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Mosquito Lagoon, The Big One Got Away

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Mosquito Lagoon is a fairly large but shallow salt water estuary along the Atlantic Ocean eastern shore in Central Florida. This inlet is protected by a coastal barrier that separates it from the ocean. To the north of this estuary are the cities of Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach. To the south of this body of water is John F. Kennedy Space Center. West of this lagoon is the Indian River Lagoon. The closet city is Titusville, just west of both the Indian River Lagoon and the Mosquito Lagoon. A major highway (I-95) runs through Titusville and parallel to the two lagoons. The lagoons are separated by a strip of land that is considered a part of the wetlands although it is dry most of the season. The two lagoons are connected by a man-made canal called Haulover Canal (The original Haulover Canal was built in 1854. This canal was replaced in 1887 by the current Haulover Canal).

Mosquito Lagoon is known for its great fishing, especially redfish fishing. Some claim that it is the capital of the world for redfish. There are plenty of other types of fish that are frequently caught in this lagoon including black drum, spotted sea-trout, tarpon, flounder and snook. Top lures, shrimp and finger mullets are the preferred fishing bait.

Well, my fishing buddy and I have fished in this area on numerous occasions and our luck has been horrendous. Many times, we stay all day and come away with nothing to show. At the same time, conversations with others uncover that they fished in the same area and caught many fish. We use the same bait but the fish allude us. Nevertheless, we continue to fish in this area that so many call the greatest fishing area in Central Florida.

Rather than brood about our unfortunate luck, we continued to pursue our fishing objective and low and behold one day it happened. This enormously large redfish hit my line and I struggle, and I struggled, perhaps for about a half hour trying to bring the rascal in. It must have weighed more than 70 pounds. I managed to get it into shallow water where it could only flap its tail, and oh did it flap. My buddy and I tried to get it into the net but it was too small. So, he at almost seven feet tall and 400 pounds waded into the shallow water (about one foot deep) while I continued to hold the line. As he reached for the big one, it made one big flap, he fell in the water, and the fish broke the line and scooted away, flap, flap, flap! That was the big one that got away.

We have not given up on Mosquito Lagoon. We will soon return looking for the big one. I am told that fishing is good in Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River Lagoon as well as the Haulover Canal.

Mosquito Lagoon is so called because of the abundance of mosquitoes in the area. It was not the only thing that was named after the mosquito. There was the Mosquito Inlet, now called Ponce Inlet. The area south of St. Augustine was one big county known as Mosquito County. This county got smaller and smaller as separate counties broke away, so that you ended up with one Central Florida County known as Mosquito County. Then, that name was changed to Orange County. Volusia County which was once a part of Mosquito County, then a part of Orange County when the name was changed broke away into its own separate county.

I have referred to Indian River Lagoon on several occasions. It is not a river. It has no fresh water source (except runoff) and, like Mosquito Lagoon, it is shallow. It was called early on Indian River before it was discovered to be another salt water estuary. But the "Indian River" name stuck. So, those who know that it is a lagoon just call it Indian River Lagoon. Another body of water further south of this area known as Banana River is also not a river but a lagoon. So, it is now called Banana River Lagoon.

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AUTHOR: William C. Harrison, a former Army Lieutenant Colonel and Business Executive, has written a number of articles, blogs and RSS Feeds. The founder of WCH EnviroTech Corp, he currently manages several online businesses: http://www.mycampingmall.com, http://www.usacampsite.com, http://www.videotoyguy.com

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SEO Engineering, Marketing and Strategizing

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500

SEO and Camping Information

SEO is an abbreviation for search engine optimization. It is a term used to describe the process of preparing a site for optimum readiness for search engines review. Camping projects benefit from a carefully devised program to provide appropriate SEO strategies for the growth and development of project "My Camping Mall" (http://www.mycampingmall.com). This SEO process and its importance to My Camping Mall are further described below.

SEO Strategies

Many have written much about SEO. It is not the intent of this script to rewrite what has already been written but only to apply it to My Camping Mall and the camping industry. Some references regarding SEO marketing and development are listed below. As indicated above, SEO describes a process of readying a site for search engines review. This readiness considers the site structure and its navigational scheme together with site description and key words. Developing good site content and marketing strategies are your early SEO considerations. Keeping your focus on your niche is of utmost importance. In this case, the focus is on the outdoor camping industry. The SEO strategy should be built around that niche. Once your focus has been adequately developed and your site created including site description and key words, your next focus should be on driving traffic to your site. As a matter of fact, driving traffic to the site can and should commence long before the actual creation of the web structure.

Camping Strategies

SEO strategies for outdoor and camping websites are not too different from that of other websites. The keywords (camping, hiking, tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, lanterns, etc.) will be different but the marketing strategies will be similar. The emphasis, of course, will be driving traffic to the site. Developing good content for a camping site is similar to developing it for other sites. Optimizing the site for site description, keywords, meter description is also similar. Plans for establishing links (preferably one-way linking) to other sites, developing a sit map, writing RSS feeds, blogs and articles, and submitting the site to search engines and directories are all a part of the SEO process. While the marketing effort will have similar resemblance to that of other sites, the focus will be different because the audience will be different and, thus, the client base will be different. In this case, the audience will be those who enjoy the outdoors and are willing to plan, equip and conduct camping trips and engage in various outdoor endeavors.

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William C. Harrison, a former Army Lieutenant Colonel and Business Executive, has written a number of articles, blogs and RSS Feeds

Source: http://www.articletrader.com

Paradise Beguile

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The magic of paradise can mesmerize and consume one’s entire self. The fascination of getting away to relax and allow one’s self to “thrill me” is self glorification. When I think of paradise, I think of that wonderful camping trip with or without others. Camping can be the essence of getting away to enjoy the moment. Camping helps people escape the stress of city life. It provides physical benefits when it involves hiking to, from, and around a campsite. Many outdoor enthusiasts believe that camping instills confidence in youngsters and offers older campers opportunities to challenge themselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Recent improvements in camping gear and a growing number of organizations that teach people wilderness safety have made it easier to spend several days or even weeks in the outdoors.

Is camping paradise? It can be. The pleasure of a stroll in paradise is ever so stimulating. Whether you’re hiking, kayaking, canoeing, or riding a “go-mo-bile,” it is just joyous to be in the midst of the wonders of Nature. Even, the rain drops don’t distract from this delight. You can just attack life with a passion and throw away your worries because you’re taking a stroll in paradise.

Nothing is more romantic than a stroll along the lake listening to water falls and all the sounds of paradise animals. Then, there is the stroll in moon light just before an entertaining show on the lakeside. Finally, finding a comfortable spot for a good night sleep in a nice large tent equipped with a mattress and sleeping bag caps a most wonderful day of strolling in “Paradise Beguile.”

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William C. Harrison, a former Army Lieutenant Colonel and Business Executive, has written a number of articles, blogs and RSS Feeds. Visit at:

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