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Kayak Bar-Hopping

There are no overpriced drinks, no shaky sound systems, no shallow conversations. But when inshore anglers long for entertainment seasoned with diversity, many turn to bar-hopping.

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Mako Shark Chomps Dolphin

Patrick Cruz captured this video footage of a mako shark chomping on dolphin at boatside. His boat crew was fishing out of Little Torch Key.

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FS Member Report: 3-Day Adventure on St. Johns River

My skiff is rigged for fishing the saltwater backwaters, so it’s pretty well suited to bass fishing. I figured we could cover some shoreline on the trolling motor and just see if any of those famous St. Johns River bass wanted to play!

Ken Nedimyer of the Coral Restoration Foundation attaches coral fragments to a tree nursery east of Key Largo, Florida, in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Copyright Notice © 2012 Tim Calver www.timcalver.com Credit © Tim Calver

Coral Rehabilitation Underway in Keys

Scientists are transplanting up to 10,000 nursery-grown staghorn and elkhorn corals to degraded reefs in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The 2012 Florida Sportsman Bash had over 500 people for the weekend, with 200 anglers entered in the Tournament.

Florida Sportsman Southeast Bash BLOWS UP

By all counts the 2012 Florida Sportsman SE Bash was a success. If you weren’t able to fish the tourney or enjoy the party, here’s what you missed!

Morgan Mady, of Lake Mary, caught this slot size redfish on the flats of Mosquito Lagoon.  The fish was just over 7 pounds and measured 26 inches.

Get Chummy with Redfish

West coast anglers revive an old trick for attracting redfish with chum. If you aren’t using artificials, you can’t go wrong with this live bait tactic.

Planting Paspaladium grass in the southeast corner of Lake Trafford. FWC Photo.

Lake Trafford Restoration

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) planted more than 25,000 aquatic grass plants in Lake Trafford on May 8. Biologists designed this project to provide better habitat for fish and wildlife that live in and around the lake…

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Surf Bullies

Play your cards right and get jacks to open at the beach. Sure enough, the yellow tails and black spots behind the gill plates were now clearly visible. The captain was right as rain–they were jacks–but their sizes were amazing. These were 25- to 30-pound fish, and there were about 40 of them swimming in a tight circle as they balled a school of glass minnows.

Spring turkey season has ended, but the stories will be retold through the summer of 2012.

Three Turkeys versus Wily Coyote

Thinking their morning was spoiled when a noisy coyote charged Chris just after setting up, they were surprised 30 minutes later to see three Toms half trotting, half strutting to their decoys…