The first time I visited Panama — at the famous Tropic Star Lodge — director of fishing Albert Batoo told me that at times the yellowfin tuna amassed so thick on bait that it was possible to motor right into the school and watch 100-pound tunas fly through the air next to the boat. Sometimes, they’d even smack the boat mid-air, he told me! Read More
Not to fear-monger or be reactionary here, but a recent article in the online Oil & Gas Journal has me feeling a little uneasy. And a little depressed. Earlier this year, Spanish oil firm Repsol SA began exploration off the northern coast of Cuba and is now reportedly set to tap a deep-water oil reservoir less than 80 miles from Key West. It will mark the first oil well in Cuba — with many more likely to follow. Read More