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A QUICK TRIP TO THE RIVER The summer heat was setting in as Dana and Mike headed out to the river. They knew that bank fishing would be better in the cooler waters flowing off the dam just upstream from one of their favorite spots. So with high hopes they arrived just as day was breaking and made their first casts. While it is hard to believe that late July heat would offer up some trout fishing, the first trout was landed. Then another. Join them on this adventure below, and if you're on YouTube, leave Dana an answer to her question!

HERPING COSTA RICA
Costa Rica is a dream destination for wildlife enthusiasts of all kinds. It hosts incredible diversity in it's unspoiled rain forests. Birders flock there like hummingbirds in the winter to enjoy tropical species they can't find at home. The same can be said for the herper. While herping can be as simple as planning a trip to your local park, there are countless fascinating species that can't be found there. It is a trip of a lifetime to travel to the jungles and rain forest of a place like this and enjoy encounters with all the incredible species of reptile and amphibian found nowhere else! The numerous pit vipers in the underbrush and trees. Countless species of amphibians that include the beautiful but deadly poison dart frogs. Our crew even encountered several critically endangered species, including the Harlequin Frog! This was the trip of a lifetime to be sure. It resulted in so much footage that we will be presenting several videos from the trip. The first video in the series, Herping Costa Rica; The First Few Nights, or the second Daylight Adventures can be found by clicking the provided links. We would like to thank our hosts and guides. If you ever want to take a trip of your own, you can find information on them here sierpefrogs.com and at this link here photowildlifetours.com We highly recommend them! These guides are eagle eyed, and you'll see some of the amazing wildlife they help us spot in the video below!

TOUGH SUMMER FISHING

As summer sets in, and the temps increase, it can get difficult to catch fish from the bank. Short of fishing at night, getting an early start on the day can up your odds, and help you catch a few fish up shallow trying to grab a quick meal before heading deep for the day. In this video, we try a spot we had some luck at as summer arrived last year. Checking back in on productive spots is also a good summer tactic, and can often produce similar results, or at the very least, let you know that the first time was just a fluke. That wasn't the case on this trip, as the white bass made their presence known! Some right good sized white bass are put on the stringer! We'll have to give this spot a try again!

SURF FISHING PANAMA CITY BEACH FLORIDA

Summer is a great time to head for the beach! People flock to beaches far and wide to enjoy the surf and sun. But we've never been the ones to lay on a blanket and get a burn. We try and avoid the midday sun by heading out at first light, or the tail end of the day to wet a line. Some of the trips we enjoyed were to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, a much renowned surf fishing destination in itself. But when Dana won a trip from the radio station to Panama City Beach, Mike was more than eager to load up the surf rods and tag along! These two found the fishing off the bright white sand beaches very good indeed, catching a mix of species that call the Gulf home. While this was their first trip to the Gulf coast, we have a feeling it wont be their last! If you get to the beach this summer, try a little fishing yourselves!

SHELLCRACKER FISHING-THE REMATCH

This spring was coming to a close when Mike and Dana found a spawning school of shellcracker. These tasty pan fish are a member of the sunfish family, and though they resemble their cousin the bluegill, they often grow much larger. They are also really good eating! They found these fish after they returned to a fishing pier they had found while exploring this area last year. You can find the original video from that trip by clicking this link. They wanted to see if the fishing would be good here at a different time of the year, and were not disappointed! Dana had out fished Mike so badly in the first Shellcracker Video that he wanted a re-match. The video below was created then. Can he best Dana on the second try?

HERPING ARIZONA

We have not had a chance to catch up with Chris since we visited him last spring. That visit resulted in another video for our Herping Florida collection! But later last summer, we posted video of a trip he took out to the desert southwest. He encountered all sorts of interesting wildlife, including the endangered Gila Monster! Be sure to click below and check his video out. We hope he will have more for us soon!