Listen as Captain Jim Green and Rachel Staples discuss some current events in the Gulf of Mexico, including the Rice Whale petition for a speed zone, the restructuring of the fisheries management plan for Amberjacks and what's going on with Red Groupers.

Harley Van Hyning, also known as Gnarly Harley, is a local Gyotaku artist out of Destin, FL. He creates original works of art from everything from small shrimp and flying fish to giant Bluefin Tuna and Blue Marlin and countless species in between. Each piece is unique and tells its own story. Listen as we talk about Harley’s background, the art of gyotaku, some of the stories that accompany his works and more. 

Join Captain Jim Green and host Rachel Staples as they sit down and discuss the Magnuson-Stevens act and some of the history of fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico.

Captain Tommy Browning has spent well over 6 decades fishing the Gulf of Mexico. Listen as he shares stories about everything from how he got his start and how things have changed over the years to catching multiple cobias over 100lbs, the Florida state Blue Marlin Record and everything in between!

Captain Wayne Fisher has been fishing the waters of the Gulf of Mexico out of Destin, FL since the early 1970’s. His skill and passion for Cobia fishing made him a mainstay on the leaderboards and has resulted in five Ling over 100lbs. Listen as he shares some awesome stories about the way things were, his thoughts on the fishery and his love for Tarpon fishing.

Alex Fogg is the Coastal Resource Manager for Okaloosa County where he helps plan and facilitate our artificial reef program. Listen as he talks about some of the past, present and future plans they have for the area. We discuss everything from chicken coops and the current FADs to new FADs and a possible future deployment that could rival the U.S.S. Oriskany!

Captain Kelly Windes has spent the better part of the past 50-60 years charter and commercial fishing out of Destin, FL. Listen as he shares stories about everything from fishing with his Uncle Irby as a child and running his first charter boat to catching world record fish, finding wrecks and deploying the FADS!

Welcome to the East Pass Podcast! I'm your host Rachel Staples and I wanted to do introduce myself, give a little bit of background and explain some about why I wanted to start this podcast.