Florida Fish-In '09 - Venice ?
The fishings been so good that the southwest gulf coast pirates fell into the Florida work ethic of put off today what you can do tomorrow, there by leaving our northern flyfisher wanna-be pirates out in the cold as to some warm weather long rod wizardry ! If anyone has any interest in attending & participating in the annual event, that's still not frozen or snowbound around the last full week in March; just after the start of spring & near the new moon....let's hear from you :cool:
We're headed to the FL Gulf the week of 3/23/09!
Ken and I are driving south the week of 3/23/09 with scheduled stops on the 23rd & 24th in the Crystal River/Homossassas area with ETA around Manasota Key and Lemon Bay on the evening of the 24th. We are hauling the kayaks!
Might be able to extend into the weekend of the 27th an extra day or so if needed! (twist my arm...he...he...)
So, we'll be there!
Florida Fish-In '09 - Venice
Had to miss it last year,will be attending this one.
motels/campgrounds around Venice
Go to www.flausa.com and click on this area. The prompts will give you all the "navigational" direction you need.
Or, e-me at tightloops@peoplepc.com for Venice area info. It's been waaay too cold for us the past week, but I'm going out tomorrow, Friday and Sunday. Check my web site fishing report www.tightloopsflyfishing.com to find out how we made out!!!
Tight Loops,
Tony
The first two weeks of April starts...
...the Easter holidays this year and many schools are closed from April 4th through the 13th. The kids are out of school so beaches will be more crowded and rates go up!
The last full weekend of March is the 28th-29th.
Great! Those dates work for us...
As of last week the bunkhouses at Grande Tours were still available. Great for singles or those that don't mind sharing, there are 2 bunks in each bunkhouse for $55 +tax. Shared shower & bath facilities. Grande is the kayak livery on Placida!
Ken & I are still looking at a couple of places that are on Lemon Bay and have a dock, snook lights and kayak launch. I'll keep you posted.
Capt. Tony that's a very nice offer and if the others agree on the date, we'll see you there!
After this last ice storm, I'm really ready!
Venice Holiday House rooms and rates
For several years the Holiday House (formerly Holiday Inn) has given my anglers special rates. A very nice double will run $100 (obviously $50 Each if you share). It has a pool, is surrounded by restaurants, and conveniently located on US41.
Just tell them you get the Tight Loops Fly Fishing discount. 941-485-5411
See you soon.
Tony
We are tired of this winter...
The weather was beautiful here this past weekend with a high yesterday in the low 70's! All it did was make us more ready for Florida.
We spent the day cleaning...the kayaks have been unwrapped from their winter covers, the truck was washed, systems checked and the cab de-junked. We started checking and packing the fishing gear. We figured that it would be better to have the Florida gear ready so we don't have to worry about it along with everything else!
Ken's sister had a massive stroke last week and is in critical condition. This could be the second family funeral in as many weeks and the second run to Ohio.
Lay-offs started at work last week with more to come this week. I took a demotion with a 10% cut in pay; but, I consider that lucky at this point.
We are really looking forward to this trip and can't wait to see y'all!
Dianne