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Fort Pierce commercial fisherman, Capt. Terry Howard, fishes solo most days.
Fort Pierce commercial fisherman, Capt. Terry Howard, fishes solo most days. He makes an exception for his friend and part-time first
mate, Fort Pierce native John Rohm. On a good day the pair may return with upwards of 700 pounds of king or Spanish mackerel. WHITNEY JOSEPH

Fort Pierce anglers are keeping it reel

BY WHITNEY JOSEPH

Angler Wiliam Moore
Angler Wiliam Moore has been fishing the Indian River Lagoon and other nearby waterways for the past five decades; he fishes every day but Sunday, sharing his catch with elderly members of his church. WHITNEY JOSEPH

It takes a special kind of discipline to wake up in time to watch the sun come up over that lucky spot on the water. Lucky for the fisherman, that is, not for the fish. But that’s exactly what countless men and women in Fort Pierce have been doing for generations. 

Indiana native, retired public school teacher and author Terry Howard is among them. He’s a commercial fishing captain who has been living in Fort Pierce since 1972. At 74, he still spends most days on the water, fishing his 24-foot diesel-powered Stapleton boat named Miss Fannie, in honor of his daughter.

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