Be it an old dented-in and leaking 10-foot duck boat, a modern high-end hi-tech saltwater skiff, a kayak or even a shiny new metalflake lake rocket bass boat, they all share one item of equipment – a push pole. Stealth equals angling success and in some cases thousands of dollars in ...

Water temperatures are definitely falling, which makes our local seatrout population happy and hungry, while always ready to chow down redfish take notice, but just keep eating. With more cold fronts eventually coming, ever-growing in-shore redfish now big enough to spend the balance of their ...

Many anglers just want to go out and catch “a mess of fish” for the table while others are happy to challenge a snook, trout, or redfish on lite tackle, carefully releasing them after the fight. Still others are just happy to be on the water enjoying a beautiful Southwest Florida day, fish ...

Most forecasts call for decreasing winds this weekend hopefully making a red snapper trip possible for those able to access the 100 to 120-foot zones. In closer, bonito, Spanish macs, grunts and snapper are willing to bend your rod. If lite tackle, drag burning, “I can see the spool!” ...

First time redfishing on your own on local waters? Have lots of questions like where do I go, how do I catch one, do I need a boat, and do they taste good? Starting off you’re here at the right time as fall is schooling time in Southwest Florida as fish up to 10 pounds and sometimes more ...

I got the call from a friend in Punta Gorda telling me I had to come up right away, “Tarpon are everywhere! I know that juvie tarpon are your thing and my canal is loaded up; you’ve got to get up here!” I could feel the adrenaline starting to course through my veins, hands already ...

Many years ago not long after relocating to Florida in the fall of the year, I found myself in my new flats boat eager to sample some Southwest Florida flats redfish angling. As an expert reader about redfishing, I knew to look for schools of fish in thin water, making the water boil or appear ...

Opinions about leader length for inshore saltwater angling are like bananas, there’s a bunch. On spinning equipment I’m a use the longest castable and fishable leader that I can accurately cast guy, and I also don’t like leader knots pinging through my guides on every cast. Most people ...

A quietly wading angler slowly moving through the water is almost as stealthy as a push poled skiff and an often productive and fun way to fish while beating the heat, especially with local redfish already schooling in the shallows and hiding under high tide mangroves. If you’ve never gotten ...

This thing tastes soapy! I thought snook was supposed to taste good? Snook does taste good but most folks recommend that you remove all skin before cooking or the fish will have an unpleasant taste. With snook now open for harvest, make sure your dinner guest is between 28 to 33 inches and ...