Clarifying some light confusion over vessel light requirements. There are minimum lighting standards for boating in Florida waters— in fact all U.S. coastal and inland waters, outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

Treat the lure like it’s a flat-sided rock and you want to skip it across a lake; get that bait low and keep it low.

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…

Kayaker Jerry McBride recounts his camping trip to the Everglades, just in time for you to plan one for yourself. Included are photos and planning tips to make your trip a success.

Tagging is so 1990s…Long ago, when Florida anglers began releasing tarpon, some would pull off a scale as a memento of a great battle. By the 1960s, the tables were turned and it was anglers leaving the fish with a memento, a coded plastic anchor tag that could be identified in the event the fish was recaptured. Today, we’re again taking something from the fish—a tiny bit of skin cells.

Lure-and-fly combinations increase your fish-catching potential. Back when I first started fishing the Indian River Lagoon for snook, redfish and seatrout there was a group of older anglers who spent a lot of time wadefishing and were generally considered the authorities on catching these species on the flats. I befriended a lot of these fishermen and learned a lot from them, but if there was one consistency among the group it’s that they used one version or another of what they called a “poacher” rig.

No knowledgeable boater would park a boat in the garage for nine months and expect it to perform flawlessly at the next launch if they didn’t do some basic pre-storage maintenance to the electronics, engine and fuel system.

Mike Miller shows how to properly secure your boat while camping overnight in the everglades during this FS Seminar. Extreme high and low tides can leave your boat high and dry come morning.

Florida Sportman’s Blair Wickstrom joins Jeff Mancini and Capt. Frank Crescitelli as they fish for false albacore off Cony Island, New York. After fishing all depths, they conclude that the middle water column is sometimes the most active.

WTVJ’s (NBC 6) Jennifer Reeves speaks with Guy Harvey’s Dave Chafin, who demonstrates the art of cleaning/preparing lionfish. With the right preparation, lionfish make for a delicious meal.

Florida Sportsman contributing editor Peter Hinck explains how to beat the wind and get out fishing when the conditions seem less than optimal for a kayak or paddleboard.

George Gozdz, host of Reel Time Florida Sportsman, shows how to properly trim your boat using both the trim angle of the motor and trim tabs. Having the correct trim while running will allow for a much safer and more comfortable ride.

Florida Sportsman’s Terry Gibson joins Capt. Bruce Shuler and expains the technique of “Combat Wading” while fishing in Texas.

It pays to become a proficient caster with either hand, but until then, here’s a shortcut. The redfish materialized at 2 o’clock. I told my fisherman where they were and started turning the boat. He couldn’t wait.

Navigating the used market for a versatile sportfisher. If you, too, are thinking of moving from a center console or other small boat to a vessel of this class, you should approach the used market with cautious optimism.

Cool, clear water opens a window for sight fishing sporty sharks in Florida estuaries. Get in on the action. Shark fishing often conjures images of big sportfishermen cruising blue water searching for man-eating mammoths.

The perfect warmup for spring tarpon season. Spring-run cobia travel inshore where even small skiffs can reach them on calm days. The fish are quick to snap up flies, and a big one will tax a 10-weight as well as any tarpon of comparable size. Where best to tackle these great fish on fly? Here are four scenarios.

Florida Sportsman’s Jeff Weakley gives some advice on using a planer to get certain lures deeper underwater.

Florida Sportsman contributing editor Peter Hinck covers the bases of selecting the right rod holders for your individual kayak and kayak fishing style.

Kayak color can enhance more than fishing pictures. Beyond economics, exercise and access to shallow backwaters, a major impetus [...]