This past week gave us winter fishing in Southwest Florida -- a cold front followed by several sunny days, and another cold front for the weekend. And, of course, some north wind and extreme low tides. Reports of red tide came from our southern areas, including waters around St. James City and ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2018 J Lohr Riverstone Arroyo Secco Chardonnay #01-2021 About two years ago, I wrote about a Chardonnay which both I, and the Chardonnay Queen were just raving about, the 2016 J Lohr Arroyo Secco from Monterey. ...
January is generally our coolest month and our water temperature will be the lowest of the year. Of course, cool fronts only last a day or two, then it’s back to sunny mild days. There should be great opportunities on the water this month. Our primary inshore targets this month are ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2017 Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon #01-21 It is always great to visit old friends during the holidays, and even better when it involves great food and wine, especially if its my favorite, "a Slab ...
The holiday week was a week of low tides, unpredictable fishing, changing weather conditions and a few very cold days. Fishing was all over the place -- good for some and terrible for others. That's often the case with wintertime fishing, but you won't know if you don't try if luck is on your ...
As we head into the holiday week, cool fronts continue to drop down. A day or two after a front moves past, the wind settles down allowing for offshore fishing. Inshore anglers are less affected as anglers often seek protected areas to fish. That’s the routine in winter, a cold front with a ...
In September 2020, I wrote an article about Fungie, the Dingle Dolphin, who made his home in the harbor of Dingle, Ireland, in 1983. He was a longtime resident of the harbor and delighted people for nearly 40 years by riding in the wakes of tour boats, spinning, jumping, and delighting tourists ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2018 Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Chardonnay #53-2020 The 2018 Russian River Chardonnay from Gary Farrell, might be called a "cross-breed" in that it seems to share some of the characteristics of both a ...
The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2017 Rodney Strong Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Louis Martini Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Sterling Napa Merlot 2017 Oak Farm Lodi Zinfandel 2016 Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir 2018 ...
The week started out cold and windy then quickly rebounded to perfect fishing weather. Leading into the weekend, light to no wind days made for comfortable fishing offshore in gulf waters as well as inshore. Sheepshead numbers are on the rise with the cooler water temperatures as reports ...
