Fishing

PT with a world record 277 pound striped marlin taken on 16lb tackle in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Peter fished with the legendary Captain Snooks Fuller for over 25 years.
He grew up fishing in Florida, starting by fishing off the bridges in the Florida keys with his parents in the 1950’s at a very young age. Next, it was fishing from the shore in North Biscayne Bay before discovering the drift boat fleet at Haulover Inlet on Miami Beach.  He eventually got a job working on the driftboat Mucho K when he was 16 years old  .Next it was a move on to the Haulover Charter Boat Dock where he earned Captain's license and became Captain on the Duchess, a new 50′ LeMay custom sportfisherman in 1969.  Meanwhile, he was attending the University of Miami as a pre Med student and between studies brought the first tilefish into Haulover Dock and was the first there to successfully and regularly catch sailfish using the fishing kite which he bought from the legendary Captain Bob Lewis Sr.Also in the late 1960’s he was building rods and fly fishing in salt water for bonefish, permit, and snook and tying his own flies. The planned career in medicine was put aside and he went sport fishing full time, skippering a number of boats which ranged from two 37′ Merritts Jingo and Prowess, a 44′ Striker, 53′ Hatteras Corinthian III, to a 75′ custom Hargrave designed yacht fisherman and many others in between.  He skippered many of the Bertram factory boats during the Miami Boat Show,  for photo shoots,  and the Bertram Hatteras Shootout as Captain an angler."I’ve been very lucky to have fished in so  many distant and different parts of the world and have met some of the best and most ineresting people on the planet."

This 11# snook was taken on 8lb plug casting tackle (Shimano Calcutta 200 with matching Magnuflex rod) and took a chartreuse Mirrolure 2000 Jr.
A fishing trip to Everglades National Park always offers more to the angler than great fishing for snook, tarpon, redfish, seatrout and the like. There is prolific bird life including the usual native land birds,  raptors from bald eagle to perugrine falcon, wading birds including virtually every North American heron and egret species, roseate spoonbills and ibis, numerous gulls, and terns. The reptile list includes alligators, crocodiles,  and a wide variety of snakes including introduced pythons, and boa constrictors. . Mammals frequently sighted include manatees, dolphins, raccoons, and deer.  There are many wild and native orchids and the opportunity to see a flourishing mangrove swamp in its purest form. Recently, your host was fishing with Captain Bill Lindsay from Chokoloskee Island in the famous Ten Thousand Islands. Bill fishes his clients from a choice of two Hell’s Bay skiffs, one of 16′ and the other 18′ depending on conditions. The smaller boat is pushed by a 40hp Yamaha while the bigger boat uses a 60hp Mercury. Bill prefers tiller steering and the boats are comfortable and practical to fish from, particularly for anglers fishing fly and casting artificials.The fall and winter months can be very productive as huge schools of baitfish move into the area, bringing gamefish along with them.

Here’s PT with a nice Roosterfish taken in Costa Rican waters.

Airplane

Mt Cook HS-748 “Rangitoto” on the ramp at Mt Cook, New Zealand.  Mt Cook Line flew these venerable turboprops throughout the country for many years.
My love of airplanes almost surpasses my love of fishing! I’ve been through phases of airplane model building (military) and now airliners, prowling airports for photos, as well as taking the controls as a private pilot of multiengine airplanes.

American Airlines uses the B-767-300 for HNL-LAX-DFW service. Here one of these airplanes is on short final for 36R at DFW.

Chalks Ocean Airways provided direct service to Paradise Island, Bahamas from Miami and Fort Lauderdale with these turbo Grumman Mallards. Flying in these vintage amphibians was an experience not to be missed!  Unfortunately, the only fatal accident in the airline’s history grounded the fleet of amphibians indefinitely.For many years, Chalk’s Flying Service was the lifeline between Miami, Bimini, and Cat Cay Bahamas.

An American Airlines B-737-800 departs DFW while a company MD-82 holds short.

Wrangell Air flies this Cessna 172L based in McCarthy around Wrangell St Elias NP in Alaska. We recently flew from Chitina to Kennicott with some spectacular views of the Kennicott and Root Glaciers as well as Mt. Logan and Mt. St. Elias.

B-25 Mitchell bomber over flies Vero Beach Municipal Airport

A nice WACO visits the Vero Beach Municipal airport.

The B-17 faces the early morning sun, but a darkening sky on the ramp next to runway 11R

Nose detail on the B-17.

The EAA B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” visited Vero Beach Municipal Airport in 2007, but inclement weather prevented any rides to members and guests. The press was lucky to get in an afternoon flight before the scheduled rides to the public were cancelled.

Blue Angels recent Vero Beach visit.

The Blue Angels recently visited Vero Beach and drew a crowd of over 150,000 spectators.

Blue Angels formation.

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