Ready for a Southwest Florida inshore five fish challenge? Start early and head to the surf with a white bucktail to get your snook on board while keeping a sharp lookout for rolling tarpon behind you. If you spot moving tarpon, quietly motor far out ahead of the moving pack and ready your ...
Off- and nearshore Spanish mackerel, grouper, big snapper, permit, sharks, cobia, jumbo snook, even tripletail are all waiting to play from nearshore numbers to out past the 100-foot zone. If you’re new to the offshore game, first know that state waters end out at the 9-mile mark. Once you ...
As Florida prepares for an expanded 2026 recreational red snapper season, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is reminding anglers that feeding pelicans and other seabirds fish scraps can unintentionally cause serious injury or death. Wildlife rehabilitators at CROW say they ...
South Seas Resort is bringing together fishing, golf and philanthropy over Memorial Day weekend as its Tarpon Tournament returns Friday, May 22 with a new Golf Scramble and Helicopter Golf Ball Drop, all designed to support scholarships for families of fallen and disabled service members. ...
It is the middle of May and it’s a hot Southwest Florida multi-species bite with tarpon, snook and sharks of all sizes the current stars of the show. Add in some assorted sized redfish and trout, snapper, cobia, grouper and Spanish macs and, well, it’s downright overwhelming. There’s ...
The 29th Annual LCEC United Way Fishing Tournament total is in, raising nearly $85,000 for the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades counties. This catch and release tournament was held at D&D Bait and Tackle in Matlacha where it has taken place for decades. In total, 79 boats and over 240 anglers participated in the tournament and took part in the winning and bidding on nearly 200 raffle and auction items. Fishing tournament winners include: • Grand Slam – Team Hamilton & Hamilton • Largest Trout – Team Cozy Kittenz • Largest Red Fish – Team Hamilton & Hamilton • ...
