Hope no one was caught in an open boat while fishing Wednesday morning, but I did spot a handful of diehards standing along Burnt Store Road fishing the weirs in the torrential downpour looking for a big snook drawn to the food items dropping over the little dams. Actually you never know ...
“I am proud to announce that this snapper season will be the longest season since our state took over red snapper management in the Gulf,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis recently. “Florida is proud to be the Fishing and Boating Capital of the World.” While a great number of local and ...
It’s May in Florida and tarpon season is on at Boca Grande Pass! Time to catch a plane! After getting over the shock of walking into a very moist hot oven as you leave the cool comfort of the Fort Myers airport, you finally find your room for a night, actually a few hours of nervous sleep, ...
Cape anglers are blessed with year-round sport and food fishing for a huge variety of species. Remember those long winter months sitting by the window in your snow white tan watching wet snow cover your boat while videos or magazine articles about sunny Florida’s Lake Okeechobee big bass or ...
Time is running out for those looking to snack on a snook. May 1st is the deadline with the grand reopening in our Southwest Charlotte Harbor designation starting Oct. 1; up north, Sarasota region anglers get an earlier snook start-up on Sept. 1. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m aware that ...
Southwest Florida fishing newbies often ask: “I keep hearing guides and local anglers talk about using ‘whitebait’ for fishing. What do they mean? What is it, and where can I buy it or find it?” Whitebait, or pilchards, are small baitfish used by live bait anglers to catch several ...
