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Sands
Harbor Marina carries live bait on site!
Stop
by the dock office to pick up:
- pilchard
- blue
runners
- shrimp
- goggle
eyes
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Monday
- Thursday
6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday
- Sunday
5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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We
work hard, so you don't have to!
For
questions on size limits, contact the Florida Wildlife Commission
at 850-487-0554, or visit their website:
www.state.fl.us/fwc.
Please
follow Florida Saltwater Fishing Regulations!
State
waters extend 3 nautical miles in the Atlantic.
Federal rules apply beyond state water.
You
must obtain a saltwater fishing license to fish Florida waters
if you are:
-
a Florida resident between the ages of 16 and 65;
- a
member of the US Armed Forces stationed here;
- fishing
from a boat in the water.
You
do NOT need a saltwater fishing license if you are:
- a
Florida resident fishing from land or a structure fixed to the
land (pier, bridge, dock, jetty, etc.);
- fishing
from a for-hire vessel;
- a
holder of a valid saltwater products license;
- a
non-resident fishing from a pier that has a valid pier saltwater
fishing license;
- fishing
from a boat that has a valid recreational vessel fishing license;
- a
Florida resident fishing for mullet in fresh water (and have
a valid freshwater fishing license).
To
obtain your Florida saltwater fishing license, please contact
the Florida Fishing and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-888-347-4356,
or visit their website at www.marinefisheries.org.
The
use of spearing (except for hooks with line gear and snatch hooking),
powerheads, bangsticks, rebreathers, explosives, chemicals or
the discharge of firearms into the water to kill or harvest marine
life is PROHIBITED in state waters.
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SALTWATER FISH OF FLORIDA
Blackfin Tuna
Bonefish
Bonita
Cobia
Dolphin
King Mackerel
Permit
Pompano
Redfish
Sailfish
Snook
Spotted Sea Trout
Tarpon
Wahoo
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowtail Snapper
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For
more information about saltwater fishing in South Florida,
please go to:
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 Excerpted
from The Punxsutawney Spirit (April 6, 2002) by Terry A.
Fye :
While
most people visit Florida to catch some sun, Jonathon Hopkins
prefers to catch fish.
Landing
the trophy fish was the highlight of a recent trip to the
Sands Harbor Hotel and Marina in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Since
Sands Harbor is located on the Intracoastal Waterway, the
staff arranged for the "Rebound," a charter fishing
boat, to pick up the anglers right at their hotel door about
7 a.m. The captain and crew of the "Rebound" supply
the gear and bait and take great care in watching out for
the safety of the passengers. About an hour after the early
morning trip started, young Jonathan had hooked his catch.
When
the boat later docked, the crew put the sailfish on a truck
to transport it to the smokehouse where the fish was processed.
Not particularly recognized as a gourmet variety, sailfish
are smoked and turned into paste for dips and "sandwich
spread, much like tuna."
"But,
the best tasting fish of all" were the dolphin which
they caught. Stressing that the catch "is not the familiar
porpoise," Hopkins reported that Jonathan had landed
a 4-foot dolphin fish during last year's trip.
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