I got the call from a friend in Punta Gorda telling me I had to come up right away, “Tarpon are everywhere! I know that juvie tarpon are your thing and my canal is loaded up; you’ve got to get up here!” I could feel the adrenaline starting to course through my veins, hands already ...
Many years ago not long after relocating to Florida in the fall of the year, I found myself in my new flats boat eager to sample some Southwest Florida flats redfish angling. As an expert reader about redfishing, I knew to look for schools of fish in thin water, making the water boil or appear ...
Opinions about leader length for inshore saltwater angling are like bananas, there’s a bunch. On spinning equipment I’m a use the longest castable and fishable leader that I can accurately cast guy, and I also don’t like leader knots pinging through my guides on every cast. Most people ...
A quietly wading angler slowly moving through the water is almost as stealthy as a push poled skiff and an often productive and fun way to fish while beating the heat, especially with local redfish already schooling in the shallows and hiding under high tide mangroves. If you’ve never gotten ...
This thing tastes soapy! I thought snook was supposed to taste good? Snook does taste good but most folks recommend that you remove all skin before cooking or the fish will have an unpleasant taste. With snook now open for harvest, make sure your dinner guest is between 28 to 33 inches and ...
Hope everyone came through the storm without too much damage. My heart goes out to those still stressed, tarped and damaged from the last big blow. With the waters wind-stirred, it gives you a couple days to do some well-needed basic maintenance before getting back on the water. As the ...
