If you’re looking for a true Florida trophy bass this spring, you can try your favorite lure or put the odds more in your favor by live baiting. For consistent trophy catches, nothing beats a wild-caught golden shiner which can grow up to pound and as long as 16 inches. Can a jumbo bass ...
With hot weather and water right around the corner, sheepshead fishing will soon start to fade away. For now, get them while you can and enjoy some fine eating. Boca Grande dock structures have been and continue to be a hotter spot unless a red tide bloom pauses the fishing. Nearshore reefs ...
Talking tarpon in February? Yes, and why not? After all, April is right around the corner and early season tarpon hunters are preparing to do battle with these 100 million-year-old powerhouses which in some parts of the world are capable of reaching 300 pounds. There’s no known cure for ...
Break out your best big bass lure or round up a live well of big wild-caught golden shiners — its largemouth bass time in Florida and February through April are the best months to bag a big one. A “bigin” to some would be their first 5-pounder, a respectable bass in any waters, but a ...
If your eyes are itchy and you aren’t catching fish in a normally productive area, you just might be in a location bothered by a red tide bloom. Usually associated with hot weather, red tide blooms can occur any time of year as they are now. The FWC reported medium to high concentrations ...
Be it fresh or salt, nothing shuts down shallow-water fishing in Florida like a massive cold front. With a predicted 38 degrees Saturday morning start, largemouth bass are bundled up, snook are sneezing, trout are trembling and even cold tolerant sheepshead are shivering. Fortunately, and ...
