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

October has to be my favorite month to fish in the low country. The bait run is in full force …

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 …

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Florida’s Chain Pickerel

In the northern parts of our great country, anglers enjoy chasing down enormous pike and elusive musky. We Floridians don’t usually give a second thought, but they are in Florida!

LABAN WINS 34TH BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT WITH 26.90-POUND KINGFISH

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.

The Art of Kicking Fish

When the fish gets in the strike zone of the dolphins tail, you can see the dolphin looking at the fish and lining up the kick. It's a difficult technique to learn, and not all dolphins know how to do it. However, once learned, it provides an obvious advantage over simply chasing a fish and catching it with the mouth. A quick, precise flip of the tail and dinner is served, versus chasing a fish down and catching it with the mouth which can often take a few minutes and require a lot of energy.