Phil Thompson is a fourth generation Floridian, the great-grandson of homesteaders. Raised on the Alafia River and Tampa Bay, fishing was family tradition. Spreading a cast-net . a rite of passage.Phil currently writes for Coastal Angler, Gaff, and The Online Fisherman, and divides time between Ruskin, Key West, Florida and Cuba, and still guides select clients fly fishing in the Keys and Cuba.Other works by Phil Thompson:97 Miles SouthWith Money the Monkey Dances.