Another chance to bring home some fine red snapper for dinner if the weekend weather cooperates. Predicted showers and light winds may keep smaller boats close to home or maybe competing in the tarpon parade at Boca Grande. Best weather advice; when in doubt, wait it out. East coast anglers ...
Ready for a Southwest Florida inshore five fish challenge? Start early and head to the surf with a white bucktail to get your snook on board while keeping a sharp lookout for rolling tarpon behind you. If you spot moving tarpon, quietly motor far out ahead of the moving pack and ready your live ...
Off- and nearshore Spanish mackerel, grouper, big snapper, permit, sharks, cobia, jumbo snook, even tripletail are all waiting to play from nearshore numbers to out past the 100-foot zone. If you’re new to the offshore game, first know that state waters end out at the 9-mile mark. Once you ...
As Florida prepares for an expanded 2026 recreational red snapper season, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is reminding anglers that feeding pelicans and other seabirds fish scraps can unintentionally cause serious injury or death. Wildlife rehabilitators at CROW say they ...
South Seas Resort is bringing together fishing, golf and philanthropy over Memorial Day weekend as its Tarpon Tournament returns Friday, May 22 with a new Golf Scramble and Helicopter Golf Ball Drop, all designed to support scholarships for families of fallen and disabled service members. The ...
It is the middle of May and it’s a hot Southwest Florida multi-species bite with tarpon, snook and sharks of all sizes the current stars of the show. Add in some assorted sized redfish and trout, snapper, cobia, grouper and Spanish macs and, well, it’s downright overwhelming. There’s ...
