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October Fishing Report: Big Fish and Less Pressure

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Sol Fishing With the Captain & Kids: October 2026

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Kayak: Working the Grass for October Bass

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An angler in a hooded sun shirt and blue mirrored sunglasses holding a redfish on a boat, with open water behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: May 2025

Capt. Jamie Thrappas on redfish and snook at Ponce Inlet on tide switches, tarpon behind the shrimp boats and along the beaches, and bottom fishing the close reefs as the water warms.

Capt. Barry Englehardt in a cap and vest holding up a tarpon on his boat, with a tree-lined river behind him

Tomoka Forecast: May 2025

Snook feed up before their June spawn and tarpon follow the bait upriver. Capt. Barry Englehardt fishes popping corks before first light and topwater for shallow trout and reds on the Tomoka.

Children in Academic Anglers shirts and caps with adult volunteers, holding up a large State Farm check at a fishing clinic

Academic Anglers Children’s Fishing Clinic Gets More Children Fishing, More Often

The Academic Anglers Children's Fishing Clinic, founded in 1997, gives kids ages 8 to 15 free classroom lessons on boating safety, casting, and knots, followed by an offshore fishing trip.

Marco Pompano in sunglasses holding up a black drum on the beach, with beachfront homes behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: May 2025

The sea is angry, but Marco fishes through the spring wind anyway. A big black drum rolls onto the beach, then two pompano hit as the water warms to 70 degrees.

Five anglers standing on a boat at the dock behind a big spread of snapper and other bottom fish laid out on the dock

April Fishing Report: Snapper on the Bottom and Cobia in the Mix

Capt. Tim Russell expects productive April bottom fishing for vermilion, mangrove and lane snapper and triggerfish, with cobia lurking on the same spots and white butterflies signaling time to troll for mahi.

An angler in a camo cap and life vest holding up a big largemouth bass from his kayak on a lake

Kayak Fishing: Put Your Forward Facing Sonar in Perspective Mode

Keeping a forward facing sonar beam on fish is tough from a rocking kayak. Seth Taylor explains how perspective mode's top-down view helps him find bass and crappie in shallow water and grass.

A young angler in a cap and red shirt holding up a redfish on a boat, with the river and marsh behind him

Tomoka Forecast: April 2025

Capt. Barry Englehardt looks for trout on oyster beds and docks early in the morning, sheepshead on the docks, and reds cruising the banks. Strickland Creek near US 1 can hold reds and snook.

Marco Pompano in sunglasses and a gray vest holding up a redfish on the beach, with a red bike and beachfront homes behind him

Freak on the Beach by Marco: April 2025

Marco tries a ghost shrimp bait soak and tracks down hard-to-find fish gum while he waits for the pompano to come back. Then a 25-inch slot redfish makes it red fish cakes tonight.