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Category Archives: Fish Shacks
Fish House ~ One of the Few
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Getting crab pots ready for the season at Jug Creek Seafood, which is one of the few remaining fish houses in Southwest Florida still in operation. Commercial fishing used to be a way of life in this part of the world but not anymore. Cheap imported seafood, net bans, and strict catch limits has all but eliminated the industry. Jug Creek seems to be surviving by offering famous Pine Island clams, as well as awesome stone crabs and blue crabs, mullet (if you can get it, the smoked mullet is most excellent), fresh fin fish, and, of course, shrimp.
POD ~ Fish Shacks of Pine Island Sound
Also posted in Florida, Photo of the Day, Pine Island
Tagged Fish Shacks, Florida, Pine Island, POD
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The Red Shack
Uniquely Pine Island, the Fish Shacks of Pine Island Sound are relics of bygone days when commercial fishing was a way of life. These stilt houses located between Pineland and Captiva Pass were home to fishermen and their families. They would fish for mullet or pompano by night and repair their nets and rest during the day. Their catch would be sold to fish companies that would call on each shack by boat.
A favorite photo subject of mine, the shacks are accessible only by water. For me it is an hour boat ride, but well worth the effort. Six shacks are all that remain of a once vibrant commercial fishing industry in Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. Most are rather ordinary looking but one stands out. The Red Shack is by far the most interesting photographically. Painted a bright red, it would seem to be the oldest one with its painted metal roof, separate outhouse, and water reservoir. Built on an oyster bar it has a very long pier stretch out to deeper water and a favorite resting place for the many pelicans, cormorants, gulls, and skimmers in the area.
There are many more pictures of the Fish Shacks here.
Also posted in Florida, Nostalgia, Pine Island, Red
Tagged Fish Shacks, Old Florida, Pine Island, Red, St James City
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POD ~ Reflection – Fish Shacks
Shack Reflection
Six Fish Shacks are all that remain of a once vibrant commercial fishing industry in Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. Fishermen, and in some cases, their families lived in the wood frame cabins on stilts in the Sound. They would fish for mullet or pompano by night and repair their nets and rest by day. Their catch would be sold to fish companies that would call on each shack by boat.
The reflection of a shack pictured below can be seen in the window of the one above.
Shack
POD ~ Fish Shack Friday
Red Shack and Pier
Another Fish Shack. This one has an exceptionally long pier to reach deeper water. As you can see, the birds love it as a favorite resting place. Taken with a wide angle lens to accentuate the length of the pier.
POD ~ Fish Shacks
Fish Shacks
This Friday,which means another image of the Pine Island Fish Shacks. An early morning shot using a wide angle lens and polarizing filter.
POD ~ Kibbies
Kibbies Fish House
An early morning view on an overcast day. One of the few working fish house remaining on Pine Island.
POD ~ Fish Shack
Fish Shack
It is Friday, so here is another Fish Shack image. This time it is an image of three Shacks and some fishermen probably hoping to hook a red fish or snook.
POD ~ Rope
Rope
A coil of rope near a working fish house on Pine Island. The original image had little color so I converted it to black and white and increased the saturation and contrast some.
Also posted in Photo of the Day, Pine Island
Tagged fish house, Fish Shacks, POD, Rope
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