more active and adventurous then ever before and no where is this truer than in the angling world.
 

AS SEEN IN THE SPRING 2004 ISSUE

Men need not apply.

    It would really be great if a larger number of women entered and competed in professional fishing tournaments.  The sport of tournament angling for females is now more conducive than ever before. Luckily for us ladies, fish, however brilliant they may seem at times, don’t know who is on the other end of the line, so the playing field is always equal.

AS SEEN IN THE NOV/DEC 2005 ISSUE

Fly fishing is becoming increasingly popular
among lady anglers.

What is it that makes fly fishing so appealing to the lady angler? After speaking to many female fly casters I came to the conclusion that one thing is for certain -- passion plays a major role in their quest to become lost in the solitude of fly fishing.

AS SEEN IN THE JULY/AUGUST 2005 ISSUE

The 15th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament was held May 7th in the world famous Boca Grande Pass. The highly anticipated event began15 years ago when a group of women decided to head out for a day of tarpon fishing with their ‘guide’ husbands who regularly fish Boca Grande Pass for tarpon each year.

AS SEEN IN THE JULY / AUGUST 2007 ISSUE

Permit, like their miniature cousins the pompano, are actually members of the jack family. And just like their jack relatives, permit are extremely powerful fighters. This characteristic alone is one of the many reasons that I have recently added permit to my “top three” wish list of favorite fish to catch.

Once thought of as primarily a flats target stalked exclusively by skilled fly-fishermen just as they do bonefish and tarpon, today, anglers of all sorts have discovered big numbers of permit spawning on the offshore reefs and wrecks where they make easy targets for fishermen of all ages and all skill levels. This includes women new to the sport.

AS SEEN IN THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 ISSUE

AS SEEN IN THE MAY/JUNE '07 ISSUE

Female anglers account for a fast growing segment of the sport fishing community. More and more women of all ages are learning to enjoy fishing. Statistics prove that there are now over 17 million female anglers registered in the United States alone. They are quickly catching on to the fact that sport fishing is not an extreme sport all about strength. It is a sport that requires more finesse and patience than anything else – two traits women seem to have plenty of.