High Seas Wranglers: The Lives of Atlantic Fishing Captains

Interviewee

Terry L. Howard

Files

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

Take to the sea with Captain Terry Howard, who will introduce you to some of the best-known commercial and charter fishing captains in Florida. Their gritty, rich, and astonishing stories will have readers holding fast with each true tale of adventure on the water.

Captains Tristram Colket, A. J. Brown, Ray Perez, Glenn Cameron, and George Kaul, in interviews with Terry Howard, share their stories about hunting swordfish, kingfish, sharks, tuna, and billfish. These fishermen have long been a part of the maritime life and culture of Florida, but today their livelihood is challenged and their industry is fading. Alongside firsthand accounts of heroics and adventure, they share their reasons for working at sea and chronicle their experience with commercial handline mackerel fishing and commercial longline swordfish and shark fishing. Airing their views on drifts nets, pollution, dwindling fish populations, and the growth of charter fishing on Florida's eastern seaboard, they provide insights into a fascinating but rapidly changing way of life.

Gutsy fishing exploits like the ones in High Seas Wranglers are usually passed down through storytelling alone. This book preserves a thrilling history that would otherwise be lost.

Keywords

Fish industry, Commercial fishing industry, Fishing boats, Fishermen, Boating accidents, Kingfish, King mackerel, Grouper, Snapper, Ship captains

Extent

208 pages

Subject: geographic

Fort Pierce (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Environmental and Natural History Collection

Call Number

Special Collections: ENVR SH461 .H69 2013

Language

English

Digital Date

2022

Media Type

Biographies

Identifier

S62-00043

Recommended Citation

Howard, Terry L., "High Seas Wranglers: The Lives of Atlantic Fishing Captains" (2013). Florida Fishing Captains Oral History Project. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_fishing_ohp/1