In April, snapper, cobia, mahi, and king mackerel will all be at the top of the hit list for offshore grocery getters'. Vermillion snapper will begin their several month spawning period in April and will be found in large numbers on natural and artificial reef sites in 70 to 150 feet of water.Capt. Rocky CarbiaApr 4th, 2016
April will start to bring bigger pushes of blackfin tuna to the area. Vertical jigging in 230-350 feet will produce 4-to-8-pounders on average. Don’t overlook trolling plugs like Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows to pick up a few tuna as well.Brian NelliApr 4th, 2016
It’ll be the last month for pompano. Santa Lucea Beach has been hot. Go to the left, where the water is deeper and no rocks, to place your baits. Cut clam, sand fleas and shrimp work great.Capt. Chris SharpApr 4th, 2016
In April, expect the trolling off of Stuart, Florida to get better with more common catches of mahi, wahoo and blackfin tuna around the hill. Keep an eye out for weed lines and color changes in depths from 100 to 400 feet of waterCapt. Scott FawcettApr 4th, 2016
The bridges over the Indian River are holding black drum, snapper and find shrimp on a jig head irresistible. The last two hours of the incoming and first two hours of the outing have been best with cleaner waterCapt. John YoungApr 4th, 2016
As people continue to discover kayak fishing as an alternative to power boats, the questions often come up about the differences. Some of the first answers are the quiet, serenity, oneness with nature etc. Beyond that are some differences fishing in kayaks that every powerboat guy should know first.Guest ColumnistApr 4th, 2016
Foil boards have become a huge part of kiteboarding. To the untrained eye, it almost looks as if they are gliding through the air for minutes at a time.Jeremy LundApr 4th, 2016
Since January over 219 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee has been discharged into the St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon and the Caloosahatchee Estuary. Destruction of the oyster reefs, seagrass beds and nearshore coral reefs is the result of these discharges and the economic impacts to area businesses, tourism and real estate are significant and growing.Florida Oceanographic SocietyApr 4th, 2016
The Backcountry Fishing Association (BCFA) was founded in 2015 and has a 10-month circuit, running the first Saturday of every month from January through October, with the Classic being held in October.Treasure CoastApr 4th, 2016
The Fort Pierce Central High School duo of Griffin White and Kyle Vericella win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Florida State Championship.Treasure CoastApr 4th, 2016
