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Seems everything is biting … get out early to beat the heat and storms

It’s a good time to take advantage of the still relatively calm weather to round up some offshore table goodies. Scattered storms predicted for the weekend mixed with Saharan dust clouds means get out and back to port before the afternoon fireworks show begins. Seems that most all the ...

Try your luck with bass or tarpon

Florida’s FWC is proud to announce that three of the state’s big bass factories -- Lake O, Stick Marsh and Orange Lake -- received national recognition as part of the Top Ten Bassmaster picks for best largemouth bass lakes in the nation. Looking to bag your own trophy-sized Cape ...

‘Keep it simple…’ is the way to go

“KISS” or “Keep it simple …” is something you’ll hear well known DOA lure inventor Mark Nichols use quite often in his public presentations and videos when describing productive retrieve presentations using his many successful and widely copied soft bait lure designs. Simple: ...

Trying to check off a few more bucket list catches

A lifetime of fishing adventures often starts with humble pan fishing -- crappies, bluegills, perch -- then that first largemouth bass or walleye. Soon you’re reading every fishing rag dreaming of moving up to the big leagues even creating your first bucket list of species you want to ...

Highly prized red snapper usually found further out in the Gulf

Like most snapper species the highly prized red snapper is delicious but requires extra fuel to find them as these guys are usually found further out in the Gulf in the 125 to 200 foot range and beyond. Unfortunately, this popular fish is still by far the most faked commercial/restaurant fish ...

Challenge of dealing with tarpon tunnel vision

After being on the water chasing fins and scales for over half a century, in my mind there’s little question that tarpon can be one of the most frustrating fish to target, especially juvenile tarpon. A few days ago in Boca Grande, big tarpon where as thick as fleas breaking the surface in ...