Freshwater Fishing
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Inshore Topwater Tips
I fished the Indian River Lagoon recently and caught seven troutâthree longer than 22 inchesâand four snook, with two longer than 24 inches, plus two jacks.
Early Summer Frogging
On lakes where there is a lot of aquatic vegetation, such as hydrilla, lily pads, reeds, etc., the bass depend on it for cover and prey. With all of this cover, there is an excellent opportunity for catching big bass on hollow body frogs.
Where To Go For Warm Weather Trout
I personally did not get in enough springtime trout fishing (aka dry fly fishing) this year due to this ill-advised move, so Iâm still hankering for more. If you see me over the next few weeks, Iâll likely to be throwing poppers to shoal bass.
Topwater Tactics For Postspawn Largemouths
Letâs face it, thereâs nothing more exciting than seeing a lure get smashed on the surface by a big bass. With the shape and size of their mouth, bass are engineered to be topwater predators.
Grandaddy Of All Catfish
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission called it the âgrandaddy of all catfishâ on its Facebook page. Itâs an apt description for a blue cat that outweighs the existing Florida state record by more than 50 pounds. Running his trotlines on the Panhandleâs Choctawhatchee River in April, Joel Singletary must have known he was in for a workout when he pulled up on the 120-pound behemoth.
