The Chesapeake Spring Striper Run — Reading the Light Cycle
A career writer's field guide to the Chesapeake spring striper run — pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn tactics, where to fish, and why the post-spawn recovery period is the best striper…
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers/Sanibel
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Naples/Marco Island
Palm Beach
Sarasota
Stuart
Tampa/St. Pete
Fishing the Backwater — Florida’s Estuary Headwaters
An honest field guide to fishing the upper estuaries — St. Lucie, Loxahatchee, Caloosahatchee, and other backwater systems where snook, redfish, tarpon, jacks, and bass mix in water almost nobody…
Catching Tarpon as They Come In — Reading the Migration
A 30-year outdoors writer's field guide to catching migrating tarpon — reading the migration, finding the choke points, picking the right tackle, and the conservation ethic that built the modern…
Bristol Bay Sockeye — A First-Timer’s Guide
A working journalist's honest guide to Bristol Bay — what to expect, what to bring, how to budget, and what makes the world's largest sockeye run worth one trip in…
Bull Reds in the OBX Surf — A Tactical Primer
A tactical primer for the Cape Hatteras bull red drum surf fishery — beach reading, tackle, bait, the wait, and the conservation ethic that built the modern fishery.
Cape Cod Canal — Reading the East Tide
How to read the east tide on the Cape Cod Canal — where to stand, when to fish, what to throw, and why most anglers miss the bite by an…
Snook Fishing at Night Under Dock Lights — A Field Guide
A 30-year outdoors writer's detailed field guide to catching snook under dock lights in Florida — tides, positioning, tackle, retrieves, and the techniques that separate consistent producers from frustrated casters.
Pensacola Fishing Report — Week of May 21, 2026: Red Snapper Opens June 1, Cobia Tail End
Pensacola anglers are 11 days from the most anticipated opener of the year — federal red snapper opens June 1, with Florida state waters following shortly...
Panama City Fishing Report — Week of May 21, 2026: Snapper Opener Imminent, Cobia Stragglers, Kingfish Solid
Panama City's offshore community is counting down to June 1, when federal Gulf red snapper opens. In the meantime, late-season cobia are still being...
Fort Myers/Sanibel Fishing Report — Week of May 21, 2026: Tarpon Stacking at Boca Grande, Snook on Beaches
The Boca Grande tarpon migration has reached its peak. Schools of giant fish are stacked in the pass, and Captiva and Sanibel beaches are loaded with...