Ray Markham Email & Phone Number

Stuart, Florida Usa

Field Editor/ Outdoor writer, writing the monthly Action Spotter for West Central Florida in the magazine, and feature articles for Florida Sportsman Magzine. Online field editor writing the Weekend Fishing 4Cast for the West Central area on www.floridasportsman.com..

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Previously a member of the board of directors, involved with dealings of running the Florida Outdoor Writer's Association.

Florida

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area To Sarasota, Florida

Capt. Ray Markham is a US Coast Guard licensed and insured fishing guide and owner of Backwater Promotions, a charter fishing business since 1996, fishing inshore, near shore, flats, and backcountry charter fishing for snook, trout, redfish, cobia, tarpon and others. Specializing in light tackle and fly fishing with artificial lures utilizing spin, plug, and fly tackle. Fishing West Central Florida waters, from Crystal River to Sarasota. I am an outdoor writer, promoting fishing, hunting, and the great outdoors. The business includes fishing instruction and field testing for major national and international outdoor manufacturers of fishing, hunting, and outdoor gear since 1971.

Marketing, merchandising, and retail sales of grocery products.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

I wrote a weekly column called On the Waterfront followed by a weekly column called GO FISHING, an update on current happenings on the water with regard to fishing, that appeared every Friday in the Tampa Tribune, a.k.a. St. Petersburg Tribune.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

This was a weekly radio show that aired in the Tampa Market with coverage in the West Central Florida area from Boca Grande to Crystal River, Florida. On air personality as co-host of a fishing show. When anglers wanted to know where to fish and what was biting, we aired reports, with many of them live and on the water of what anglers were catching at the time and what other anglers caught during the week.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

I wrote a fishing update for the column entitled The Captain's Corner, which appeared periodically throughout each month in the daily paper.

Sales of pension, profit sharing, annuities, life, health, and disability insurance.

Installed engines and built standing and running rigging as well as spars for sailboats, motor sailers, and trawlers.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Anthropology

Activities and Societies: USF Alumni Association

Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography