Yep, I'm done with snow/ice. Year-round anglers please come in.

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The Great Lakes area is a fantastic one. It has gorgeous forests, dunes, beaches, and Spring to Fall fishing. [I don't see the appeal of the hard-water fishing, since I don't drink. ;) ]

Winter, on the other hand, is growing less enjoyable by the year.


It's time to seek out (literal) greener pastures, and look at somewhere I can enjoy saltwater fishing year-round without needing to resort to Michelin Man-shaped clothing. I don't mind foul weather gear, but seven layers is for dip and burritos - not how one should dress for fishing ! :eek:


South Florida is the obvious pick, but I'm not sure if I still look good in the silk Tommy Bahama shirts. Central Florida on either coast has its draw as well, but offshore runs start to get lengthy (and spendy) as the continental shelf moves further from the coast.


Is Big Bend an option? Hatteras? Corpus Christi? The Bayou?


Anyone with an opinion, please chime in ! The snow is a'comin !
 
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I have to agree with you. I used to like winter when I was skiing but now it ranks right up there with a colonoscopy. I too have considered where I would go if I decided to leave Massachusetts.

My main problems are, floods, earthquakes, wild fires, mud slides, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, poisonous snakes and spiders and alligators.

That said, I have mountains within hours, beautiful sand dunes and blue ocean within hours and changing colored leaves in the Fall. If it weren't for the snow and crazy politicians, I would never leave here. :rolleyes:
 
Big Bend- probably not your best choice.
Florida - they got a lot of fishing!
All varieties of freshwater and saltwater.
Other places around the Gulf also good choices.
Just like always, you need to travel around down there and find the area that suits you best.
Get ready for heat, humidity and coachroaches so big they run off the mice!
 
Your right I went ice fishing to fish for the first time. I caught nothing. I asked guys who ice fish and they go ice fishing to eat and drink. Go figure I have those insulated clothes and boots to go out in 10 degree weather to grill dogs, burgers, steaks and drink. When I have the option of staying indoors hugging the woodstove cooking up some bacon and beans.
 
THE PILGRIM said:
Big Bend- probably not your best choice.
Florida - they got a lot of fishing!
All varieties of freshwater and saltwater.
Other places around the Gulf also good choices.
Just like always, you need to travel around down there and find the area that suits you best.
Get ready for heat, humidity and coachroaches so big they run off the mice!
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I did a spell in the Tampa Bay area a while back, and the Palmetto bugs are pretty impressive ! You can see them turn and look at you, right before they spread their wings and take off out of reach.
 
I absolutely love it here. Just completing my 37th summer. For the 1st 7, I worked heavy construction and that acclimated me nicely. Heat (never reaches 100 degrees) and humidity (99% some days) are just weather. I spend much time outdoors and have permanent "socks" to prove it. You can fish both fresh and saltwater almost anytime. I don't anymore as there are so many rules (seasons, size"slots", limits etc) that I quit to avoid the revenue enhancement squad known as FWC. Folks start calling around Thanksgiving to visit and you gotta spell out exactly how many days before their welcome expires. "C'mon down!" as Dan Dooley used to say for Northeast Airlines. Joe
 
Stuart/Ft. Pierce is a hot spot for all things boating. The blue water's about 10 miles out but you don't have to hit the gulfstream to get into the fish. Dolphin and Wahoo are fairly close to shore. Maybe 2 or 3 miles out in 60 feet.

Inlet fishing for Snook is fun and tasty too.

There's lots of fishing on the river for days that might be a little rough on ocean. Redfish, Trout and Snook.

If you really want to change it up a bit it's not hard to get to Lake Okeechobee and do a little crappie or bass fishing.

There's probably some wreck fishing up there too but I've never tried it there. If it's anything like Ft. Lauderdale about the only thing you get is Amber Jack. Good for a tough fight when your friends come down but I don't eat them. Some people do but I know how wormy they are. We call them Reef Donkeys.
 
Arizona may not offer up much in the way of salt water fishing, but it does treat you well during the "Winter".

This pic is from mid December last year!

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Hmm I like the ice and snow. Winter time in Montana, coyote hunting, snowmobiles, pinochle and crib tournaments, dinner parties with friends and family, ice fishing. The snow drifting in the air, the soft moan of the wind in the barren trees and the louder moans of Californians freezing.

Then the beauty of spring as the U Hauls, Benkins and Rider trucks load up Californians for their way back to where they belong.
 
I live on the southernmost point of the NC Outer Banks.
Love it, and most of the tourists exited Labor day weekend.
I'll be out chasing False Albacore (some call them 'Little Tunny') first thing in the morning.
Wife is from upstate NY, could never get her to go back.
 
PatriotX said:
I did a spell in the Tampa Bay area a while back, and the Palmetto bugs are pretty impressive ! You can see them turn and look at you, right before they spread their wings and take off out of reach.
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When we were in Tampa, my wife used to get freaked out by them. I told her not to think of them as palmetto bugs, but as "cute little palmetto dogs, no larger than your hand."
 
Silk shirts? SILK?

Man, you'll really be more comfy in Tommy Bahama shirts made of

100% Cotton. Consider if you will, Northern Florida, near the Gulf

of Mexico. Finding someplace inland enough to be away from coastal

flooding might be in order.
 
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