On the Water

I hit Barnes & Noble to pick up another fishing book (The Longest Silence by Tom McGuane) when I noticed a “Staycation” display featuring local books. And it was great to see friend and former colleague Kevin’s book Falvey’s Guide to Fishing Long Island on the table. Here’s a closeup: The book is published by [...] …Read More

My search for Gizmo's navigation PC has taken a strange turn -- as you can see above, posed around a Furuno MFD12 -- and I'm blaming a Panbo commenter who recently crowed about scoring a 12v, fanless all-in-one Datalux iPix on eBay.  I'm close ... …Read More

I saw the news in Soundings Trade Only yesterday that Bob Hewes had passed. Hewes is credited with building the first modern flats boat in the 1950s, born out of a bonefishing trip with legendary fly angler Lefty Kreh. In doing so he influenced an entire genre of angling, specifically how people approach skinny water [...] …Read More

A friend recommended I check out the “Careful Catch” web site, which is all about catch and release fishing, and was surprised to discover plenty of good saltwater fishing tips along with the catch and release info. If you want to learn more about how to safely release fish – and how to catch more [...] …Read More

Edmiston and Company has launched a revamped website with some nice new features in the yacht charter section. If you click on "yacht charter" and then "yachts," you come to this page, which lets you search for charter yachts by motor or sail, length,... …Read More

Pardon me if I use an entry on the improving state of marine iPhone apps to illustrate my concerns about NOAA's local chart screw ups, but it works (I think).  Navimatics Charts&Tides 3.6.2 was the first charting program of any sort I've see... …Read More

It is possible to get a new boat from a top-shelf builder - without spending a small fortune. …Read More

Maggie Vale, a charter broker with Rikki Davis Worldwide Yacht Charters at Churchill Yacht Partners, attended last week’s industry-only charter yacht show in Newport, Rhode Island, where her office is based. Here is my interview with Vale about the b... …Read More

Takemefishing.org has put out a free Boat Ramps iPhone app. Notice the “free” is not capitalized. The app itself is free, rather than an app that lists where there are “free boat ramps.” I downloaded the app and checked it out. You can search for nearby ramps based on your current location, by zip code, [...] …Read More

Today I added a new Panbo category for gear I try which is not electronics related, but which is good enough that you might want to know about it.  Like the Moonlite Marine rail cleat above.  I'd never seen one in the aluminum and stainless... …Read More