Our Family Website - Boating & Fishing Links

Here you will find a myriad of useful links. I update this listing on a regular basis.
Page last updated: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:32 AM

1. Fishing Forums
Florida Sportsman Southwest Florida Fishing Forum - General
Florida Sportsman Southwest Florida Fishing Forum - Fishing Reports
Saltwater Fishing - iboats

2. Engine / Boat Forums
Yamaha Engine Repair Forum - Courtesy of iboats.com
Hurricane Deck Boat Forum - Courtesy Of BoatUS.com
FS Boating Forum
The Hull Truth Forum
Yamaha - Coutesy of BoatSetup.com
Technical Discussion - Courtesy of ScreamAndFly.com
The Marine Doctor - Yamaha Forum
Yamaha Engines - Courtesy of BassBoat Central
Article: Marine Corrosion
Dunk's Decarboning Thread

3. Water Quality
People United To Restore Our Rivers And Estuaries (PURRE)

4. Fishing Magazines
The Nautical Mile

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

6. Fishing Reefs
FWC Artificial Reefs PDF - Deployments Through 8/26/2008 Jason's Database Of Lee County Reefs in Garmin MapSource Format (GDB) Report Listing - Lee County (may not be up to date)
Artificial Reefs - Courtesy Of The Lee County DOT COM Website

7. Fishing Areas
Florida Sea Grant
Sanibel Island Blind Pass Project

8. Fishing Reports (SW FL)
Hornet Bear's Haus O' Anglin'	Charlotte Harbor Outfitters: Reports - Pics
Capt. Dave Hanson: Reports - Pics	Capt. Hoke & Capt. Hoke: Pics
Capt. Mel Berman	Capt Dave Pinkham
Capt. Joe Verdino: Reports - Pics	Capt. George: Pics
Capt. Tony Petrella: Reports	Capt. Larry Iacofano: Pics
High Tailing Charters (Shane & David): Reports - Pics
Our Fishing Reports With Pictures
(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.)

9a. Fish & Wildlife Research Institute
Report A Marine-Life Kill
Marine-Life Kill Database Search
Red Tide Current Status For SW Florida
Snook Foundation Organization

9b. Fishing Regulations
Saltwater Regs - Index Saltwater Regs - Summary Saltwater Regs - Detail

10. Fishing License
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

11. Fishing TV Programs
Addictive Fishing

12. How To Throw A Cast Net
Download from Calusa.com or Download from this site

13. Rope & Knots
http://www.animatedknots.com - excellent resource for learning to tie many knots
http://www.neropes.com/splice/default.htm - Splicing Rope

14a. Bait Information
Bait Profiles

14b. Bait & Tackle Supply
Backwater Outfitters - (239) 541-2532 - backwatersteve@earthlink.net Live Shrimp $3.25 per dozen as of 1/27/2008
KC's Riverstop (CC Yacht Club) - 549-5699 (frozen only)
SHACK BAITS (239) 489-0999 (Punta Rassa) Live Shrimp $2.50/doz for regulars, $3.50/doz for mediums as of 5/31/2005

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)
Tides Online
Red Tide Current Status For SW Florida

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)

17. VHF Marine Radio
VHF Marine Radio Frequencies
VHF Marine Radio Usage

18. Boating Supply
Boater's World - CC: 573-6455
West Marine - CC: 540-7300
Boat US - CC Bridge, FM: 481-7447
Ed's Marine Super Store - Boats & Engines; Virginia
Yamaha Outboard Engines
Boats.net - Central FL
Marine Connection Liquidators - Ft. Pierce, FL

19. Boat Valuation
BucValue
Nada

20. Manatees
Florida Manatee Mortality Data
Save The Manatee Club

21. Great Sites, But Unrelated To Boating Or Fishing
Bad Drivers
Cape Coral Christmastime Boat-A-Long Official Website

22. Videos
Capt Ben Chancey & His Hi Energy Goliath Grouper Catch (the fun starts at 17:00min)

23. Boating Safety
US Coast Guard Federal Requirements and Safety Tips For Recreational Boaters

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