Check the weather and leave early to take advantage of what’s left of red snapper season which ends on the 31st of this month. Anglers still get more chances at a good fight and a delicious meal when the season reopens for three-day weekends from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. Kept fish must be at ...
Lately, Boca Grande has definitely been tarpon central, although the pass population has now thinned quite a bit with many more schools or pods moving along the coast both north and south of the inlet. Tarpon are also working the inside along the ICW throughout Pine Island Sound from Boca ...
July is the month summer weather settles in bringing hot humid days, often with little wind until early afternoon as a sea breeze kicks in, followed by thunderstorms. Most anglers opt for an early start to take advantage of calm seas and avoid the mid-afternoon heat and storms. For those ...
Depending on what forecast you have faith in, looks like scattered showers and winds under 10 for the weekend. Now after saying that, there will most likely be heavy rain and 40 mph gusts with hail, so updates are obviously in order. When it comes to far offshore adventures in chancy weather, ...
Do you have too many lures? Can you have too many? I became lure and fly obsessed at an early age. Does your boat look like a mini-Bass Pro Shop when you go snook fishing? The Christmas tree has now become dangerous to kids, tipsy relatives and pets because of the 100 lures hanging from it? You ...
Hope no one was caught in an open boat while fishing Wednesday morning, but I did spot a handful of diehards standing along Burnt Store Road fishing the weirs in the torrential downpour looking for a big snook drawn to the food items dropping over the little dams. Actually you never know what ...
“I am proud to announce that this snapper season will be the longest season since our state took over red snapper management in the Gulf,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis recently. “Florida is proud to be the Fishing and Boating Capital of the World.” While a great number of local and visiting ...
It’s May in Florida and tarpon season is on at Boca Grande Pass! Time to catch a plane! After getting over the shock of walking into a very moist hot oven as you leave the cool comfort of the Fort Myers airport, you finally find your room for a night, actually a few hours of nervous sleep, ...
Cape anglers are blessed with year-round sport and food fishing for a huge variety of species. Remember those long winter months sitting by the window in your snow white tan watching wet snow cover your boat while videos or magazine articles about sunny Florida’s Lake Okeechobee big bass or ...
Time is running out for those looking to snack on a snook. May 1st is the deadline with the grand reopening in our Southwest Charlotte Harbor designation starting Oct. 1; up north, Sarasota region anglers get an earlier snook start-up on Sept. 1. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m aware that ...
