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      Treasure                                                    Community Happenings



      Coast Outdoors                                    Ribbon Cutting                                     ribbon cutting with community leaders at the soon to be Patio



                                                                                                           Animal Medical Center. The Patio, in front of the lake, will be
      By Jim Weix                                       For Mapp Road                                      of Palm City Place between the fire station and Palm City
         Stuart was named one                                                                              the location of many future events. The Palm City Chamber
      of the “Best Winter Fishing                          Welcome to Palm City Highlights, an opportunity to   of Commerce in partnership with the Neighborhood Advisory
      Destinations,” but…                               be up to date on the happenings of our fabulous Palm City   Committee has plans for a Holiday Village in December
         Stuart was named to the                        community so many of us call home. As the executive director   and other family activities to showcase the new walkable
      2021 “Best Winter Fishing                         of the Palm City Chamber of Commerce and a Martin County   corridor in Palm City. We look forward to welcoming The
      Destinations” nationwide,                         local for 47 years, I am honored to be able to write this article   Barn Restaurant from the owners of Kork Restaurant in Hobe
      according to the blog                             for you. We have many exciting things happening in Palm   Sound. We hope to attract new shops, restaurants, and other
      FishingBooker.  It  was the                       City currently. I will focus on the improvements to Mapp   merchants to the area with the completion of the Mapp Road
      only Florida city to make                         Road for this segment.                             Town Center.
      the list.  Fis hingBooker                            The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), has      If you have any questions or concerns regarding the
      (https://fishingbooker.                           been working very hard to create a wonderful Town Center   happenings in Palm City, please check out our website at www.
      com/blog/winter-fishing-destinations/)  is  an online   for the residents of Palm City on Mapp Road. This project   palmcitychamber.com or contact Missi at (772) 286-8121.
      marketplace for booking yacht charters for recreational   has been in the works for
      fishing.                                          many years, and we are
         Ok, I admit that Stuart can provide some good fishing,   finally able to see it come
      but geographically I think it might be more accurate to say   to fruition. We are grateful
      that the Treasure Coast is one of the best winter fishing   to District 5 Commissioner
      destinations. I guess that FishingBooker just felt that they   Ed Ciampi, the Palm City
      actually needed to name a city.                   Neighborhood Advisory
         They claim that if fishing out of Stuart, sailfish are   Committee and Sunshine
      almost a sure thing, as are blackfin tuna, wahoo, and   Land Design for their
      kingfish. I think the same claim could be made if fishing   dedication to this amazing
      out of Fort Pierce or Jupiter. I actually find the best wahoo   project. Many Mapp Road
      fishing is closer to Jupiter. Hobe Sound and Fort Pierce   merchants including Dr.
      provide some of the best fishing for kingfish.    Rex Sentell and Mike
         FishingBooker says what makes Stuart different is that   DiTerlizzi have kept this
      the Gulf Stream comes very close to shore. If that is the   project in the forefront
      reason, then fishing out of Jupiter or West Palm Beach   with their countless
      should even be better, as the Gulf Stream comes even   hours of volunteering
      closer to shore.                                  on committees and their
         They also mention great inshore fishing for speckled   constant commitment to the
      trout and redfish. My guess is that the author hasn’t seen   betterment of Palm City.
      the sand deserts in the Stuart area of the Indian River      The Mapp Road Town
      Lagoon, where we used to have seagrass, before we   Center Project includes
      became a dumping ground for Lake Okeechobee water.   generous 10-foot-wide
      If you want speckled trout and redfish you might want to   sidewalks, beautiful
      head north to Fort Pierce.                        landscaping, decorative
         The one conclusion that FishingBooker got right   streetlights, trash/recycling
      was that Stuart is great for winter fishing due to warm   receptacles, benches, curb
      temperatures during the winter months.  That is in   and gutter drainage, on-
      comparison to their other top winter fishing spots of Lakes   street parking and a well-
      Mitchell and Cadillac, in Michigan, and Big Green Lake,   connected corridor  that
      in Wisconsin. I’ll take a winter day on the ocean here,   safely accommodates
      over ice fishing, anytime.                        vehicles, bicycles, and
         Back to reality, anglers are having good catches of   people. The project should
      golden tilefish and snowy grouper in deeper waters. Other   be completed in August
      grouper, mutton snapper, and seabass are providing good   with a grand opening to be
      catches on the local reefs.                       scheduled. This event will
         If you anchor, be sure to drop a chum bag down with a   feature a children’s area,
      weight. I simply attach one to a downrigger weight at the   food and merchandise from
      bow of the boat. Then I fish on the bottom off the stern   neighborhood shops and a
      with weighted lines using live bait or chunks of fish. That
      chum bag will make a world of difference, so take several
      with you.
         If you put out a couple of flat lines with live bait, you
      are almost certain to boat some kingfish and even dolphin.
         Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
      conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer.
         Jim is included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl association’s   NoN-Toxic cancer immunotherapy
      Hall of Fame, for his work in helping restore thousands
      of acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The
      Keyes Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941
      or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.                    Available NoW

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