How You Can Make a Difference in Your Fishery, with Capt. Benny Blanco

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This week, my guest is Capt. Benny Blanco of Islamorada, in the Florida Keys [37:38]. Benny talks about his life in the Keys and about how he came to realize that the fishery on which he made his living was threatened--and how he learned to make a difference. The Everglades will never be completely pristine again, but with people like Benny involved, it can regain much of its former glory. And it's not only the Everglades.

Restoration of the entire watershed will also help the world-class fisheries in Florida Bay, the health of the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries, and the drinking water supply of the 9 million people in South Florida. It's a study in best practices that people in any part of the world can learn from to protect their treasured resources.

In the Fly Box this week we have some lighter topics:

How long does it take for a fish to remove a hook that has been left in it? Is there much of a mortality rate?

How do you fish with friends on a small stream?

Great tips from a listener for making sure you don't leave any gear behind on a trip

What parts of my fly gear can be damaged in a hot car?

Have you ever tried a "dry dropper" arrangement with a popper when fishing for striped bass?

Why are most imitations of mayflies so small?

If I am used to fishing small streams, how can I read the water in a big flat piece of water in a big river?

When fishing multiple flies, should I use a weaker knot on the droppers so I don't lose my entire rig?

How do I set the hook when stillwater fishing?

When fishing three flies at once, I foul hook a lot of trout. How can I prevent that?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer. And
0:16.1	this week my guest is Captain Benny Blanco of Island Marotta in the Florida Keys. And
0:23.2	we're going to be talking about the situation in the Everglades. But we're also going to
0:28.0	be talking about how one person or one guide or a group of person can make the difference
0:37.1	in when you have threats to fishery. I think it's I think it's a lesson for us all listening
0:43.6	to how Benny has been dedicated to improving the water quality in the Florida Keys. And
0:51.2	we can all learn from Benny's experience. So if you're often wondering what can I do if there's
0:59.9	a threat to my river or my lake or my pond. There are things you can do and Benny's got
1:07.1	some great advice. So hope you enjoy the podcast. And also you want to go fishing with me?
1:15.1	I'm hosting a trip to three rivers ranch in warm river Idaho, which is right on the Henry's
1:23.0	fork and also a couple of small streams located right on the property. It's the oldest orvis
1:30.8	endorsed lodge. It's been in the program since the very beginning. It's been owned by the ranch
1:35.8	has been owned by one family since the turn of the 20th century. The food is awesome. The guides
1:41.8	are terrific. It's one of my one of my favorite places in the world. And I think this this lodge
1:48.8	just keeps getting better and better every year. So I'm hosting a trip. October 1st through 7th.
1:57.6	Good time of year to be out there. Fewer crowds. Good blue and olive hatches. Water temperatures
2:03.2	are cooling down. So if you're interested contact orvis travel you can find the contact information
2:10.6	on the orvis website. There's a couple of spaces left. And so if you're interested come fishing
2:17.5	with me. Give orvis travel a call. All right. Let's do the fly box. And the fly box is where you
2:27.3	ask some questions or you make some comments or you offer tips that you want to share with other
2:32.6	listeners. And sometimes I read them and play them on the air. And if you have a question for the
2:38.8	fly box you can send it to podcast at orvis.com. You can either just type your question in your
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