For snook, you fish on top for show, and smack on bottom for dough.
Long gone are the good old days when a Florida angler could legally tote home a leg-long snook and feed half the neighborhood. And that’s precisely why a lot more leg-long snook are being caught on a regular basis nowadays.
An in-depth approach for tackling deepwater largemouths. Let’s be honest: With the exception of spawning season, rarely do we find trophy bass hiding under lily pads in two feet of water. ... [+] Read More
Hunt ducks on a full night’s sleep. I knew I was in trouble when I opened my eyes and felt well-rested. No one goes on a serious duck hunt well-rested, do they? Sure enough, the alarm ... [+] Read More
Tricked out for 24-hour livebait fishing, ease of maintenance. Here’s another installment in our popular “One Man’s Dreamboat” series in which we spotlight highly individualized fishing boats that are ... [+] Read More
Cool, clear water opens a window for sight fishing sporty sharks on Florida estuaries. Shark fishing often conjures images of big sportfishermen cruising blue water searching for man-eating mammoths. ... [+] Read More
Check out this innovative strategy for sight fishing from little boats. Pick up a chart of the Intracoastal Waterway in the Jacksonville area and study the maze of tidal creeks that winds off to the east and west. ... [+] Read More
Best of all South Florida offshore live baits? We think so. The snap of taut monofilament popping the outrigger clip turned our heads abruptly toward the water a short distance back from the transom ... [+] Read More
How We rig it. There’s a lot more to grouper fishing than simply dropping a bait to bottom and letting it lie there until a fish finds it.
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A well-guarded secret, but don’t let those big cannons scare you away. Historic Fort Clinch on Cumberland Sound never saw a military battle, but this month there’ll be some pretty good fish fights nearby. ... [+] Read More
Camp out on the best mixed-bag fishing in Florida. We’d beached the kayaks on the Indian River Lagoon spoil island half an hour earlier. We agreed—at least I... ... [+] Read More
Unlock the secrets of Naples’ big-city backcountry. When anglers head for southwest Florida’s maze of mangrove islands, estuarine waters and oceanside beaches, the usual remote fisheries come to mind ... [+] Read More
Twin-engine security plus four-stroke fuel economy. Steve Giallanzo racked up more than 1,800 hours on a 21-foot center console with a single 200-horsepower two-stroke engine. He hauled lots of big dolphin over the side, along with ... [+] Read More
Hook up with a dinosaur. The alligator was stuck in the yard-deep muck of Lake Hancock, and nothing Charley McKee and gator guide Josh Garland could do would ... [+] Read More
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