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Inshore Grand Slam

by: Capt. Bart Marx Hello fellow anglers! In Southwest Florida this time of year you may be able to catch …

Warmer Weather

by: Capt. Bart Marx Summer is already in full swing and offshore things should be heating up as the migratory …

Building a Good Set of Numbers

by: Capt. Bart Marx The water and the fishing are headed toward summertime tactics. Yes, you will have to run …

March Madness

By: Capt. Bart Marx March in Southwest Florida fishing is on the rise along with the water temperatures. Inshore there …

Winter Fishing

By: Capt. Bart Marx Hello fellow anglers, February 2023 can you believe we’re already into the New Year?  This is …

Winter Transitions

By: Dan Carns It seems funny to discuss winter here in S.W. Florida as throngs of people are making plans …

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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.

Bonefish 101

The bonefish, considered one of the most often sought after saltwater game fish, is elusive, spooky, and fast, a ghost like fish that poses a real challenge to fly fisherman. It makes its home in some of the most beautiful tropic locations worldwide.

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.

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Owen’s First Wahoo

41”snook

20 inch sheepshead

ELLE with a snook