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Favorite Links of The Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers
For the list of Florida Council, Clubs of the Federation of Fly Fishers scroll to the bottom of this page.
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“Fishy” Websites provided by Evan Jones.
Whether you are new to fly-fishing saltwater or a seasoned pro, we all need a little help sometimes. Below is a brief list that includes some of our favorite fishing-related websites. Some are purely dedicated to fly-fishing, others are more diverse, but all are great tools to help you catch more fish.
Fly-specific Sites
www.sexyloops.com
www.midcurrent.com
www.flyanglersonline.com
General Fishing Sites
www.floridasportsman.com
www.paddle-fishing.com
Local Maps
www.myfwc.com
www.sarasota.wateratlas.usf.edu
www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htm
Tide/Lunar Schedules
tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/
www.solunarforecast.com/solunarforecast.aspx
Weather
www.wunderground.com/US/FL/
Knots
www.animatedknots.com
www.marinews.com/index.php
Knotless fly-line rigging instructions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHGN1sYYKI
Conservation
www.ccaflorida.org
www.start1.com
Wool Bugger video link: This is a Youtube video showing how to tie a Wooly bugger by "Louie the Fish" a friend of Ron Whiteley's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY4MEedDODg
Member guide Capt. Bob DeKeulenaere has set up his website with several useful links that MCFF members may find useful.
Visit http://www.coastlinefishing.net and click on the "weather & tides page" for live weather at Boca Grande, a moon phase, and tide chart (can be customized for location, current, etc.,) and other useful items.
Good link about fishing the Everglades from Ron Whiteley...
http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/floridabay.htm
Learn about the launch of Sarasota Bay Watch, Inc., (www.sarasotabaywatch.org) and its annual event, the Sarasota Bay Great Scallop Search.
Steve Gibson's Florida freshwater fly fishing website. Check it out at: http://floridaflyfishing.ning.com
Visit Club Board Member Tony Saviano's fly fishing site....
http://www.flyfishingusa.ning.com
Check out the fly tying web site by Craig Smothers ... www.flyfishdoc.com
The Marine Fish Conservation Network announced its new website at http://www.conservefish.org The Marine Fish Conservation Network is the largest national marine coalition with nearly 200 members, including environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishing associations, aquariums, and marine science groups dedicated to promoting the long-term sustainability of marine fish.
Florida's Designated Paddling Trails - great maps and other details on Florida's canoe/kayak trails, including the Florida circumnavigational saltwater Paddling Trail, which is divided into 26 segments. A great site submitted by Tony Saviano...thanks Tony! http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/paddle.htm
Other links from Tony Saviano...
www.flytyingforum.com-flyindex
http://www.aswf.org/info_center/flytying/tyers_knots.html
http://flyanglersonline.com
FishBuzz TV: For some great videos, on all sorts of fly fishing subjects, visit www.fishbuzz.tv Lefty Kreh offers some of his great fly casting tips on the Fly Fishing Channel. From Ron Whiteley - To see how to tie the Estaz Marabou fly, by selecting "Fly fishing"..."Flys"...then "Estaz marabou." It's a fly that works great in our local waters. Here is another great site provided by Ron: http://saltwaterflytying.blogspot.com
Now you can sign up for regular communications with other club members...subscribe to MCFF's Yahoo Group....
CCA Florida has implemented a new grassroots advocacy communications system designed to launch and manage grassroots lobbying campaigns and other governmental affairs activities. More participation with less delay - that's the benefit.
Access the CCA FL Grassroots Action Center through the CCA FL website (http://www.ccaflorida.org/) and click on the "Grass Roots Action Center" link.
View the Sarasota Water Atlas here: http://www.sarasota.wateratlas.usf.edu/
Check out the site that Steve Gibson mentioned at our April 2007 meeting for catching Barramundi... http://www.osceolaoutback.com/
To view the Club's 2006 Photo Contest winners and entries, click here...
For up-to-date Florida fishing regulations and other useful information, visit this page...this page...
To report fishing or wildlife VIOLATIONS call 1-888-404-3922 (404-FWCC) or on cell phones #FWC or *FWC
START (Solutions To Avoid Red Tide) is a grass roots, non-profit, citizen organization
dedicated to funding and promoting efforts for the prevention, control and mitigation of
ed tide and to increase public awareness of the risks and concerns of red tide and to
communicate what is being done about it. http://www.start1.com/
A web site that actually displays "amimated" fishing knots.
Find the knot and click on it! Find the site here...
Visit the New
Florida FFF Council Website: www.FFFFlorida.org
A new Florida Fly Fishing directory: www.FloridaOnTheFly.info
Links from Pete Greenan's October presentation on Georgia Trout Fishing
Unicoi Fly Shop: www.unicoioutfitters.com
www. NorthGeorgiaFlyFishing.com
Here are a few of MCFF Club President Bob Parker’s favorite websites.
www.mangrovecoastflyfishers.com and
www.fedflyfishers.org.
Obvious choices.
www.flyfishinghistory.com
It's just that.
www.virtualflybox.com
Contains many patterns and ideas.
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the independent political voice for the environment. To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.
Web site: http://www.lcv.org
TO check scores of our legislators, (Scores for Florida Sorted by Last Name) Click here...
To Learn about Florida's Top Polluters: Click here...
TO view the PDF of the "Fishing Lines" Fish Identification Report that Ron Whiteley refers to in his March 28th presentation to the MCFF Club Meeting, click here...
Animated Knots
For a great site that shows animation on how to tie common fishing knots, check out this great site submitted by Ron Whiteley... Click here...
Link for Kayak Fisherman
http://www.kayakfishing.com/
Atlantic Saltwater Flyrodders Web site
Bob Popovics has updated it with lots of video footage and tying demo's. Check it out!
http://www.aswf.org
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Florida Council, Clubs of the Federation of Fly Fishers
Backcountry Fly Fishing Association - Melbourne
http://www.bffaofbrevard.org
Backcountry Fly Fishers - Naples
http://www.naples-florida.com/back/country.htm
EMAIL: bffinfo@flyfishingnaples.com
Backcountry Fly Fishing Association -
Altamonte Springs
http://www.bfacfl.org
Calusa Fly Fishers - Ft. Myers
Email: gmallen@ufl.edu
Emerald Coast Flyrodders - Ft Walton Bch
WEB: http://www.emeraldcoastflyrodders.com
EMAIL: emeraldcoastflyrodders@yahoo.com
Florida Big Bend Flyfishers - Tallahassee
WEB: http://www.fbbflyfishers.com
EMAIL: libertyj@nettally.com (Gerald Bell, President FBBF)
Fly Fishers of Northwest Florida - Pensacola
Email: jwmsmdjd@aol.com
North Florida Fly Fishers - Gainsville
http://www.northfloridaflyfishers.org
Sanibel Fly Fishers - Sanibel Island
Email: gpittard@golfnet.com
South Florida Fly Fishing Club - Hollywood / Ft Lauderdale
WEB: http://www.sfffc.org
EMAIL: gladesflybum@netscape.net
Stuart Flyrodders Club - Stuart
Email: pjharter@adelphia.net
The Suncoast Fly Fishers -St. Petersburg
WEB: http://www.suncoastflyfishers.com
Email: KHOFMEISTER@tampabay.rr.com
Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club - Brandon
WEB: http://www.tbffc.org/
EMAIL:dmiekka@cs.com
Tri-County Fly Fishers Club - Serving the counties of Lake, Marion and Sumter.
WEB: http://www.tcflyfishers.com
EMAIL: contacttcff@aol.com
George Hintz - President
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