"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:06:08 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Tomorrow, I'm hooking up the smaller boat to
tow an hour and 50 minutes across Alligator Alley and fish 2.5 miles
offshore for Sailfish, kingfish, and wahoo.
Where do you launch on the east coast? Any trailer parking issues?
Haulover. I've only been there once, and there was plenty of
parking...but it wasn't during season.

We're leaving the house at 4:30am, so we clear the pass by sunrise. We
might put the trip on hold 'til Saturday due to predicted 15-20knot
winds out of the East on Friday and early Saturday.


We stay on the other side of the bridge from Haulover.

Then as you know, Haulover can be a messy inlet on a new moon outgoing
tide with a strong onshore wind...which is exactly what is predicted for
tomorrow. Winds are out of the east at 15-20 knots, and seas are 7 to 9
feet on top of a 3 foot swell. Perfect sailfish conditions...but not
when you're going out in an 18' Boston Whaler...so our plans have
changed.

Instead, we're running in the Grady to the one of the DoD towers
southwest of Marco on this coast. Seas are predicted to be 2-4 late
Saturday...decreasing to 2' or less by Sunday.







Actually, I like walking across the bridge to the north side of Haulover
early in the morning to watch the boats leaving. There used to be a bait
and snack barge anchored about a half mile up the ICW from the inlet, but
I haven't seen it in a couple of years.

Anyone who is in that area ought to check out some of the "head boats" for
a half day of fishing on the cheap. It's hard not to catch fish with these
captains, and since they only go about 1-2 miles out and three to four
miles down the beach, most of the time is spent fishing.

Haulover's a great kite-flying park, too. And there are hundreds of
restuarants and good shopping nearby, too.

Lots of nekkid folks, too.