While the overall angling effort is down, the catching is up for those choosing to prospect shallow and deep. The conditions have been ideal with ample bait, relatively calm seas, respectable tides, ...

Southwest Florida anglers were finally fortunate enough to catch a respectable weather window between fronts. The calm conditions allowed the seas to settle, water to clear/warm and the bites began to ...

While rapidly approaching fall on the calendar, several bites both shallow and deep remain as hot as a mid-summertime day. Slightly cooler air and water temperatures are on the way, but for now the ...

When July ends many anglers might be wondering what they’ll do to fill a cooler with fish. Red grouper? Closed. Gag grouper? Only opening for the beginning half of September. Red snapper? Closing at ...

A group of anglers pose for a photo after making one last fishing trip deep into the Gulf to end 2025 and coming back to the Manatee County shore with yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper, red snapper ...