The fronts are picking up some steam. When they pass through, winds climb, rain falls hard for about 20 minutes and if you're caught on the water, you may feel a little vulnerable. But the good news ...

Captain Chase Krutzky, like many local fishing captains, hasn’t been as busy in 2024 as he was in years past. “This time last year I had more trips in January and February,” explained Krutzky, who ...

After weeks of tossing back perfectly fine but out of season sea bass, anglers can start keeping them Tuesday, when the fall season begins. Several party boats will target them. There will be breezy ...

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck, “Travels with Charley: In Search of America” Steinbeck must have loved catching bluefish because ...

Last week, we were reminded that we’re getting into prime sheepshead season in the intracoastal, because sheepshead have a decent tolerance for cooler water. Craig Patterson, who owns and operates ...

It's a hot summer day and we're out on Lake Erie fishing for sheepshead. You'd think we'd be out catching another kind of fish, but we're actually jigging for sheepshead with Stingnose Jigging Spoons.

A few weeks ago, Captain John Gunter was seeing sheepshead in odd places around the bay. “There was one day they were mixed in with redfish around an oyster bar in Terra Ceia Bay,” said the ...

Sheepshead are moving into the gulf to spawn, which is an opportunity to catch one weighing more than 5 pounds. They will hang over the rock piles on the outside of Egmont Key, most of the markers ...

Swish, BAM! Swish, BAM! Swish, BAM! A triple-header. All three of us were connected to nice sheepshead at the same time. It was exciting. I had always thought of myself as a good sheepshead fisherman, ...

Big bull redfish stack up in the outside bays this time of year, and they're a breeze to catch on days that aren't blowing like a tropical storm. (Photo by Jacques Laboureur) Catching fish is always a ...

In spite of that variety, some say fishing is “boring.” The same folks may say baseball is boring. But I say fishing and baseball are far from boring, considering the game within the game. There’s so ...