Humidity and snook go together like a plate full of muskrat salad and cornbread. I’ll gladly take the snook and salad but thoughts of yet another steam bath summer make me feel sticky already. Twenty-two years here, and still waiting for my blood to “thin out” so I can finally “get used ...
With a warm winter and warm water, the tarpon are definitely on the way north with some already here mixing with our resident fish. Now is definitely the time to get your boat and gear in order for the type of tarpon fishing you enjoy be it dead baiting on the bottom with catfish, shad, ...
Not too many years ago if you wanted to catch an exotic bucket list of freshwater fish like a butterfly peacock bass, you were also dealing with air travel to Brazil, lodging and guide fees. These big bruiser jungle bass can rip the hooks off lesser lures drawing traveling anglers from around ...
A check of today’s FWC red tide sampling map showed small patches mostly along the barrier islands and a few spots in Pine Island Sound which compared to previous weeks looks great. With migrating tarpon soon arriving from the south, the last thing we need is another red tide event coating ...
Ira’s, Union, Armed, White, Black and Sword spine are names of just six of the 13 species of snook known to swim in Atlantic and Pacific waters with the Black snook growing the largest, like the 59-pound, 8-ounce Costa Rican giant holding the current world record. There certainly could be ...
Feeling a little weepy and wheezy? Beaches smelling fishy? Can’t we catch a break? One look at Thursdays FWC Southwest Florida coastal satellite images shows high concentrations of Karenia brevis or red tide stretching from below Tampa Bay all the way down to Marco Island could explain ...
The timing is perfect. Relatives and friends are down escaping the harsh northern winter looking to warm up, hopefully go for a nice boat ride, and maybe try some fishing. Today’s crew is a mixed bag of seasoned citizens and 8 to 12-year-olds with just a little freshwater experience between ...
Finally got that new dreamboat in the water but so far you’ve been staying inshore and even ventured out to fish the local passes. You listen as your buddies brag about all the snapper, grouper and sheepshead they’re catching offshore but won’t share GPS numbers with you. Simply go to the ...
Beach closures, health advisories, more red tides, hundreds and hundreds of leaking boats still needing to be recovered, dare I even say flesh eating bacteria and lots of who knows what else still floating or submerged, moving around with the tides -- to say there are continuing challenges ...
Looks like pleasant fishing and boating weather ahead with low 80s predicted for the next several days. Longtime residents might remember a different weather pattern back in 1977 when it snowed on Jan. 19. This record cold snap caused an estimated $350 million crop loss across the state. Even ...
