Fishing with National Geographic on Assignment
Having the opportunity to take National Geographic's journalist
Joel
Bourne, Jr. and photographer Tyrone
Turner out for a few days of fishing around Merritt
Island's saltwater lagoons and wildlife areas was exciting and
rewarding for Captain
Richard Bradley and his wife Captain
Gina. Both photographer and journalist were scheduled for their
excursion in the late summer/fall of 2005 and eventually ended up on assignment
during a windy thanksgiving holiday while spending the evenings at the Bradley's
home and relaxing in the cool Florida fall air.
Their assignment about coastal America is a passion to the Bradley's and
brought out emotions about the quality of life around our lagoons and how
our population growth and development is impacting their once prestine area.
"I've seen our lagoon's water deteriorate over decades since
I was a child and have wondered if there is ever hope of returning the waterway
to their original tranquility with vast acres of seagrass. We've seen a
rebound in fish stocks and wildlife from management, but I fear that we'll
eventually loose that because of poor water quality and loss of habitat.
I'm hoping that the very things we enjoy and take for granted aren't
ruined from too much of a desire to be close or careless with what we have."
Captain Richard Bradley / Lagooner Fishing Guide
"I caught my biggest inshore fish since I was a child while Captain
Richard showed us the sandbars and grassbeds in the northern part of the Banana
River Lagoon. I also caught a really big seatrout and another redfish that
was tailing in the shallow water before we had to head back to the dock and
conclude our day of fishing."
Joel Bourne, Jr. / National Geographic Journalist
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