I haven't received many reports of steady tarpon activity or catches. Recent reports indicate more fishing than catching with lots of hours being put in.The usual early spring tarpon fleet off Knapp's Point has done really well on sharks, but not so much on the fish they are targeting.The ...
Matlacha is not my first pick for cobia fishing, but every year folks aboard my boat bag four or five on topwaters, spoons, and shrimp all intended for reds and snook.Ver-onica Thomas, 14, first time visitor to SW Florida and to our famous fishing grounds, asked for, screamed for help, as her ...
After dinner I grabbed a rod and walked out back to escape the insanity of the evening news and the subsequent stress induced heartburn.Still recovering from TV shock I fired a long cast down the canal just as the sun died. The MirrOlure hit the water close to the seawall and before I could ...
Get out your cold towels from the cooler and slap on the sunscreen. It's oven time.These last weeks have been a blessing with hungry fish and incredibly friendly weather, but as dear old Dad used to preach, nothing lasts forever.At the bait store the shrimp get smaller each passing weekend. A ...
Paging through the big name outdoor angling magazines you'll see 50-foot offshore luxury sport fishing yachts chasing three-quarter-ton black marlin off the Great Barrier Reef.Big game fishing at its peak to be sure, and very expensive unless you're an invited guest or celebrity.Closer to home ...
With local attention shifting to tarpon and pass snook, trout fishing is still hot.Charters this past week produced trout after trout as we drifted and quietly poled the 3- to 5-foot zone over grass and potholes.Brown water in Matlacha didn't seem to bother the trout as long as the topwater ...
