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Weather is getting hot, and so is the fishing

It’s getting hot, as is the spring fishing, so if you’re a multi-species inshore angler, the hardest thing is to decide what to go after. Right now tarpon and snook are the biggest draw but trout and redfishing are also surprisingly good. We’ll have tarpon and snook at the beaches, and ...

It’s a good time to fish for redfish, mangrove snapper

The weekend looks fishy with area high tides around 3 in the afternoon and lots of water for wily redfish to take advantage of their way back and under the sticks, mangrove hidey holes. Lure them out by their noses with cut bait or impress your buddy by demonstrating your sidearm lure skipping ...

Conditions are great for a weekend fishing adventure

Ramps and restaurants a little less crowded, tarpon and snook coming on strong and even some much needed rain to freshen things up for hopefully a great weekend, in and offshore. With Saturday’s negative low tide bottoming out just after sunrise to a slow moving high of only 1.2 feet ...

Warmer temperatures mean snook and tarpon are biting

Humidity and snook go together like a plate full of muskrat salad and cornbread. I’ll gladly take the snook and salad but thoughts of yet another steam bath summer make me feel sticky already. Twenty-two years here, and still waiting for my blood to “thin out” so I can finally “get ...

It’s time to get your tarpon gear ready to go

With a warm winter and warm water, the tarpon are definitely on the way north with some already here mixing with our resident fish. Now is definitely the time to get your boat and gear in order for the type of tarpon fishing you enjoy be it dead baiting on the bottom with catfish, shad, ...

Catching peacock bass in Florida

Not too many years ago if you wanted to catch an exotic bucket list of freshwater fish like a butterfly peacock bass, you were also dealing with air travel to Brazil, lodging and guide fees. These big bruiser jungle bass can rip the hooks off lesser lures drawing traveling anglers from around ...