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With Permit Record, Florida Angler Seeks to Protect Belize's Flats Fishery

Ken Watkins' decade-long obsession with saltwater fly fishing has become a rallying cry for conservation in Ambergris Caye.

With Permit Record, Florida Angler Seeks to Protect Belize's Flats Fishery — Permit #520 on the fly. (Charlie Ellis photo)

October 02, 2025 By Lynn Burkhead, OSG Senior Digital Editor

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On Dec. 1, 1969, Sports Illustrated (SI) published a piece by the relatively unknown—at the time—writer Thomas McGuane.

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