Pick your tide and weather window and enjoy the good fishing both in and offshore. Starting last Friday, two of us caught nearly 60 trout, a few rat reds, scads of ladyfish and a few bonus pompano, all on ultra-lite spinning outfits and fly rods. Small jigs heads and paddle tail soft ...
As of mid-week, the FWC website red tide sampling map showed no measurable concentrations of Karenia brevis from Sarasota south past Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Unfortunately samples collected at Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel showed medium concentrations. Samples are evaluated on a ...
My Christmas tree branches are already starting to droop under the weight of so many lures. For the person afflicted with the fishing disease, this is a fun way to decorate but obviously not recommended for households with small children or tree climbing house cats. When looking for inshore ...
It’s been 20 years since I’ve seen snow and a white Christmas would be a nice treat. Instead we get another red tide, health concerns and fish kills. As of Dec. 18, the FWC reported high concentrations of Karenia brevis or red tide somewhat stalled along our Southwest Florida coast with ...
Maintaining any boat, especially an older one, can be an expensive proposition. I know this to be fact. A repair shop in Matlacha has a dedicated parking space for me with my name on the blacktop and a plaque with my picture on the wall inside. Clearly, the boat is happier there than at my ...
Congratulations! Charlotte and Carl Veaux provided the first correct answer to last week’s Thanksgiving antique lure quiz and thanks also to the many others that responded. Heddon Batwings and Four-points appeared in the early 1900s and are actually hookless fish decoys highly prized by ...
If you could only use one lure type on your next Southwest Florida big money flats tournament, what would it be? Would you choose a top-water plug, MirrOlure-type twitch bait or a soft plastic jig? A spoon? For someone that carries a small tackle store's worth of lures and flies on each ...
New fly rod anglers looking to purchase equipment may be sticker shocked to find that a top quality fly rod and reel outfit can cost $1,500 to $22000 or more, fly line not included. The latest hi-tech graphite technology and materials go into today’s magic wands driving up prices. High-end ...
As of this writing, the wind is gusting to 60 mph with sideways rain. It was my turn to be on tornado watch so I found myself sitting by the window typing and silently praying to the shingle Gods for old roof mercy when my friends had to go out. Yorkie actually lifted off and flew a good four ...
An item missing from many boats is a basic toolbox containing a handful of essentials and one that shouldn’t be overlooked. A few years back I was travelling at night when I hit a crab float. In an instant the prop wrapped the float rope stopping the motor. Knife in teeth I slid over the ...
