by Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost staff writer scocking@guyharveyoutpost.com Pssst! Do you really want a shot at winning the offshore division of the Guy Harvey Outpost Blazing Mako Tournament and Festival …
Message from Guy Harvey to Outpost Customers
16 Apr 20209:03 AM
To all our Outpost Customers,
Never have I seen the sea as rough, or winds as strong, as we now are experiencing in our expedition together. We are a team, and together our ship will get through this storm. Many a small ship has crossed a stormy ocean, and we will as well.
We’re almost to the edge of this storm. The resolve, teamwork and positive outlook of our Outpost crew has kept our resorts and company on course as we make way to clear skies and calm waters.
As a friend of ours on this now unpleasant journey, please keep yourself safe as we push on, so once arrived we can all celebrate together our passage.
I am certain calm seas and fair winds await us. For now, please help all of those in need to stand before the winds. Thank you for everything you do, all day, every day.
Stay strong,
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To all our Outpost Customers,
Never have I seen the sea as rough, or winds as strong, as we now are experiencing in our expedition together. We are a team, and together our ship will get through this storm. Many a small ship has crossed a stormy ocean, and we will as well.
We’re almost to the edge of this storm. The resolve, teamwork and positive outlook of our Outpost crew has kept our resorts and company on course as we make way to clear skies and calm waters.
As a friend of ours on this now unpleasant journey, please keep yourself safe as we push on, so once arrived we can all celebrate together our passage.
I am certain calm seas and fair winds await us. For now, please help all of those in need to stand before the winds. Thank you for everything you do, all day, every day.
Stay strong,
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![](mailto:?subject=Win the Blazing Mako Tournament with Captain Bouncer Smith!&body=by Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost staff writer
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Pssst! Do you really want a shot at winning the offshore division of the Guy Harvey Outpost Blazing Mako Tournament and Festival June 16-19 in Islamorada?
Hint: charter one of the best all-around sport fishing guides in the U.S.-- captain Bouncer Smith. There's only one way to do that: enter your bid in our <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/blazing-mako/auction.html" target="_blank">ONLINE AUCTION</a>. The winning bidder's party of up to four anglers will spend the tournament day of June 18 with Smith and his first mate captain Abie Raymond on Bouncer's Dusky 33 releasing billfish and weighing dolphin, kingfish, wahoo, and tuna for cash and trophies. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund at Nova Southeastern University's Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography through the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
Smith has already devised a tournament-winning strategy.
"I think our primary goal would be targeting dolphin and any billfish we can find-- white marlin, blue marlin and sailfish," Smith said. "June is prime time for dolphin fishing and a great time for the other species."
Under tournament rules, a team garners 200 points for each sailfish release and 300 points for white and blue marlin releases. Five points per pound will be awarded for the aggregate weight of three of each of the funfish species: wahoo, dolphin, kingfish, and tuna.
Smith readily discusses his tactics for racking up points, so pay attention.
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"We will make sure we have big goggle eyes and blue runners which give you the possibility to cast to a big fish," he said. "Pilchards for the fun of catching schoolies. Our primary gig will be pulling large teasers and trolling with rigged bally hoo and, of course, searching for birds -- predominantly a search for frigate birds and sooty terns."
Frigate birds, also known as man o'war birds, tend to swoop down from on high upon spotting large fish chasing bait to the surface. Sooty terns hover close to the water, staying over one area where a big fish is feeding. Smith said the biggest fish are found where the birds are facing against the current.
"If the birds are going with the current, they're over small fish or blue runners," Smith explained.
Upon checking off the dolphin and billfish components, Smith says he'd head inshore to the reef and fish with goggle eyes and blue runners in 150-250 feet of water for kingfish, tuna and wahoo.
You really need to get in and bid on this if you haven't already.
Smith said he would have entered the Blazing Mako tournament whether he was being auctioned off or not.
"It's gonna be a lot of fun," he said of the festival's signature event-- a metal mako shark sculpture being set on fire at the beach at the Islander, a Guy Harvey Outpost resort. "The burning fish parties are phenomenal. Stick around until it's a glowing fish because that's the grand finale of it all."
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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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![](mailto:?subject=The Most Wonderful Season of All to Visit St. Augustine&body=<img class=" size-medium wp-image-3089 alignleft" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/staxmas.jpg?w=300" alt="StAXmas" width="300" height="180" />By Sue Cocking, Guy Harvey Outpost staff writer
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Help a dolphin paint a picture; get a stair-climbing workout like no other; eat great seafood; take a walk in the woods; light up the night; and tour one of the oldest standing structures in North America.
These are just some of the experiences awaiting you in St. Augustine -- one of America's oldest cities-- located on the northeast Florida coast. Beach, history, natural wonders, art, and lots of opportunities to eat and drink distinguish the First Coast from the rest of the Sunshine State.
Here's just a small sampling of what you can see and do in a couple of days:
<a href="http://www.marineland.net" target="_blank">MARINELAND DOLPHIN ADVENTURE</a>
I stumbled into this venerated attraction without reservations on an afternoon when the staff was setting up for a wedding. Wandering around, I came upon a large open tank where several dolphins were making jaw-clapping noises on the surface. I stopped to snap a photo and one of them came right up to me and grinned into the camera. Then I got yelled at by a volunteer who said I was in a restricted area.
Whatever. If you make advance reservations, you can touch and feed the animals; swim with them; and hold a canvas over the water while the dolphin paints a picture-- among other adventures. You can also check out the sea turtle and shark tanks holding clients from the University of Florida's Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience headquartered right across the street.
I bet that wedding was a doozy.
<a href="http://www.blackflytherestaurant.com" target="_blank">BLACKFLY, THE RESTAURANT</a>
Hungry after my impromptu dolphin encounter, I visited Blackfly, the Restaurant on St. Augustine Beach, operated by Vaughn Cochran and partners and renowned for delicious sushi and other seafood.
Cochran-- an artist, former flats fishing guide, lodge operator and now owner of the top fly shop in nearby Jacksonville-- has helped create the region's only saltwater fly-fishing-themed eatery. Incorporating elements of prized recipes from the various lodges Cochran ran in the Caribbean and Central America, Blackfly specializes in local fish with creative touches.
I dined on local sheepshead in a tasty tomato-bacon beurre rouge sauce accompanied by mashed potatoes and bok choy. Yum. And even better, I got to go fly -fishing with Cochran and guide captain James Dumas the next day and we all caught and released redfish on the flats.
<a href="http://www.staugustinelighthouse.org" target="_blank">AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MARITIME MUSEUM</a>
If you think your Stairmaster workout at the gym is tough, check out what the 19th century lighthouse keepers had to do to keep this beacon going and prevent ships from running aground: climbing 219 stairs carrying a 30-pound can of lard oil four times a day every day. Heck, I was winded walking to the top toting nothing heavier than my purse. But once there, you will be treated to panoramic views of the ocean and Old City.
If you don't feel like making the climb, you can tour the lighthouse keeper's home and boatbuilding shed, walk a nature trail, or take your kids to the shipyard-styled playground.
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/casa/" target="_blank">CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT</a>
One of the oldest standing structures in North America, this Spanish fortress took 84 years to build, completed in 1756. It's spectacular to see from both St. Augustine Inlet and the Old City, and equally breathtaking to tour.
The fort is built of more than 400,000 blocks of coquina stone-- all cut and set entirely by hand-- and it still looks a lot like it did in the 18th century. You get to explore cannons and watch towers, and visit the ancient rooms where soldiers slept, ate and stored their ammo.
Though the fort changed hands many times over several centuries, it never fell in battle. Rather its transfer from country to country was accomplished through treaties and peace agreements.
Now it's a hugely popular historic site managed by the National Park Service.
<a href="http://myfwc.com/viewing/recreation/wmas/lead/Guana-River" target="_blank">GUANA RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA </a>
Located on A-1-A about halfway between St. Augustine and Jacksonville, this 9,800-acre region of forest, fresh- and saltwater ponds, and marshes is a haven for the outdoors enthusiast.
Visitors can fish from shore or wade in the redfish- and flounder-rich waters of Lake Ponte Vedra, hunt ducks from November through January, and go paddling, hiking, biking and horseback riding.
I took a short hike on one of the miles of trails that loop through the area, enjoying the quiet and shade of an oak hammock.
This hunting/recreation area abuts the 2,400-acre Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuarine Research Reserve, designated in 1999. Take time to visit the reserve's Environmental Education Center located just before the entrance gate.
<a href="http://augustine.com/event/nights-lights" target="_blank">NIGHTS OF LIGHTS</a>
This truly is THE most wonderful time of the year to visit St. Augustine, especially after dark when the entire city-- buildings, homes, parks, monuments, street lamps and vehicles-- are strung with millions of tiny white lights to observe the holiday season. Named one of the top ten holiday lighting displays in the world by National Geographic, it stems from an old Spanish tradition of placing a single white candle in the window of each home. The light fest runs through Jan. 31.
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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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For the second year in its two-year history, <a title="GHM web site" href="http://guyharveymagazine.com/" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Magazine</a> has won some prestigious <a title="About the Addys" href="http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=27" target="_blank">Addy Awards</a>, presented by the <a title="AAF web site" href="http://www.aaf.org" target="_blank">American Advertising Federation</a> for magazine layout and design. This year, Guy Harvey Magazine took home coveted Gold and Silver awards. The Gold was for the 2011 series of four covers featuring various renditions of Guy Harvey art from a bull dolphin to a blue marlin. The Silver Award was given for the overall design of the Fall 2011 issue, which included a 10-page article entitled, The Art of the T-Shirt. While Guy Harvey is well known for his ubiquitous t-shirts, it should be noted that he is also, Dr. Guy Harvey, noted marine biologist, philanthropist and conservationist.
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Film Festival Part of Gulf Fisheries Symposium
ST. PETE BEACH, FL— August 31, 2012—Legendary fisherman, artist and conservationist, <a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Dr. Guy Harvey</a>, will host a film festival at the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort on Saturday, September 15, 2012, in conjunction with the <a title="About the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Symposium" href="http://guyharvey.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/gulf-of-mexico-fisheries-symposium-announced-for-september-14-15/" target="_blank">Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Symposium</a>. Two of Harvey's award-winning documentaries will be featured along with trailers for his upcoming films. Admission is free but parking is limited and will cost $5 per car. The first film with be shown at 7:00 p.m. with the second showing immediately following an intermission.
In 2011, Harvey's documentary, <a title="TIYO web site" href="http://www.thisisyourocean.com/" target="_blank">This is Your Ocean: Sharks</a>, won the Macgillivray Freeman Conservation Award at the <a title="NBFF web site" href="http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/2013/" target="_blank">Newport Beach Film Festival</a> in California. It will open the Saturday night event. Also on tap for viewers will be Harvey's latest film, <a title="Preview of "Mystery of the Grouper Moon"" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AtFywQVR-I&list=UUK-ol6-5sVk_NcRHN1LtmOQ&index=7&feature=plcp" target="_blank">Mystery of the Grouper Moon</a>, which was filmed last year in the Cayman Islands.
"Grouper Moon is a very important project for us because it shows how science and art can work in concert to bring about responsible marine conservation," Harvey said.
Mystery of the Grouper Moon focuses on a reef in Little Cayman where thousands of Nassau grouper congregate each February during the full moon. The grouper, which come to the same reef from miles around, are there for their annual spawning. Conservationists in Cayman persuaded the government to close fishing on the reef during the spawning season to protect the fish when they are vulnerable to mass catches by local fishermen.
"I have a lifelong love affair with fishing," Harvey said, "and this film illustrates why there are certain times when we need to protect the species in order to have healthy and sustainable populations."
This is Your Ocean: Sharks is a bit of a love affair as well between a man and a shark. The star of the film is Emma, a 12-foot tiger shark that has been befriended by famed scuba diver, Jim Abernethy. Conventional wisdom has been that tiger sharks are ruthless man eaters and historically they have been one of the most feared sharks. However, Abernethy and Emma formed a bond during hundreds of dives and they sometimes bump nose to dive mask in a heart-stopping show of affection. Abernethy likens Emma to a "puppy dog" and the film reveals how shark and man can peacefully co-exist.
The TradeWinds Island Grand is a 20-acre resort located on the unspoiled white sand beaches of Florida’s Gulf of Mexico, with extensive meeting space, five pools, fine and casual dining, beach bars and nearly limitless recreation for both adults and children. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/guy-harvey-film-festival-coming-to-st-pete-beach/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Fish Panama This Spring and Summer!&body=Yellowfin tuna greater than 200 pounds; both blue and black marlin; and all the sailfish you want to release.
These are among the sport fishing highlights you can enjoy on Panama's Pacific coast from late March through the end of July with Captain Hennie Marais and Panama Yacht and Fishing Charters-- an exclusive Guy Harvey Outpost Expedition.
In the remote Coiba Islands, a national park located off Panama's southern coast, Marais will slow-troll live bonitos along the gamefish-rich Hannibal Bank where the baits get crashed by huge yellowfins and black marlin. Your floating base camp for this adventure is a comfortably-appointed 66' Buddy Davis sport fishing yacht that can accommodate parties of up to six. You have the option of an additional battle wagon too-- a swift 37-foot Strike with top-of-the-line tackle and equipment to hoist huge tuna up from the depths and subdue greyhounding marlin.
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0377adjusted.jpg"><img class="wp-image-4589 size-full" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0377adjusted.jpg" alt="IMG_0377adjusted" width="1739" height="1159" /></a>PHOTO: Your floating base camp - a 66' Buddy Davis luxury sportfishing yacht with the optional 37-foot Strike.
Or Marais can escort your group east to the Gulf of Panama where the waters around the Pearl Islands and Pinas Bay further south provide abundant opportunities offshore for tuna, marlin, sailfish and mahi. Inshore, you'll get shots at feisty species such as roosterfish, snapper, and amberjack. On this expedition, you can stay at a private resort and make day trips, live aboard the luxury yacht, or arrange a combination of the two.
"Fishing in Panama is exotic, with beautiful warm weather and beautiful scenery," Marais said.
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![](mailto:?subject=Back to School at the International Game Fish Association&body=With the start of Autumn the<a href="http://igfa.org/Educate/School-of-Sportfishing.aspx"> IGFA School of Sportfishing </a>starts back up just in time for the "Happy Bait" migration. The Fundamentals of Sportfishing starts the seminar series Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7p-10p.
<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/class-pic_tony_funds2.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2259 size-full" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/class-pic_tony_funds2.jpg" alt="Class-pic_tony_funds(2)" width="500" height="237" /></a>Capt. Tony Digulian
Noted Captain Tony DiGulian will cover a lot of ground, from: knots and terminal tackle to bait rigging and presentation. He takes a scientific approach to fishing and engages the audience as they learn. Tony has fished from the US to the Caribbean to the Middle East. This seminar will be hands on; so students will learn by doing. Billfish Conservation is an integral part of Tony's fishing efforts.
Check out the IGFA's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3j3Heacws">circle hook ballyhoo video</a> with Captain DiGulian.
Classes will run every other Tuesday night until mid-December. For more information on the <a href="http://igfa.org/Educate/School-of-Sportfishing.aspx">IGFA School of Sportfishing</a>.
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