Tag: pass-a-grille
Pitch in for Tampa Bay Cleanup July 12, 2014
by Capt. Tommy Thompson on Jun.27, 2014, under TAMPA BAY AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Saturday, July 12, 9am – noon
Tampa Bay Watch, in partnership with Keep Pinellas Beautiful, is recruiting volunteers for a land and sea based cleanup of Fort De Soto Park, Tierra Verde and the Sunshine Skyway. We will also partner with Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department for a shoreline cleanup of Coquina Beach.
This event is planned in an effort to clean up after the Fourth of July holiday. Tampa Bay Watch sees coastal cleanups as an important way to help clean up human-generated trash as well as marine debris that floats onto the shorelines from Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico. Cleanups also protect wildlife from unnecessary injury or death. This event is family-friendly and open to all ages. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own kayak or canoe to participate in the water based cleanup.
Register to clean up at one of the following sites:
Sunshine Skyway
Coquina Beach
Fort De Soto Park and Tierra Verde sites are already full.
Additionally, we are partnering with Tampa Bay Green Consortium to implement a Dive Cleanup at Bunces Pass Bridge (near the entrance to Fort De Soto Park) on Saturday, July 12, 8am-12pm. Kayakers, paddleboarders and data collectors are also needed to support the event.
Email Volunteer@tampabaygreenconsortium.org to volunteer today! -
The Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida is now available!
by Capt. Tommy Thompson on Oct.02, 2012, under Bradenton and Sarasota, Dunedin, Clearwater and Largo, Ft. Myers, Sanibel and Captiva, Hernando and Pasco Gulf Coast, Marco and The 10,000 Islands, Middle Charlotte Harbor, Naples, Old Tampa Bay--Above the Bridges, Siesta Key to Boca Grande, St. Pete Beaches, TAMPA BAY AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, Tampa Bay, East and South Shore, Tampa Bay, West Shore and St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, The Sunshine Skyway and Beyond to Egmont, Upper Charlotte Harbor
The Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida is now available!
It’s been a long time coming, but the University Press of Florida has just released my second fishing book. If you’re a native and wanting more information on the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Chassahowitzka to Chokoloskee, you need this book. If you’re planning to winter in Florida, you need this book. Everyone needs this book. The Table of Contents is outlined below.
To order, simply click on the link on the sidebar to the right of this page and you’ll be taken to Amazon.com. Thanks–and enjoy!
Part One–The Destinations
1. Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
2. The Upper Suncoast-Hernando and Pasco Counties
3. Tarpon Springs and North Pinellas County
4. St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula
5. Old Tampa Bay, Tampa and The Bay’s Eastern Shore
6. Manatee and Sarasota Counties-The Gateway to Tropical Florida
7. Charlotte Harbor and Her Gulf Islands
8. Fort Myers, Estero, Sanibel and Captiva
9. Naples, Marco and The Ten Thousand Islands
Part Two–Practical Matters
10. It’s All About The Fish…
11. …And How to Catch Them
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These books make great birthday, holiday or anytime gifts for that hard-to-please fisherman! There's fisherman-friendly information about Florida's Gulf coast from Homosassa to Pensacola in the "Big Bend and Emerald Coast" book and information from Homosassa to the Everglades in the "Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida" book. Both include 'how-to' and 'where-to' fish, marine facilities, lodging and food, and a listing of local professional fishing guides. And, as a bonus, there's lots of information about fish species (and how to catch them), tackle, rigging, hiring a guide, party boats, and a list of offshore reefs and wrecks (with GPS coordinates). Find the books at local tackle shops and book stores, and from Amazon.com
...and don't forget the guide project sponsors!
