Heavyweights of the jack family are roaming waters near you. Permit, jack crevalle and amberjack species all get big! Here’s how to catch them.

Classes are FREE, and will be held at the Biscayne Bay Environmental Center.

Excerpts from an article by Dave and Emily Whitlock, on Flyfisherman.com Just before, during, and a week after spawning, males are aggressive near their nests and strike almost any fly that comes into range…

Sharpen your fly game for educated redfish. Not all that long ago, me and my circle of flyfishing buddies called redfish the antidote for bonefish. If we had a trying day with fussy, lockjawed Biscayne Bay bonefish, a trip to Florida Bay for tailing reds was the perfect elixir. For grins, we used to pole up to tailing reds and poke ‘em with a flyrod tip. I invite you try that today!

Doug Schallmoser, of Cape Coral, caught a redfish and speckled seatrout that measured a combined 52.50 inches in length to win the IFA Kayak tournament in Ruskin.

People are asking when did spring end and summer begin? Anglers and boaters are taking advantage of the warm weather.

Crabbing the flats for redfish. Blue crabs are the bait of choice for bull redfish around inlets all over Florida,…»

Red grouper are the target, plugs and planers are the tools.

From Volume 5, No. 9 of the Yamaha Fishing Series It’s been six years since Michael Iaconelli caught the heaviest bass…»

How to keep your spinning reels humming. Spinning reel maintenance is a snap. A quality spinning reel is not an…»

Get updated on the latest artificial reefs in your area. You might be surprised what’s being deployed off your coast and just how fishy it already is.

These are great lure styles for the post-spawn months, when bass are filling up on amphibians and other large prey …

We’d beached the kayaks on the Indian River Lagoon spoil island half an hour earlier. We agreed—at least I agreed—that the kids would set up the tent while I built a fire and got lunch started.

Blade attachments give off the right flash. The original plan was to look for cobia off the beaches. We found…»

Natural trolling strips can be cut from the sides and belly portions of virtually any shiny fish, but the Florida species best-suited for this is a little tunny, a.k.a. bonito or false albacore. Let the bonito sit on ice for at least a few hours if not a day so the blood congeals and the flesh becomes more workable.

Under a pilot program established by Florida Statute 327.4105, certain local jurisdictions may regulate anchoring and mooring outside public mooring fields between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.