Dave Hyde: Fishing the flats opens up a new world during this coronavirus pandemic

Standing in the stillness of a flats boat, socially distanced and meditatively entertained as a line of pelicans skimmed the water, the next moment of chaos came. “Permits, two o’clock, 100 feet,” the fishing guide, Joe Gonzalez said. Rod in hand, crab in the water, I looked for them. “Fifty feet,” he said, voice rising with urgency. A half-dozen shadows sped across the sandy bottom through …