Atlantic vermilion snapper and several species of Gulf of Mexico grouper will be back on the list of fish that recreational anglers in state waters can take home for dinner starting April 1. The first day of the spiny lobster closed season is also April 1.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley ventures offshore and shows us sime advantages of using artificial plugs to bring up some nice black groupers from the bottom.

Florida Sportman’s Rick Ryals gives some rigging advice for catching wahoo at high speeds.

4 Aces, owned by Miamian Peter Adrian and skippered by John Dudas, tallied 16 sailfish releases to take top honors at the two-day Jimmy Johnson National Billfish Championship that ended Saturday in the Florida Keys.

Keeping trolling baits fresh and durable is essential; bait trays make it a cinch. Bait trays are available in a variety of materials, as well as shapes and sizes specific to different cooler brands and dimensions.

To mark the 20th anniversary Old Salt Fishing Foundation announces the doubling of its top prize to a guaranteed $20,000 with an overall payout estimated at $80,000 in total prize monies this year.

Just about every local bottom fishing seminar I help deliver, I start out by telling the attendees how lucky they are to live in Northeast Florida. “You couldn’t move me to Miami on a bet,” I’ll tell them.

Dolphin aren’t what you’d call picky eaters. As indicated in the March 2013 feature issue in FS, “Travelers on the Trades,” when dolphin arrive off Florida’s coasts after long migrations through the Caribbean, they’re hungry.

Deliver baits and lures precisely in the stike zone. Today you’ll find the majority of kingfish boats outfitted with a pair of downriggers, but as fishing accessories go, downriggers are relatively new to the Florida scene.

Traveling and fishing the light tackle way.Keep a hook in the water at all times. It’s amazing how you can improve your results by following this most fundamental lesson in fishing.

Andrew Jones joins the FS crew to explain some of the finer points of offshore big game trolling. During this FS Seminar, Andrew talks about choosing lure colors to add to your trolling spread.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the 2013 recreational gag grouper season for Gulf of Mexico state waters at its meeting Feb. 13 in Orlando.

Tune in to the flight of pelagic seabirds to find big fish in spring. Migratory birds are always fascinating to encounter offshore, but not all are trustworthy indicators of fishing action.

Andrew Jones joins the FS crew to explain some of the finer points of offshore big game trolling. During this FS Seminar, Andrew talks about the advantages of using a stand up harness when fighting big fish.

An unprecedented cero mackerel bite has been underway off Key West for the past few weeks. Capt. Ted Lund is shown here with 15- and 10-pound ceros. The one on the left was caught by FS Editor Jeff Weakley; the other, by Bob Bagby, VP of Marketing for Zebco Brands in Tulsa, OK.

Fresh mackerel, delivered to your transom. There are so many methods used to catch mackerel that an entire book could be devoted to rigging and techniques, and everybody’s got their favorites.