The just-commenced gag grouper season has drawn mixed reactions from offshore anglers. Some of the more successful have said they located fish over hard bottom in […]
For area saltwater anglers, the Gulf’s Big Bend is definitely “where the action is.” Things are about to go wide open in the Steinhatchee area. Seasonal […]
Even though it’s not even officially here yet, summer has firmly taken hold and the finny hot-weather favorites have returned to their traditional haunts in gulf […]
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 […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) met in Gainesville on Wednesday. During this meeting, the commission approved regulation changes for redfish and cobia in […]
This week at Gary’s Tackle Box was marked by tales of big bass. Saturday’s Xtreme Bass Series tournament proved that, late into the spring season, Orange […]
Through the decades, we’ve watched seasonal fishing trends, hoping to get an accurate line on the behavior patterns of favorite species in our area lakes. The […]
A bass tournament was held Saturday out of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park. Nothing unusual about that. The unusual part didn’t come until weigh-in. Many […]
The year’s biggest rain event persisted for four days in our area, continuing through last Saturday. When it was done, our lakes were considerably higher, giving […]
February’s Full Moon arrived on the heels of quite a chilly spell. This celestial event often marks a time when crappie lovers see the relatively brief […]
Only the most hardcore anglers hit the water last weekend as winter bared its teeth like it seldom has in recent years. Lower temperatures are coming. […]
Early Saturday morning, hopeful anglers were greeted by windy, chilly and rough conditions. The new year always sees the start of fishing tournaments, and organizers of […]
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 […]
Here at the start of winter, the biggest fishing news in our part of Florida remains the exceptional ‘speck’ fishing. Speckled perch, that is, in Gainesville’s […]
A nice holiday season warm spell has allowed anglers easy shots at fish and reports have been outstanding from several areas along the Big Bend Coast. […]