FISHING COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND ARTIST WHO LOST MONTHS OF WORK
Imagine this: You are a fine-arts painter during the pandemic. Quarantined at home, you cast about for something to do, just like the rest of the world....
THIS WEEKEND: 2ND ANNUAL JEFF LEONIA REEL & STEEL CLASSIC TO OPEN GROUPER/HOGFISH SEASON
The grouper and hogfish seasons both open this Saturday, May 1. Celebrate the day by joining the 2nd Annual Jeff Leonia Reel & Steel Classic, the only...
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust announces 2021 Circle of Honor inductees
Capt. Bob Branham and the late Capt. Bill Curtis are new Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Circle of Honor inductees. Recognized on April 22, they join other legendary...
Marathon man catches 488-pound swordfish on May 2
Okay, it was a swordfish, but “Holy Mackerel!” is the edited version of what angler Rob Helzer and his crew were screaming when the 488-pound swordfish jumped...
WINNER, WINNER, LIONFISH DINNER
For a third year in a row (okay, not counting pandemic 2020), team Florida Man crushed it. They took top prize in The Emerald Coast Open, the...
LOCAL CAPTAINS HOOK UP REMARKABLE FOLKS WITH FISHING TOURNAMENT
Back in 1996 Key West fishing captains Nick Malinowsky, Joe Greene and Willy Smith ran their fishing charters out of Oceanside Marina (now Ocean’s Edge.)
They would often...
MINI SEASON: AREAS AND ZONES TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS LOBSTER SPORTS SEASON ...
While there are many spots to catch a sizable lobster, there are also many areas protected by a special set of rules that make it against the...
MINI SEASON: LITTLE DETAILS MATTER WHEN LOBSTERING – ONBOARD
Egg-bearing (berried) spiny lobster and ridged slipper lobster (commonly known as shovelhead or bulldozer lobster) must be released unharmed. Stripping egg bearing females of eggs, and possession...
MINI SEASON: KNOW WHERE TO GO BEFORE YOU SNATCH A LOBSTER – ONBOARD
In the Florida Keys, there are many places where it’s illegal to take lobster any time of year. For instance, you can’t lobster in Biscayne Bay Card...
CHASIN’ TAILS: LOBSTER SEASON OPENED AUG. 6
Plenty of recreational lobster-hunters limited out both days of the recent mini-season, which takes place the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. The two-day event gives...
