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

May has arrived and our waters are coming alive with large amounts of bait moving in along with more species …

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 …

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2026 BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT SET FOR JULY 12

Stretching 500 miles across the northern side of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hot Action on Eight-Day Trip Aboard the American Angler

The anglers who headed out in mid-October aboard the 90-foot American Angler, out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego, with Captain Ray Lopez at the helm, experienced multi-species Nirvana on an eight-day Penn Fishing University excursion. This October eight-day trip is known as the Fall Variety Special, and it more than lived up to its billing, with 27 different species of game fish caught.

Adventures South Of the Border: In Search of Monster Roosterfish

My son Charles and I are always looking for giant roosterfish— one of my favorite fish of all. It has a dorsal fin that kind of looks like the tail feathers of a rooster, thus giving it the name roosterfish. It is a member of the jack family and fights as hard as any jack does.

The Short Stroke: Fighting Fish in Deep Water

Ever notice how the best anglers land their fish with barely any drama? Smooth, steady pressure, moving with the fish around the boat, focused on one goal—bringing it in fast and clean. Want to sharpen your skills? Check out these great tips!

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Owen’s First Wahoo

41”snook

20 inch sheepshead

ELLE with a snook