El Jobean,
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Fishing reports indicate over the past week show that fish and anglers alike are getting used to cool conditions, as well, even area snook, which died by the thousands during the January cold spell are on the bite in coastal creeks and rivers. Tarpon addicts around the railroad trestle at El Jo Bean, mixed with silver Trout and Lady fish on live shrimp and some hot action Sheepshead action at the Englewood Pier seem to be a best bet for non-boating angling activities as these winds persists to make it unsafe to be out on the water. Casting small 9 and 11 Rapala Silver Minnows has produced nice CPR (Catch, Photograph & Release) Snook towards lighted docks in the Alley at night along with D.O.A. TerrorEyz lead heads. Braving the winds and cold has produced some nice catches of monster sharks out on the boards on the pier at “Sharky’s” in "FISH ON!" A MUST HAVE BEFORE ANY ATTEMPT TO FISH INSHORE FLORIDA WATERS IS A QUICK REVIEW OF THE LATEST FACTS TO TACKS ON FIN & SKIN MAGAZINE! Your Guide to Fishing the Flats A sportsman “Must have” packed to the rim with articles to many a destination ‘Flats Arena” in catching that big one with facts and techniques in the latest of fashion from “Fins & Skins”, it is where you want to be! From catch’n to cook’n, it serves up a plate to the pallet for all to enjoy. King mackerel is the name and King Creole is the game. “FISH ON!” Saturday, Jan 23 9:00a to 12:00p at Myakka River State Park, Discover secrets to fishing the Wild and Price: $20. Participants receive free park admission Phone: 316-8139 Age Suitability: Kids and up Tags: learn fishing hot spots of myakka river state park Discover secrets to fishing the Wild and Inshore Inshore Florida Offshore Anywhere: is an advocate in helping to keep the sport of game fishing ethical while working to improve the survival outlook for several of our pelagic species through research, habitat protection, public education, community outreach, networking, and advocacy. SNOOK HAVEN Once the haunts of the “King”, Elvis and Senator Kennedy before he was President and twice visited by President Regan and Bush Sr., Snook Haven is a rendezvous with the past on the sun-dappled shores of the winding Myakka River in Venice. Think giant oaks draped with Spanish moss, graceful cabbage palms, and tea-colored waters flowing by. Two movies have been filmed there, the most famous a Tarzan flick called Revenge of the Killer Turtles. On Thursdays, the public is invited to hear the Gulf Coast Banjo Society practice from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and every Sunday the place overflows with weekend bikers and other regulars who gather round the shaded outdoor picnic tables to listen to live music. For overnight stays, you can bring your own RV or rent one of the fully furnished cabins. Call first, though, as many are undergoing renovation. Snook Haven also offers guided pontoon boat charters up and down the Myakka River. Bring a camera; 1 November afternoon, one of the largest alligators the boat captain said he has ever seen charged the charter and dove straight under. Even grown men shrieked. However, the boat also meanders down some spectacularly scenic stretches of pristine county-owned lands that will never be developed. River tours are available Wednesday through Sunday. You can eat indoors or dine outside at a wooden table overlooking the river. Lunch is served from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; dinner runs from 4-9 p.m. seven days a week. Specialties include gator bites (of course!) and grouper, fried, grilled or blackened. Try it stuffed with crab or with the shrimp and clam platter. December, when the early mornings and evening are cool, is a splendid time of year for this experience. Bring bug spray, as the mosquitoes can be vicious. 
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Historical Facts: "El Jobean"
From 1888 until 1921, Southland existed solely as
In 1922-23, Joel Bean had the town replanted and renamed to an anagram of his name, El Jobe-an, and began building up the town by providing a Post Office & General Store and a Hotel.
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At Snook Haven, little has but changed but the faces and styles; all that remain of a day from our past. If you sit back, you can still hear Johnny Weissmuller ordering a cold can of brew from over the bar back. Old style pictures still hang at crooked angles and if you listen carefully, ignoring the hustle and bustle of the modern world down the road, you will hear a raptor’s cry as Marlene orders the same, waiting from a break in the rain, before filming again begins with Revenge of the Killer Turtles (1947). As an old Florida, bayou-style restaurant and pleasantly primitive entertainment venue, Snook Haven Restaurant & Fish Camp has been a fixture in Venice for more than 50 years. Even before that, anglers traversing the fish-filled waters of the Myakka River in the early 1900s camped in the area. Used as everything from fish camp to fish house, this journey back into time is well worth the time to visit. Back when I first moved to Venice, Florida, Snook Haven is where I set up my head quarters and rendezvous for ReelnFish Charters. Running clients up the river for a chance to mingle with our Florida wildlife and catch Bass to freshwater Channel Catfish. Big cats in the twenty-pound plus range on light tackle to cane poles. Camping on the banks or overnight pack-ins. moving down stream, we would catch everything from Snook to Reds and if the tides are right, you can catch Bull sharks on one side of the river and Bass on the other, along with an occasional Blue crab too. Now retired to angling and writing about it instead, I enjoy my visits back where “Tarzan” slept lazily along an out stretched branch of a giant oak draped with Spanish moss beyond the restaurant's waterfront, back deck. There one can find a canoe tucked between a fleet canoes to kayaks loosely tied to the aging dock. Here you can elect to explore the slow-moving waters by powerboat or as Snook Haven's slogan states - "You and a Canoe" – paradise to me! In the canoe the river is yours, at eye level with the crocks, the beauty is bountiful. One and a half hours at fifteen dollars is a steal of a deal for either a canoe or kayak, with all safety equipment provided. If you own a boat of 17 feet or small, you may use their boat ramp at a reasonable charge of five dollars plus tax. The boat launch is closed because of the crowds and live bands on Saturdays & Sunday’s between 11-6 and on Thursday between 8-3and the rest of the time restricted to dawn to dusk exclusively!
