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Palm City Spotlight, Page 3
Treasure Coast Outdoors

New Dolphin Regulations an issue. He said that if you catch your limit of 10 dolphin This includes gag grouper, red grouper, scamp and six
Are A Joke And Accomplish in federal waters, you should not then spend time fishing other lesser species.
in Florida state waters after that, but return to dock.
My favorite method to fish for them is to troll artificial
Nothing If that sounds confusing and unenforceable, it is. baits that don’t dive. I use a downrigger to keep my bait
I give Florida credit for trying, but it looks like we about 4 feet off the bottom.
By Jim Weix have another one of those useless feel-good regulations. I’ve found that 80-pound braided line, with a 10-foot
Ef fective M ay 1, That is too bad, because the dolphin catch has declined 50-pound fluorocarbon leader, works well. The braided
the Florida recreational 68 percent since 2015 due to overfishing. line minimizes the bow in your line, so that when a
individual bag limit for I cringe whenever I see anglers proudly posting grouper hits, the line gets tight quickly and prevents
dolphin is reduced from 10 pictures of their “trophy” 20-inch sandwich-sized baby it from getting into its hidey hole. Then I can reel it in
to five. The vessel limit is dolphin. Dolphin are super-fast growing, but you have quickly before a shark grabs it.
also reduced from 60 fish to let them grow up. Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
to 30. However, this only Not long ago, a 15-pound dolphin was sometimes the conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer.
applies in state waters, smallest one in the cooler. Now many younger anglers Jim is included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s
which extend out three actually think that is big. A tourist would be running off Hall of Fame, for his work in helping restore thousands
miles. Since most dolphin to a taxidermist with it. of acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The
caught are beyond three To restore our dolphin population we need both Keyes Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941
miles, the new rule basically accomplishes nothing. realistic state and federal regulations. Bag limits should or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.
When I spoke with a person from the Florida Fish and be reduced and size limits should be increased.
Wildlife Commission about that, he admitted that it was The good news is that grouper season opens May 1.

Mary’s Home from page 1

in outstanding outfits and
a touching presentation
by Mary’s Home resident
Nneka Towine sharing the
role the residence has played
in helping her prepare for the
best possible life for herself
and her baby girl.
Ashleigh Waters, early
morning news anchor at May Smythe, founder of
WPTV NewsChannel 5 was Mary’s Angels and Ashleigh Kim Gaudet, Mary’s Home operations manager and
a warm and affable master Waters, WPTV NewsChannel Alean Timm, Mary’s Home executive director, with vintage Jonathan Knaus, Gina Thompson and Nick Grubbs, Mary’s
of ceremonies. 5 anchor and luncheon emcee Dusenberg (a ride in it was part of the silent auction) Home board members
Luncheon cochairs Alean Photo by Jackie Holfelder Photo by Liz McKinley Photo by Jackie Holfelder
Timm and Kim Gaudet,
Mary’s Home executive Now in its second
director and operations decade, the role of the
manager respectively, were nonprofit remains the
ably assisted by committee same: to provide homeless,
members Denise Freihofer, pregnant women with the
Cheryl Lott-Lampard, Patty support and guidance
Murty, Cynthia Russo, they need to become self-
Justine Savage, Leanne sufficient and make good
Sleece and Christine Storino. choices for themselves and
Major sponsors for the their children.
11th Annual Luncheon and To learn more, visit
Fashion Show were Michael www.maryshome.org. Nneka Towine, Mary’s
Hayes and Riverview Home resident and luncheon
Cosmetic & Implant Barbara Bucci and Dot speaker and Gina Sudano, Kelly Harrison, Barbara Cardillo, Joan Caruso Kanyuk
Dentistry: Dr. Mark Fedele Galfond board chair of Mary’s Home and Karen Linick
and Dr. Matthew Hooks. Photo by Jackie Holfelder Photo by Liz McKinley Photo by Liz McKinley

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