THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO ALL OUR MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT. 

WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION AND SACRIFICES I WOULD NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO BUILD IT.

                          I'M LOOKING FOR OLD PICTURES OF THE PIER TO PUT UP A NEW PAGE "THE OLD PIER".

                          IF YOU HAVE ANY AND ARE WILLING TO LET ME SCAN THEM PLEASE CONTACT ME.

                           THANKS, BOB  EMAIL  RBurns50@cfl.rr.com      

                                                     BAIT SHOP 386 439 2278                                                           

                                                      INCREDIBLE PICTURE FROM SOUTH SIDE OF PIER

                                                      SEPTEMBER 22, 2007 12 FOOT 4 INCH HAMMERHEAD

                                                           PHOTO COURTESY OF "BIG MIKE" FICOCELLO

     DANNY FICOCELLO OF BUNNELL CAUGHT THIS 12 FOOT 4 INCH GREAT HAMMERHEAD FROM THE BEACH NEAR NORTH 11TH STREET, FLAGLER BEACH. THE SHARK, USING ITS LENGTH AND GIRTH, WAS CALCULATED TO WEIGH 543 POUNDS. THE SHARK WAS BAITED WITH BARRACUDA HEAD, HOOKED AT 9:00 PM AND BROUGHT TO THE BEACH AT 12:20 AM. IT TOOK ABOUT A DOZEN FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO MOVE THE SHARK FROM THE BEACH TO THE PIER FOR THIS PHOTO.

                     MONTHS OF AUGUST - SEPTEMBER

     AUGUST 4TH, HAVEN'T UPDATED THE SITE DUE TO ILLNESS. MY POOR COMPUTER HAS BEEN SICK IT WAS FULL OF WORMS AND GOT A BAD VIRUS BUT THE COMPUTER DR. CURED IT. SINCE LAST TIME THE BEST BET IS SHEEPSHEAD IN THE EVENING USING SAND FLEAS. UNFORTUNATELY SAND FLEAS ARE HARD TO GET LATELY. GOOD CATCHES SINCE LAST UPDATE, CRAZY DAVE GOT AN 8LB 13OZ FLOUNDER AND THE DAY BEFORE GOT 9 SHEEPSHEAD DURING THE DAY. A FEW NICE POMPANO HAVE ALSO BEEN LANDED BUT NOT MANY WHITING. ACTUALLY ITS BEEN PRETTY SLOW WITH MAYBE 8 OR 9 OTHER FLOUNDER, A COUPLE OF LEGAL BLUES, A FEW WEAKFISH, LADYFISH AND SPOTS. THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY KINGS CAUGHT AND A COUPLE OF BARRACUDA HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT NIGHT. NO ONE HAS SENT ME PICS OF THESE FISH AND SINCE I DON'T FISH AT NIGHT I DIDN'T GET TO TAKE ANY. IF YOU COME TO THE PIER I WANT TO WARN YOU THAT ITS BEEN HOT. MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING PLENTY TO DRINK OR HAVE MONEY TO BUY LOTS TO DRINK. A SMALL UMBRELLA MIGHT ALSO BE USEFUL. THE WATER IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND THE TEMP. IS 80 DEGREES.

     AUGUST 17TH, A FEW PEOPLE EMAILED ME TO UPDATE THE SITE, SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S BEEN SOOO SLOW I ACTUALLY FORGOT TO DO IT. NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE AT THE PIER. IT'S BEEN HOT, THE WATER HAS BEEN REALLY NICE BUT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MANY FISH. A FEW REALLY BIG WHITING, A COUPLE OF POMPANO, SOME BLUES, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHEEPSHEAD AND ABOUT 5 SMALL FLOUNDER. THIS IS THE STORY FOR THE LAST WEEK. FOR THOSE WHO FISH HERE FOR RIBBON FISH I KNOW OF ONLY ONE BEING CAUGHT THIS YEAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TRACY CROWE LANDED A 22 INCH 71/2LB SHEEPSHEAD AND I HOPE TO POST THE PICTURE SOON. ON THE BIG POLES SINCE MY LAST UPDATE JEFFREY LANDED A 27LB KING AND OLD MAN JAMES HAD A TARPON ON BUT SHOOKED IT OFF. THE BAIT SHOP HAS BEEN OPENING A LITTLE LATE DURING THE WEEK LATELY SO IF YOUR COMING TO THE PIER AT 6 AM YOU MAY WANT TO BRING SOME BAIT WITH YOU. ON THE WEEKENDS IT IS OPENING ON TIME. STARTING OCTOBER 1ST THE CITY HAS DECIDED TO CLOSE THE PIER AT 10 PM INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO FISH THE LATER HOURS FOR WHITING AND REDS.  THE CITY HOPES TO SAVE SOME MONEY ON SECURITY GUARDS SALARIES, GUESS EVERYONE IS TRYING TO SAVE WITH THIS MESS OUR COUNTRY IS IN. 

     AUGUST 22ND, STILL NOT MUCH GOING ON HERE WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. JEFFREY GOT 5 NICE BIG TROUT THE OTHER EVENING. FLOUNDER JOE LANDED A COUPLE OF FLOUNDER NO WHERE NEAR THE NORMAL TEN HE USUALLY GETS. CRAZY DAVE CAUGHT 6 SHEEPSHEAD FRIDAY MORNING. OTHER THAN THAT A BUNCH OF UNDERSIZED REDS AND POMPANO WERE ALSO CAUGHT AND THROWN BACK. ONE GUY WAS CAUGHT WITH AN UNDERSIZED SHEEPSHEAD WHICH COST HIM $200.00. HE WAS TOLD BY ANGLERS IT WAS TOO SMALL BUT CHOSE TO KEEP IT ANYWAY. QUESTION???? WHY WOULD ANYONE KEEP A 6 INCH FISH ANYWAY. THOUGH ITS BEEN IN THE 90S HERE EVERY DAY THE WATER TEMPS ARE DROPPING WITH IT AT 76 DEGREES. ON THE BIG POLES THE ONLY FISH I KNOW OF IS ED HAD A BIG TARPON ON FRIDAY BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF BEAUTIFUL JUMPS IT BROKE HIM OFF. REMEMBER TO VOTE TUESDAY AND VOTE WISELY.

     AUGUST 30TH, THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY SLOW, I MEAN REALLY SLOW. TODAY AND THIS WHOLE WEEK THERE WILL BE ROUGH SURF. MOST EVERYONE BELIEVES THE FISHING IS SOOOO BAD BECAUSE OF THE SAND BARS THAT HAVE BUILT UP AROUND THE PIER. HOPEFULLY THE ROUGH SURF THIS WHOLE WEEK WILL EITHER PUSH IT UP ON THE BEACH OR THE CURRENTS TAKE IT AWAY WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PIER ITSELF. 

     SEPT. 9TH, STILL SLOW HERE AT LEAST DURING THE DAY. MONDAY A SCHOOL OF LEGAL BLUES CAME BY BUT THAT ONLY LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR. ALSO FLOUNDER JOE CAUGHT TWO FLOUNDER. A COUPLE OF SPANISH WERE LANDED OVER THE WEEKEND AND YOUNG JAMES GOT ABOUT A 4 1/2 FOOT SHARK. A LOT OF SMALL (UNDERSIZED) REDS ARE BEING CAUGHT IN THE SURF ALONG WITH SOME SMALL WHITING. WATER TEMP IS 81 DEGREES AND HAS BEEN REALLY CLEAN LATELY. EVEN AFTER THE ROUGH WAVES FROM THE STORM WHICH PASSED IT CLEANED RIGHT UP.

     IF YOU WANT A DAILY UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON CALL THE BAIT SHOP AT 386 439 2278 

       DO YOU EVER WONDER WHAT KIND OF SHARK YOU CAUGHT IS? ERIC SANDER A LOCAL MARINE BIOLOGIST JUST PUBLISHED A SHARK IDENTIFICATION GUIDE WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. IT TAKES YOU STEP BY STEP TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY   YOUR SHARK. IT CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE PIER BAIT SHOP OR BY EMAIL AT ericssharkguide@yahoo.com  THIS IS A MUST SEE GUIDE AND A MUST FOR ANY TACKLE BOX.

"FISHING PEOPLE RULE"

  BOB