Florida anglers recovering from cold

Anglers in Florida rarely have to consider whether it’s warm enough to go fishing, but that was the case earlier this week as temperatures dropped into the forties at night even in the southwest. Vinny D’Anton fished right through it with the northeast wind at his back in Sarasota and managed to pick away at spotted sea trout with lures while wading the flats. Fortunately, the weather pattern seems to be improving — and I haven’t heard of any mortality problems with the shallow water species so far.

Of course, those cold days were nothing compared to those up north where fishable days have been hard to come by. The NY/NJ Bight area has a gale warning up through late tonight. The forecast is for northwest winds at 15-20 knots before dropping to 10-15 tomorrow afternoon. Light freezing rain is predicted in the morning.

Dak Outdoors salutes the largest swordfish ever caught by a woman :
Weight: 772 pounds Line Class: W-80 Angler: Mrs. Louis Marron Location: Iquiqui, Chile Date: June 7, 1954 Fight Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Lure/Bait: Bonito Tackle: Cortland line; Fin-Nor 12/0 reel; Harnell rod.

Lou Marron and his wife were pioneering anglers from NJ. and idols of mine as a teenager who dreamed of one day being able to also engage in such battles — as I eventually did.