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Indian RiverKeeper: Sept 2021 Update

Stakeholders are wrangling over just how much benefit (and potential harm) they will experience when LOSOM is finalized and put into operation as the Lake Okeechobee dike repair project ends in 2022.

SLC ARTIFICIAL REEF UPDATE: Tug Singleton Sink Prep

The Tug Singleton is getting closer to becoming St. Lucie County’s sixth tugboat artificial reef.

3.76 Tons of Trash Deleted During Waterway Cleanup Week

14th annual Treasure Coast Cleanup volunteers removes 3.76 tons of trash from area waterways and beaches along 125 miles on the Treasure Coast.

Folly Beach to Edisto Island Fishing Report For September – Capt John Ward

It’s September, shorter days cooler temperatures hopefully the start of college football and kids going back to school, begins the …

The Effects of Storms

Capt. Dave Stephens As we move further into storm season things begin to change in our fishery. Let’s start off …

Folly Beach to Edisto Island Fishing Report For August – Capt John Ward

It’s August, the temperature is high and the water is hot so the morning bite has been the best. Tons …

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Lake Erie’s Big Brown Bass

Lake Erie boasts some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the world. On this massive lake, the Eastern Basin offers a stellar habitat for bronzebacks.

Under The Sea – Slings and Polearms

There’s a retro-movement taking place—a trend toward primitive hunting gear. Slings and polespears are used in places that do not allow trigger mechanisms.

Upstate New York Bass on the Fly!

For an angler, being outside and fishing in a short sleeve shirt with no one around should be enough to call any day a success. This day was about to get better. As we cast into a river with increasing water temps and a majority of the steelhead already back in Lake Ontario, our expectations of a tight line were low. Soon enough, as we launched large flies into the water, the addicting tight line grabs began. These fierce strikes were not steelhead, but hungry smallmouth bass. We enjoyed a full day on the river swinging 4-plus-inch flies and catching more than 25 smallmouth bass apiece.