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Wendy Biles in an Old Town Sportsman cap and life vest holding up a largemouth bass by the lip

Kayak Fishing: Husband vs. Wife at the Gambler Lures Kayak Tournament

Wendy Biles signs her husband Mike up for his first kayak tournament, the free Gambler Lures event on Lake Toho. He leads early, but her late 6-pounder takes first place.
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.
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.
An angler in a cap and sunglasses holding up a big sheepshead on a boat, with a second angler standing behind him and calm water beyond

March Fishing Report: Peak Season for Big Sheepshead

Sheepshead peak in March, with fish over 5 pounds caught regularly. Capt. Austin and Cole Ferguson share their baits and rigs, plus where to find redfish and snook in the Halifax River backwaters.
A bearded angler with sunglasses on the brim of his cap holding a snook on a boat, with open water and a tree line behind him

Ponce Inlet & Backwaters Forecast: March 2025

Capt. Jamie Thrappas fishes fiddler crabs and sand fleas for sheepshead early in March, then switches to redfish and catch and release snook around the inlet as the water warms.

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