washingtonpost.com - Angus PhillipsAngus PhillipsSong of the Whaler- April 24, 2005 They say the old dog still quivers when it sees the quail. As for me, it's Boston Whalers that set my heart aflutter. Everything about these grand old craft, whose creators rewrote the book on small boat design a half-century ago, beckons. The older they are, the stronger the attraction.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59178-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/... Urban Planning a Must When Fishing in Florida- April 24, 2005 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.If you want to look at birds and alligators, I can take you to the Everglades and we can ride around in the boat," bass fishing guide Don Marks said last week. "If you want to catch fish, we're better off right here."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29769-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns... The 'Ayes' Have It: Student Crew Enjoys Night to Remember- April 24, 2005 KEY WEST, Fla.Experienced offshore sailors know the three words that stand above all others a skipper wants to hear from his crew: "Aye, aye, sir."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29185-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_sports/columns... Off Florida, Sailing Toward the Maqana of Life- April 24, 2005 PINE ISLAND SOUND, Fla. -- We were anchored off Cabbage Key, the Vicar and I, around dusk when we noted a curious coincidence. Only two other sailboats were in the anchorage and both had the same name -- "Maqana" -- which is Spanish for "tomorrow" but is humorously meant when applied to any unpleasant, unfinished task, as "never."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49641-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_sports/columns... At Private Preserves, It's Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel- April 24, 2005 Bird-hunting season went out at the end of last month not with a whimper, but a bang. Lots of bangs, in fact, as I was twice invited to top-flight shooting preserves where stringent daily bag limits that apply to wild game do not exist. You could shoot birds till your arms wore out.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19619-2005Feb12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns... Something Fishy About Power Plant on Chesapeake Bay- April 24, 2005 Chesapeake Bay fishing season opens officially on April 16, when Maryland's spring trophy rockfish season comes in, but some of us have a hard time waiting, particularly when the sun pops out as it did briefly last week and word spreads that big fish are already here.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3714-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/... Living Large Amid Baitfish and Gamefish in Mexico- April 24, 2005 ISLA MUJERES, MexicoThe most exciting fishing on Chesapeake Bay comes in autumn, when rockfish and blues school up and rise to the surface to rampage through clouds of fleeing bait, and seagulls shriek and dive to mark the schools. Now, imagine that scene in the Gulf of Mexico with...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10413-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/... How to Make a Good Day Great- April 24, 2005 THURMONT, Md.The rule of thumb for spring trout fishing is that you go when buds on the trees are the size of a mouse's ears. But what if the time comes and those buds still haven't poppedhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21166-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/... Tickled Pink by the Pull of Whitewater- April 24, 2005 To live in the Washington area and not take a shot at whitewater paddling is like living in Aspen, Colo., and refusing to ski. You're here, it's here, why not give it a tryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12133-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns... Fletcher's Boathouse Is Open- April 24, 2005 The Boathouse at Fletcher's Cove is open, and not a moment too soon. Washington's window on the Potomac, where fishing is superb in April and May, changed hands in March when national concessionaire GSI took over from Joe and Ray Fletcher, whose family had run the place since the 19th century.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40129-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/... |