Back In The USA - Final Part For 2013

Well it's finally come down to the last full day of a great 3 weeks. I've seen dolphins, manatees, sharks a Kemps Ridley turtle and had the privilage of releasing 72 Loggerhead hatchlings to the sea all from a nest that we sponsored in memory of our daughter Rachel.

Met up with Suzi Fox the director of Anna Maria Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring to pick up Rachels Plaque from her nest and caych up on whats been another tremendous year for the group of people. If you're ever out here check them out they are a great bunch of people and do invaluable work, maybe even keep up with them on Facebook.

Rest of the day was spent fishing and was hard work at first, very little bait fish around so no big fish to eat them. Gradually they arrived and though the bite was there it was still slow until I started fishing the 'slick' on the outer side of the bait ball and then it happened, each cast produced a good solid tug and a zip of the reel. A great session to finish. 

Back on Anna Maria Island in May 2014 but for now it's back home to the UK and just time to get the last of the salmon season in before it closes for the winter, but then there is always the Grayling to fish for.

Tight Lines

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