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Kiawah to Edisto Island Fishing Report For APRIL By Capt. John Ward

With April here Spring has sprung and our inshore waters are becoming more alive daily . Increasing water temperatures and …

Keep Lee County Beautiful Global Youth Service Day

Keep Lee County Beautiful will host this year’s Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) on Saturday, April 13th from 9am-1pm at …

On The Water with FECOP

Stanford University Starts Satellite Tagging Program Dr. Larry Crowder and his team from Stanford University started the first leg of …

Kiawah to Edisto Island Fishing Report For March By Capt. John Ward

With the arrival of March, hopefully Spring has sprung and any approaching cold fronts will be minor ones. No matter …

Sea Oats Added to the Lovers Key State Park Shoreline

Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. and Lovers Key State Park Host Joint Service Project The colder temperatures early Monday morning …

The Southside Report ~ For February By Capt. John Ward

With the month of February, hopefully we are in the final month of the winter doldrums.  So far we have …

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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.

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ELLE with a snook

Fished all around Lake Toho, but just before we went in…

Marathon Wahoo

Wahoo on Mono