WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
With the water warming up, it’s tarpon time. I get a lot of questions about tarpon fishing this time of year. While many anglers seem to think…
While preparing for the Major League Fishing (MLF) Southern Toyota Series on the Harris chain of lakes, I was able to locate bass in bunches, …
Lionfish, tiger prawns, zebra mussels — oh my! What do each of these aquatic critters have in common? They are all nonnative species that are …
Now that we are clearly into springtime, various new natural events are occurring that mark the warming temperatures.
What do you eat while you’re out on the water? As the Fish Coach, I go out with a lot of different people, and I see all types of nautical nos…
Life is exploding all around us. Spring is traditionally the time of birth and renewal, and it’s doing just what it’s supposed to do. New life…
If you’re a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants (and who isn’t?), you know the term “Barnacles!” In the make-believe world of Bikini Bottom, the char…
Way back in the 1990s, I spent 18 months in western France. I worked at a restaurant and a winery. We cooked the craziest things. I have to ad…
We have pretty much hit the post-spawn season for bass. Now is the time to start looking for the shad spawn. All those glorious little baitfis…
While preparing for the Major League Fishing (MLF) Southern Toyota Series on the Harris chain of lakes, I was able to locate bass in bunches, …
Lionfish, tiger prawns, zebra mussels — oh my! What do each of these aquatic critters have in common? They are all nonnative species that are …
Now that we are clearly into springtime, various new natural events are occurring that mark the warming temperatures.
What do you eat while you’re out on the water? As the Fish Coach, I go out with a lot of different people, and I see all types of nautical nos…
Life is exploding all around us. Spring is traditionally the time of birth and renewal, and it’s doing just what it’s supposed to do. New life…
If you’re a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants (and who isn’t?), you know the term “Barnacles!” In the make-believe world of Bikini Bottom, the char…
Way back in the 1990s, I spent 18 months in western France. I worked at a restaurant and a winery. We cooked the craziest things. I have to ad…
We have pretty much hit the post-spawn season for bass. Now is the time to start looking for the shad spawn. All those glorious little baitfis…
If you’re a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants (and who isn’t?), you know the term “Barnacles!” In the make-believe world of Bikini Bottom, the char…
Way back in the 1990s, I spent 18 months in western France. I worked at a restaurant and a winery. We cooked the craziest things. I have to ad…
We have pretty much hit the post-spawn season for bass. Now is the time to start looking for the shad spawn. All those glorious little baitfis…
This is prime time for good weather and great fishing action. Everything is warming up, and the fishing is red hot!
Jack crevalle are the most underrated gamefish in Florida. They pull hard, they never give up, they can be caught in a wide variety of ways, a…
Fishing information is available from numerous sources: Books, social media, fishing shows on television, and best of all, local guides. These…
One of the most popular types of artificial lures for fishing Southwest Florida’s salt waters is the soft plastic swimbait. Swimbaits are easi…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
Massive schools of whitebait are migrating northward along Southwest Florida’s beaches. These fish are one of the Gulf of Mexico’s most basic …
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
After last week’s edition, I was feeling a little drained. I started to write and edit stuff to publish this week, and then I had a the most w…
By Chef Tim Spain
Most anglers today understand the importance of catch and release. The conservation message has become deeply embedded into our minds, which i…
One of the top complaints from newbie Charlotte Harbor fishermen is not being able to find fish. Many of these anglers think they need to get …
Obituaries
Grouper sandwiches are a very popular restaurant item here in Florida. I think they’re one the main reason many newbie anglers seem to think o…
Southwest Florida is home base for hundreds of fishing guides. Some of them are professionals in every sense of the word; others are not. When…
If there is one thing that Florida has plenty of, it’s lakes, and all of those lakes have shoreline cover. Pick almost any lake in this state,…
Being a fishing guide must be tough. Oh sure, it sounds great — going fishing for a living — but, especially here in Florida, it can’t be anyt…
My younger daughter Ellissa was here visiting recently. She loves the outdoors and nature, so off we went to Myakka River State Park. The targ…
I spend a pretty significant amount of time on my boat each day baiting hooks for my clients, especially this time of year when shrimp are by …
Winter seems to be in the rearview mirror and water temperatures are warming fast. Huge schools of threadfins are migrating into our area alre…