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Gary Simpson

Gary is a Gainesville native and lifelong angler. After graduating from Eastside High School, Gary went to work for The Tackle Box, and what started as a short-term gig turned into a career. Between retail tackle sales at Gary's Tackle Box, tournament angling, outdoor writing, and antique tackle collecting, Gary has made a living through the sport of fishing.

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Outdoors

Fishing report: Smoking catches in summer heat

Gary Simpson

Jul 2, 2022

While ‘Dog Days’ of summer have begun, area fishing catches are phenomenal.

Outdoors

Fishing report: RFK adversity

Gary Simpson

Jun 18, 2022

Weather, fish not biting hindered event’s 19th edition.

Local Living

Simpson: FWC TrophyCatch bass caught at Newnans

Gary Simpson

Jun 17, 2022

High Springs fisherman nabs one of 10 pink-tagged bass in FWC program.

Sports

Fishing report: Good catches abound

Gary Simpson

May 14, 2022

On Sunday morning, lifelong local bass angler Joe Yarborough made an amazing catch in an Alachua County lake. The capture of a post-spawn bass of this […]

Local Living

Fishing report: Will Newnans Lake return to form?

Gary Simpson

Dec 25, 2021

My attachment to Newnan’s Lake goes pretty far back. For as long as I’ve been around, locals have had an affectionate but unflattering nickname for the […]

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