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16 Apr 20208:40 AM
Learn how to create your own face mask some #OutpostAttitude flare. As the CDC is now recommending wearing a cloth face mask in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies)Watch our DIY video on how to make your own Guy Harvey face mask 😷using your upcycled t-shirts!
If you have an old Guy Harvey shirt the crew at the Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts Corporate office and Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort are ready to receive your shirts and sew them into face masks to be donated to local charitable organizations. Together we can make a positive impact on our communities and do our part to keep our families, friends and health care workers safe!
Please mail your donations to either:
1. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Guy Harvey Outpost, LTD.
1500 West Cypress Creek Road
Suite 108
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Or
2. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort
14900 Camp Mack Rd.
Lake Wales, FL 33898
*Please note: These cloth face masks (like the one shown in the photo below) are not medical grade, surgical masks or have N-95 respirators.
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Please mail your donations to either:
1. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Guy Harvey Outpost, LTD.
1500 West Cypress Creek Road
Suite 108
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Or
2. Attn: Guy Harvey Face Mask
Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Lodge, Marina & RV Resort
14900 Camp Mack Rd.
Lake Wales, FL 33898
*Please note: These cloth face masks (like the one shown in the photo below) are not medical grade, surgical masks or have N-95 respirators.
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![](mailto:?subject=New Title, Huge Turnout, Big Haul Expected in Lake O Bass Tournament&body=<img class=" wp-image-3232 alignleft" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lakeoblog.jpg?w=300" alt="LakeOblog" width="282" height="282" />by Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost staff writer
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The 2016 Costa FLW Series opens Jan. 14-16 with a fleet of 250 boats with 500 pro- and co-anglers anticipating big sacks of bass on Lake Okeechobee.
The kickoff of the former Rayovac series, renamed for new title sponsor Costa del Mar sunglasses, comes to south-central Florida just as unseasonably warm winter weather gives way to cooler, blustery conditions that could send hungry hawgs into overdrive.
"This place is going to go off like a bomb," predicted Fort Lauderdale competitor Anthony Hunt, a co-angler who doubles as a five-star chef. "The big spawn is probably going to happen in this tournament. I caught one over eight in practice, so I know there's a lot of fish moving up right now."
Last year's winner Val Osinski of Pompano Beach, who totaled 70 pounds, eight ounces over three days, agrees.
"The lake is fishing very well from north to south," Osinski, president of Gambler Lures, said. "It's already taking 25 to 28 pounds [per day] to win the local tournaments right now."
Osinski predicts a sack about as heavy as his last January will top the event. But weather, he says, will be the key factor in deciding where to go and what to do.
"I'm still wide open," he said. "I don't have a good feel. I'm not locked into anything."
Lake levels are deep for January at just under 15 feet, scattering fish which are in various stages from pre- to post-spawning. If a cold front brings strong northerly winds to the tournament, Osinski believes that finding clear water on the lake's north end could be the ticket. If that happens, he plans to use his brand's Why Not craw-style bait to flip the outer edges of grass lines for "lake fish"-- meaning groups of big bass heading from offshore to inshore to spawn.
But the defending champ also is prepared for changing weather which could send him to the lake's distant south end.
"I'm going to be on the go, trying to catch pre-spawn and post-spawn fish going either way," he said.
The top pro at the Okeechobee event will take home $60,000 plus a Ranger boat while the winning co-angler gets a Ranger boat plus $5,000. The tournament is one of three to be held in each of five divisions around the U.S. leading up to the Costa FLW Series Championship on Missouri's Table Rock Lake in November.
Daily weigh-ins--free and open to the public--will take place at 3 p.m. at Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee.
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling camping, sailing and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit.
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Islamorada, FL – July 10, 2013 – Celebrated Florida landscape photographer Clyde Butcher and his “Preserving Eden” exhibit will open July 13th at the new Florida Keys Discovery Center, located on the grounds of the Islander Resort, a Guy Harvey Outpost in Islamorada. With over 30 photographs, most in the artist’s signature large format black and white, the exhibit uses Butcher’s own words as well as ecology-themed story boards to put the Everglades and other Florida environs into a conservation context, said Matthew Woodside, curator at the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, which developed the traveling display.
To coincide with the opening of the exhibit Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts & Lodges announced the launch of its “Share YOUR Adventure” photo contest on Facebook, with prizes for the best adventure travel photos. Commenting on the timing of the launch Outpost President Mark Ellert noted, “Guy Harvey and Clyde Butcher are synonymous with the visual arts and conservation. Here we have two great artists with one resonant message: celebrate and conserve this great ecosystem called the Everglades.”
When asked what transforms a photograph into art, Butcher responded, “I think it’s obviously the person behind the camera who creates the art. Art doesn’t come from fancy equipment. It comes from a way of seeing the world.” Clyde Butcher’s powerful black and white photographs explore his personal bond with the environment. The exquisite beauty and depth of his work draw the viewer into a relationship with nature. A large format camera allows him to capture elaborate detail and textures that distinguish the intricacy of the landscape.
Beginning August 1st, aspiring artists and Guy Harvey fans will be encouraged on Facebook to post photos of their memorable travel experiences. Grand prize winners of the Outpost photo contest will be showcased in the Guy Harvey magazine and receive sportswear, travel gear and accessories from program partners including AFTCO, Go Pro, Sixt Car Rental, Divers Direct and others. Details at <a href="http://facebook.com/GuyHarveyOutpostIslamorada" target="_blank">facebook.com/GuyHarveyOutpostIslamorada</a> are forthcoming.
Robin Schlaudecker, general manger of the Islander Resort, a Guy Harvey Outpost noted the Florida Keys Discovery Center and Theater is being designed with the help of the Guy Harvey Outpost organization to showcase the history and environmental conservation efforts underway throughout the Keys. “Photography and art are powerful communication tools. We intend to use both as we transform the Islander facilities at Oceanside and Bayside into the newest member of the Guy Harvey Outpost family.”
Despite new guestroom interiors, extensive upgrades to the lobby and other public spaces, the conversion will not change Islander’s character. Resort owner David Curry and marine life artist Guy Harvey are both committed to enhancing Islander’s signature casual Keys’ ambiance that has made the resort so unique and popular including the resort’s iconic signage.
The sign marks the entrance of Islander, a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort, at mile-marker 82. With 139 guestrooms, suites and two-bedroom townhomes for extended stays, the Islander Outpost offers the best in casual Keys’ hospitality with its expansive beachfront, pools and 14-slip marina basin.
The exhibit is free, and open to the public from July 13 to September 4, 2013. For more information about the artists, visit <a href="http://www.GuyHarveyOutpost.com">www.GuyHarveyOutpost.com</a> and <a href="http://www.ClydeButcher.com">www.ClydeButcher.com</a>. For property information or reservations, visit <a href="http://www.GuyHarveyOutpostIslamorada.com">www.GuyHarveyOutpostIslamorada.com</a>. For more information about the exhibit, contact Matthew Woodside at 941-746-4131, ext 37, or <a href="mailto:mwoodside@southfloridamuseum.org">mwoodside@southfloridamuseum.org</a>. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/clyde-butchers-awe-inspiring-photo-exhibit-july-19-sept-4-at-florida-keys-discovery-center-sparks-photo-contest/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Regular Lobster Season: It’s Not Just for Bugs Anymore&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ACE0110-e1502201546903.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4855" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ACE0110-e1502201546903.jpg" alt="" width="599" height="400" /></a>Scuba diving about 45 feet deep on a coral-dotted ledge off Pompano Beach, FL., my dive buddy and I were startled by a spreading cloud of sand in the near-distance. We kicked over to the source of the plume and were amazed and delighted to see a huge loggerhead sea turtle with its head stuck deep in the ledge. As we paused to watch, it fanned the water column frantically with its flippers, widening the cloud of sediment around it.
It was very obvious to us that the turtle was not trapped in the ledge; instead, it was bent on the same mission as we were that day: trying to pry stubborn spiny lobsters from their caves to eat for dinner.
The turtle thrashed around for another minute or so then withdrew its head from the ledge. Not at all happy to see us, it scowled. I gave it a little wave farewell and it swam off. No point in checking out the ledge any further. Either our reluctant new buddy had gulped whatever lay in there, or so terrified the inhabitants that they would never be pried out.
Now that Florida's regular lobster season is open through March 31, bug hunters can relax, take deep breaths, get over the manic surface warfare known as mini-season, and enjoy the full harvest experience-- such as encounters with other sea life.
The lengthy season allows for a slow, calm exploration of the reefs, solution holes, channels and grass flats where you may find the sought-after crustaceans-- or not. The recreational bag limit is six per person per day statewide, so there's no more frenzied two-day push to cram live wells and coolers full of more entrees than you'll probably eat in a month.
Instead, you can achieve a fuller appreciation of the many exhilarating sights and sounds (and other ancillary benefits) that will accompany your hunt.
Besides an excellent chance of encountering sea turtles, you are almost guaranteed to come upon lionfish-- those feisty, peppermint-striped exotics with the flaring mane from the Indo-Pacific. Lionfish love to lurk in coral caverns and beneath ledges-- the same habitat as lobsters. Unlike the bugs, lionfish are legal to spear and there are no bag or size limits. Be wary of their venomous spines; you can't carry them around in a standard mesh catch bag with your bugs. Your best bet is a container made of sturdy PVC such as the Zookeeper. And they are an excellent accompaniment to lobster on the grill or sauté pan.
Hogfish also are likely to be found milling around out in the open around the lobster grounds, and they can be fairly easy to nail with a pole spear or spear gun. But on Aug. 24, new regulations will take effect lowering the bag limit, increasing the size limit and shortening the harvest season. Know before you go by visiting <a href="http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/hogfish/">myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/hogfish/</a>.
Other creatures you are sure to find on your bug hunts are nurse sharks and triggerfish. Both like to eat lobster so they're never too far away. On many dives, I've seen nurse sharks slumbering in caves in the daytime-- probably after enjoying a fresh lobster meal. But unless you molest the shark by grabbing or poking it, it generally will leave you alone.
Not so, the triggerfish. If these pesky reef-dwellers grew as big as sharks, no one would venture into the ocean. Aggressive and territorial, they will try to bite through your catch bag to steal your bugs and they will even bite you to get you to leave their area. I know several divers (myself included) who always wear a neoprene hood or beanie while lobster hunting because triggerfish are known to go for the earlobe. Even swordplay with your tickler stick often fails to ward them off. If you find yourself thrusting around like a knight in "Game of Thrones" to defend your ground, then it's time to leave.
If you really want to eat lobsters and don't want to a) get wet or b) go to Publix, then perhaps you should try bully netting. That's the practice of idling around the shallows at night in a small boat equipped with underwater lights and carrying a long-handled net. Lobsters are known to depart their coral caves after dark to feed on smaller prey on adjacent grass flats in Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay. They are very easy to spot in two to four feet of water with proper lighting and you can just plop the net over them. It's often quicker and easier than underwater hunting. In a bully netting trip a couple years ago, our party of three bagged a limit of 18 in just two hours.
Florida's lobster regulations during regular season differ from those of mini-season, so be sure you are up-to-date-- especially in the Keys. Go to <a href="http://www.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/lobster/">www.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/lobster/</a> for the full rundown.
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![](mailto:?subject=Nature, Notoriety Highlight St. Pete Kayak Tour&body=Kayaking the shallows of Shell Key Preserve near St. Pete Beach, our group of 11 is being shadowed by some very determined cormorants. The black water birds with jade-green eyes paddle only a few feet away, then dive down and follow us underwater.
"They're looking for fish that the paddles stir up," explains guide Ross Heintzelman of Coastal Kayak Charters.
The cormorants accompanied us for probably a half-mile to a mangrove island that serves as a rookery for pelicans and other birds, then faded off as we paused and floated.
Heintzelman and fellow guide Doug Allen noticed a long strand of heavy monofilament fishing line trailing from one of the pelicans roosting in the trees. The line was tangled in the boughs, tethering the pelican to its perch. The guides tried to retrieve the tag end of the line and bring the bird down to untangle it, but the pelican managed to pull free and flew away-- still trailing the fishing line.
Heintzelman and Allen were disappointed, but decided to come back later and try again.
"We've probably rescued 18 pelicans like that," Allen said.
We continued on, paddling over rich sea grass meadows teeming with jumping mullet as graceful herons and fierce-looking ospreys passed overhead.
The guides stopped near an opening in another mangrove island and led the group single-file down a narrow tunnel through the tree cover. Tiny mangrove crabs scuttled up and down the prop roots, but no one was startled because Heintzelman had briefed us ahead of time.
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Emerging into open water, we paddled a short distance before entering our second tunnel. This natural architecture reminds me of a darkened cathedral, but with a leafy canopy instead of a granite ceiling. Surprisingly, there were no mosquitoes.
The third and longest mangrove tunnel was through Sawyer Key which, according to Allen, once served as a drug and money cache for celebrated former marijuana smuggler Steve Lamb of St. Pete Beach. The affable Lamb and his Robin Hood-like band made numerous midnight runs between Jamaica and Florida's west coast in the 1960s and early 70s.
The smugglers were arrested in 1973 in Steinhatchee, Fla. in what was then the largest marijuana bust in U.S. history. Once out of prison, Lamb wrote a book about his exploits entitled "The Smuggler's Ghost". Allen said rumors persist that coolers stuffed with currency may still be buried somewhere in the sand mounds of Sawyer Key. I couldn't help staring hard at those mounds as we passed by.
Departing the shady gloom of Sawyer Key, we headed back across open water toward the put-in at Tierra Verde Bayway. The faithful cormorants accompanied us nearly all the way, skillfully dodging our paddles as they swam alongside us.
Heintzelman and Allen escorted a second group of kayakers in the preserve later that afternoon. But this time, they reported success in cutting the line from the tethered pelican we had encountered in the morning. They named it "Lucky 19".
If you would like to book a kayak trip with Coastal Kayak Charters, visit <a href="http://www.coastalkayakcharters.com">www.coastalkayakcharters.com</a>, or call 727.207.6342.
Check out St. Pete Beach package deals here: <a href="http://guyharveyoutpost.com/special/">guyharveyoutpost.com/special</a>, or call the Guy Harvey Outpost Travel Desk at 800.513.5257.
Photos courtesy of Coastal Kayak Charters.
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