Once you’re out at the 80-foot and beyond mark, red grouper, mangrove and lane snapper, porgies and grunts are already waiting for you and the crew to drop down treats. Closer to the coast GPS numbers will still put you on the best sheepshead fishing of the year but it won’t last too much ...
With winter, most of our inshore fish, snook, reds and trout, tend to run on the small side with some exceptions like an occasional slot-sized redfish. These days, time spent in deeper water areas like creeks, canals, holes or marinas will up your angling success. These deeper spots offer more ...
New to flats fishing? Why am I getting bites and losing soft plastic paddle and grub tails but still aren’t catching the fish that’s obviously biting? Welcome to puffer world. These sharp-toothed soft plastic bait killers are out in force these days following and chewing on lures. Other ...
It’s been a long wait but FRW February is finally here and across Florida, ramp watchers are definitely excited! Florida Ramp Watch members are busy gathering score cards, pick-nick supplies, new comfy lawn chairs, cameras, coolers and cleaning off the grill. With Florida roads, boat ramps ...
Recently Cape motorists, many driving way too fast, splashing and drowning their engines, were shocked to learn that their cars weren’t very seaworthy, and had to bail out. Will car insurance rates go down now if you carry a car life vest? This same quick 8-inch deluge also muddied up the ...
With winter sheepies typically hanging around rocks, docks, pilings, bridges and oyster bars, casting anglers are often surprised to encounter big sheepshead patrolling the mangrove edges and hitting lures designed for redfish and snook. Sheepshead are always associated with some type of ...
