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By Jonathan Simmons | News Editor
FISHING: where it’s at
Flagler and Volusia outdoors
Florida’s tourism marketing corporation has dubbed the state “The fishing capital of the world,” and for good reason: Its almost 2,300 miles of tidal shoreline, 10,600 miles of rivers and roughly 7,700 lakes entice millions of anglers per year. There’s plenty of action for fishing fanatics in Flagler and Volusia counties, where anglers chase redfish yearround, tarpon in summer, flounder and trout in fall and cobia and tripletail in spring. Right now, said charter Capt. Chris Herrera, who fishes from the Matanzas Inlet to the High Bridge area in Volusia County, black drum are out in big numbers, biting on live shrimp and quartered crab. “The best place to look is anywhere just north or south of the (Matanzas) Inlet, along the deeper troughs that are bordered by oyster beds,” he said. “That’s been the hot bite right now.” Redfish are biting on the same bait, “so you get two for one for the black and red drum.” The best time to reel in either species, he said, is on the first half of the incoming or the last half of the outgoing tide. Tripletail action will soon start to pick up too, he said. “We’re waiting for water temperatures to rise to 64-66 degrees, so we can start targeting triple-tail off the beaches,” he said. They go for live shrimp. Capt. Jim Britton, of the Flagler Sportfishing Club, said redfish action has been good on the flats, and trout are going for live shrimp, pinfish and mullet. The black drum bite, he said, will start to slow down over the coming weeks as larger ones start to move into the ocean, but the redfish, trout and flounder bite
The two counties offer something for every outdoors enthusiast. Flagler County and Volusia County have much to offer people who love the outdoors: long swathes of unspoiled shoreline for fishing, boating and surfing; parks and preserves for bird watching; miles of trails for hiking and biking. On a mild, sunny day in any season — and we have them year-round — you could fish the flats of Palm Coast, kayak off Flagler Beach, hike the Bulow ruins in Ormond or saunter through an area forest JONATHAN (watch out for the reboundbear population — see SIMMONS ing Page 5), and pull out the binoculars during any of those trips to spot wildlife: dolphins, foxes, manatees or any of the state’s hundreds of bird species. What follows in these pages is a brief whirlwind through some of the area’s outdoor attractions. A fishing report appears at right. Possible daytrips for boaters, paddlers, hikers cyclists and others are listed on Page 3. A look at a Bulow ruins tour follows on Page 4, a story on bear sightings and safety on Page 5, and another on area birding, on Pages 6 and 7. Ready to get out there, but not sure where to go? For listings of area parks, trails and preserves, see bit.ly/1MDBz2H for Flagler County parks, palmcoastgov.com/parks for city of Palm Coast parks, bit.ly/1LgFhSC for Volusia County parks, bit.ly/1GTojqg for city of Ormond Beach parks and floridastateparks.org for state parks.
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Jim Barkhau caught a big redfish on the flats.
Sheepshead black drum, redfish, trout and flounder
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Scott and Greg Fehrenkamp after the Flagler Sportfishing Club’s Black and Red Tournament with Scott’s second place black drum and Greg’s third place black drum.
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The story of the THREE CHIMNEYS Ormond was home to an industrial site before the Revolutionary War. A museum-like aura surrounds the Three Chimneys Sugar Mill archaeological site, even though West Granada Boulevard hums by on the other side of a curtain of trees. Three centuries are represented in the remaining structures, from a late 1700s English rum distillery to 1900s tourism. Many people pass by the site, located at 715 W. Granada Blvd., every day, hardly noticing the historic marker that declares it a Florida Heritage Landmark. But on March 22, the public will be able to tour the site in the annual open house conducted by the Ormond Beach Historical Society Preservation Committee. The free event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature guided tours, and visitors will also be able to walk around and read the many interpretive signs. Dr. Philip Shapiro, committee chairman, said the city is lucky that the ruins have survived through the centuries in the heart of the city. Many sugar mills and other sites have been lost to development and time. “It’s a miracle that the bricks were never salvaged,” he said. He places the importance of the site on the level of Plymouth Rock and St. Augustine.
“This is a unique local resource,” he said. It’s documented as the first sugar mill and rum distillery in the continental U.S. Visitors will find a boiling house, where sugar cane was cooked into a molasses, and a distillery, where rum was made from molasses. The rum was used for water purification, as well as its alcoholic effect. Indentations remain in the boiling house wall, where a bench was installed for the slaves who ladled the cane slurry into smaller and smaller kettles until it became molasses. The chimney of the distillery has fallen, but Shapiro hopes to one day having it restored. Although named Three Chim-
neys, there is only one chimney standing on the site, and it’s from a house built in 1914 by Billy Fagan, who used the boiling station to support his front porch. The three chimneys that were there when the site was named are long gone. Fagan operated an early Ormond Beach tourist attraction, building a treehouse in a large oak. Tourists, most likely from the Ormond Hotel, could climb up and see the ocean. He also displayed two alligators. Fagan’s oak tree is still there, and the walk provides an added treat. It’s on the original Kings Road, a 12-foot path under a canopy of trees. You see King’s Road as it looked when built in
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Florida’s black bear population is rebounding. A Florida Fish and Wildlife expert gives advice on dealing with them. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission bear expert Alyssa Simmons still sometimes gets the willies when she sets the bear traps at dusk. “Hey, Bear. Heyyyyy, Bear,” she calls out to warn any curious ones nearby of her presence. It’s a technique that, at a free lecture called “Become Bear Aware” at the Palm Coast Community Center Saturday, March 14, Simmons suggested Palm Coast residents use when they’re out on hikes in the woods. A few decades ago in Florida, such precautions would hardly be needed. But Florida’s black bears are making a comeback: A species that was counted at about 300 statewide in the 1970s is up to more than 3,000. That means a greater likelihood that Flagler County residents will see bears in the woods behind their homes, in their backyards, on hikes, or, if they’re not careful, rummaging through their trash. Renewed construction, she said, is also driving bears into contact with people. Some of the lecture attendees had seen them recently. K-section resident Krystal Johnson was out dirt biking with her sister and daughter less than two weeks ago, she said, when she surprised one. “The bear was definitely bigger than I am. It looked like an adult to me,” Johnson said. “It ran straight up a tree when I came through on the dirt bike.”
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Such forest encounters may be unavoidable, Simmons said, but homeowners can avoid attracting bears to their properties by putting their trash out on the morning
FWC bear expert Alyssa Simmons stands with “Bearnard,” the preserved head and pelt of a roughly 300-pound Florida black bear. “Bearnard” was hit by a car. of pickup instead of the night before, not keeping birdfeeders stocked in fall and, in rural areas where people keep animals and feed outside, installing electric fences around a property’s border. Bears also don’t like loud noises, especially if they’re unfamiliar. If pots and pans aren’t enough to scare off one that’s lingering in your driveway or yard, Simmons said, try using the panic button on your car keys. For hikers who’d like an option other than talking loudly, Simmons said, a whistle can serve as a warning, as can a miniature air horn. For more tips, see the online version of this story at palmcoastobserver.com.
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