Is it summer yet? Well, maybe not officially, but it feels like it at the end of a rod. Snook, tarpon, tuna, dolphin, kingfish, bonito and jacks are all common catches right now in the inlets and just ...

The areas are close geographically, but Southeast Volusia and areas just to the north are home to very different varieties of ...

Spring fishing patterns have been paying dividends for Treasure Coast anglers. The snook bite is always good in the spring in this part of Florida, but catches of redfish, dolphin, jacks, tuna and ...

Capt. Griffin Deans named his charter business “Slot Machine Fishing Charters” because he enjoys clients catching slot-sized fish. For snook, a slot-sized fish is between 28 and 33 inches. Normally, ...

A big reason snook is the favorite saltwater fish of Florida’s recreational anglers is that the species flourishes everywhere from mangrove-lined creeks to metropolitan canals. On the surface, those ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Nature Coast feels like an entirely different world with secluded mangrove islands and an overall quieter feel compared to the hustle and bustle that can be found in ...

Happy leap day (if you're reading this on Feb. 29, the day it publishes) which is good for anglers because it means we all have an extra day to fish. That's especially good because there are several ...

A trip down the river — or up the river for that matter — still shows signs of last year’s tropical beatings, in the forms of beached or capsized boats and mangled docks. Or pilings outlining an area ...

We're at that wonderful time of the year when the mullet run beginning is only a few weeks away, tarpon are at the inlets and along the beaches and snapper fishing is still pretty strong. The full ...

Red snapper season is July 14-15. Florida spiny lobster mini-season is July 26-27. Snook season closed June 1, but you can still catch and release them. Grouper harvest opened May 1 and will close Jan ...