From The Captains

Report & Forecast – Okeechobee

By Capt. Angie Douthit Lake Okeechobee’s water level has been slowly rising and is currently just over the 14-foot mark. …

Report & Forecast – Boca Granda Pass, Charlotte Harbor, and the Flats 

By Capt. Dave Stephens Fishing in November in Charlotte Harbor can be a crazy month! I like to refer to …

Okeechobee Report & Forecast

By Capt. Angie Douthit Lake Okeechobee’s water level is rising, and soon the lake will be buzzing and busy with …

Boca Granda Pass, Charlotte Harbor, and the Flats 

By Capt. Dave Stephens We managed to make it to September, with the past months being hot, hot. Charlotte Harbor …

Hercules The Terror of the Ridge

By Don Norton It was just about an hour after daybreak, on the 4th of July, in 1943, when Jim …

Top Angler Profile – Mikeybalzz

Almost The Best Day of My Life By Don Norton On October 1st, 1932, something unique happened during the World …

Top Angler Profile – Scott Martin

By: Don Norton On Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 Scott Martin won the St. Croix BASSMASTER Open on Lake Okeechobee, setting …

Editorial

Catch Your Own Shiners

By Don Norton In 1990, I moved to Florida from Ohio, and I couldn’t wait to fish Lake Okeechobee and …

The Future of Tournament Bass Fishing

By Don Norton Bass fishing tournaments have been around for the last 60 years in one form or another, evolving …

Bass Pro still plans to take over Okee-Tantie

By Katrina Elsken OKEECHOBEE – The Bass Pro/Big Cedar Lodge plan to take over the Okee-Tantie Recreation Area is getting …

Ridge Rangers – Lake Wales Ridge Fire Festival.

The first-ever Lake Wales Ridge Fire Festival is set to take place on November 8, 2025, at Highlands Hammock State …