http://www.marconews.com/news/news/columnists/bill-walsh/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Bill Walshen-usnews/columnists/bill-walshhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/16/on-the-hook-our-big-summer-fishing-problem/?partner=RSSThere's a denizen of the deep, preparing to decimate your next deep water fishing trip. He thrives on ambushing the hooked fish you so painstakingly sought, in one fell swoop – snook, permit, cobia et al – all fall to his veracious appetite. It's the infa dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341236-735004news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Our big summer fishing problemmarconews.comon-the-hook-our-big-summer-fishing-problemurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341236-735004Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/01/on-the-hook-the-clean-water-debacle/?partner=RSSIf there is one factor that angler's around these parts value is fishing in nice clean and green water. Visibility. The ability for the denizens of the deep to see your proffered bait makes all the difference, since all desirable species are equipped to f dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 01 May 2013 15:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339765-734989news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: The clean water debaclemarconews.comon-the-hook-the-clean-water-debacleurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339765-734989Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/18/on-the-hook-tarpon-lunacy/?partner=RSSOf all the great fish species that ply the salt, the tarpon has engendered a position of eminence especially for our fabled "now" generation; eyes roll and palms sweat when they are even mentioned. They are the Porsche Boxter with fins and a "gotta have" dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338503-734976news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Tarpon lunacymarconews.comon-the-hook-tarpon-lunacyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338503-734976Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/03/on-the-hook-what-a-difference-a-tide-makes/?partner=RSSThe tide rules. No, we're not talking about the University of Alabama's Crimson variety. We're talking about the daily event, imbedded in our planet's nature, that moves the ocean's volume in two different directions every day. For those of us with fishin dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337112-734961news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: What a difference a tide makesmarconews.comon-the-hook-what-a-difference-a-tide-makesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337112-734961Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/20/on-the-hook-lost-8211-the-storm-they-had-was-to/?partner=RSSAs you ease away from the marina, you reach across the console and punch a series of numbers into an illuminated keyboard initiating your global positioning system. The attached computer screen kicks into life and in milliseconds you have exact course and dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335681-734947news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Lost – 'The storm they had predicted was beginning to rumble'marconews.comon-the-hook-lost-8211-the-storm-they-had-was-tourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335681-734947Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/07/on-the-hook-captain-murphy-and-the-law-of/?partner=RSSYou were probably thinking that all charter fishing trips are supposed to go as smooth as silk. After all you are in the hands of a professional who executes his or her duties in a precise and error-free manner. Time would fly as you whisk through these p dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334351-734934news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Captain 'Murphy' and the law of averagesmarconews.comon-the-hook-captain-murphy-and-the-law-ofurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334351-734934Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/feb/21/on-the-hook-delicatessen-fishin/?partner=RSSYou're getting ready to go fishing at Lake Wobegone in the middle of the "Heartland" this morning and as you ready your tackle, you know exactly what you're going after. It's either walleye, or maybe largemouth, or even bluegill. No mistake about it, as t dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:58:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-332939-734920news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Delicatessen fishin'marconews.comon-the-hook-delicatessen-fishinurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-332939-734920Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/feb/06/on-the-hook-even-the-odds/?partner=RSSMuch too often the fishing trip success is measured by “the displayed result.” Sometimes it’s how many; sometimes it’s how big; and sometimes it’s how superlative the species caught. Just consider for a moment what the marin dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-331530-734905news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Even the odds marconews.comon-the-hook-even-the-oddsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-331530-734905Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/jan/23/on-the-hook-no-see-fish-um/?partner=RSSThe unseasonably warm weather, we’ve all been enjoying these past few weeks, does wondrous things. It brings the throngs of our winter residents to the beaches and the pools; it fills the outdoor restaurants to capacity and dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-330188-734891news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: No-see-fish-um marconews.comon-the-hook-no-see-fish-umurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-330188-734891Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/jan/10/on-the-hook-foggy-misadventure/?partner=RSSI’m sure you’ve noticed that recently some of our mornings have dawned immersed in a blanket of vision obscuring fog. This thick watery haze is the price we pay for these beautiful warm summer like afternoons layered over si dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-329060-734878news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Foggy misadventure marconews.comon-the-hook-foggy-misadventureurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-329060-734878Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/dec/26/on-the-hook-fishing-with-references/?partner=RSSIn this business, you’re always waiting for the phone to ring signaling another potential customer. But this call, one evening late this summer, was bizarre to say the least. The caller, after identifying himself, started wi dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-328030-734863news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Fishing with references marconews.comon-the-hook-fishing-with-referencesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-328030-734863Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/01/on-the-hook-fishing-aka-entertainment/?partner=RSS“Unfortunately, my wife and daughter don’t fish … can’t you put together a trip with some other people for me?” That’s the way the phone call began. A fellow, here on holiday, had an angling “itch” and was trying to find a w dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323446-734808news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Fishing, aka entertainment marconews.comon-the-hook-fishing-aka-entertainmenturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323446-734808Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/18/on-the-hook-gomer-associates/?partner=RSSA couple of years back, we wrote about Gomer. But when we discovered recently that much has changed in his life, we thought an update of the story would be of interest.Let’s start from scratch with a little background uniqu dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322047-734794news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Gomer & Associates marconews.comon-the-hook-gomer-associatesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-322047-734794Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/04/on-the-hook-birthday-fishing/?partner=RSSA universal theory that is held sacrosanct among adults is that adding kids to any fishing trip raises the excitement level as well as thebloody pressure. Nothing that happens when the younger generation grabs a rod and reel is ordinary out there on the briny. Small fish become trophies, unusual species become legend and fishing miscues become the genesis for rollicking theater. dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320747-734780news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Birthday fishing marconews.comon-the-hook-birthday-fishingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320747-734780Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/sep/06/on-the-hook-scoring-fishing-skills/?partner=RSSA thought: Why is it that folks who fashion themselves as proficient backwater anglers never practice at their sport? There they are, decked out in Orvis loops and velcro attire, draped in expensive rods, reels and tackle, c dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-318385-734752news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Scoring fishing skills marconews.comon-the-hook-scoring-fishing-skillsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-318385-734752Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/09/on-the-hook-the-french-connection/?partner=RSSFolks choose a charter boat trip for a variety of reasons. For the hardcore local anglers, it’s a way to engage in your favorite activity with the assistance and advice of a professional captain that will surely lead you an dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316128-734724news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: The French connection marconews.comon-the-hook-the-french-connectionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316128-734724Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/26/on-the-hook-following-the-rules/?partner=RSS“Wow … you have that many restrictions on fish species here in Florida?” That’s the jaw dropping reaction from out-of-state charter customers when you break out the “36 inch law stick” ruler that with rules printed on the ba dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-314934-734710news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Following the rules marconews.comon-the-hook-following-the-rulesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-314934-734710Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/12/on-the-hook-goliath-gagging/?partner=RSSThe Moran’s made reservations for a charter trip the first week in July to coincide with the announced opening of the gaggrouper season. That doesn’t sound unusual, right? But how about if they made them last December and dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313791-734696news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Goliath gagging marconews.comon-the-hook-goliath-gaggingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313791-734696Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/29/on-the-hook-the-dolphin-dilemma/?partner=RSSThe bottle nosed dolphins that ply these waters, and call them their domicile, have always been an important adjunct to the pleasure of the fishing experience. Who among us, with rod in hand, wasn't paused when the graceful dolphin surfaced nearby the boat with a whoosh of breath and a tail flip. dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312771-734683news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: The dolphin dilemma marconews.comon-the-hook-the-dolphin-dilemmaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312771-734683Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/14/on-the-hook-fishing-for-the-birds/?partner=RSSWe are truly blessed here in Southwest Florida with the enormous numbers and species of sea birds. There is hardly a day on a backwater charter that rods are not swapped for the camera for a shot of heron in grand pose or a bald eagle perched high with a nice catch in its talons. dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311477-734668news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Fishing for the birds marconews.comon-the-hook-fishing-for-the-birdsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311477-734668Change0Usable