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  • Early risers getting Okeechobee results

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

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  • Anglers club to host redfish tournament

    The South Shore Anglers host four seasonal tournaments each year to benefit area organizations and individuals.

  • Snapper are biting throughout area

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

  • Soggy pants brigade keeps its cool

    Yes, there are stingrays and sharks in the areas where wade fishing is best. The sharks won't bother you, but the stingrays might.

  • Tiny baits create circus atmosphere

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham.

  • Florida anglers hit the road to find new holes

    Florida boldly bills itself as the "Fishing Capital of the World," and many weekend anglers, charter captains, and seafood lovers will tell you the state's $5 billion recreational fishing industry is worthy of the title.

  • Now is prime time to go after redfish

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

  • Spanish mackerel, kingfish moving in

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

  • Even in August, time to lock and load

    Hunting used to be a fall thing, period.

  • Redfish will be moving into bay soon

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

  • You can find it all on artificial reefs

    A few years back, a friend and I pulled up to the Port Manatee artificial reef in search of a few mangrove snappers for dinner. We sunk live shrimp to bottom on the bridge rubble below and promptly started hauling up foot-long snapper. We had a half-dozen before the game suddenly changed; I had yet another snapper about halfway to the top when suddenly my rod doubled over and my drag began screaming — the snapper had suddenly grown. Seconds later, the same thing happened to the little mangrove my buddy was hauling in.

  • Pompano and tarpon among hot catches

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller .

  • Area snapper bite starts heating up

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles.

  • Good weekend for wadefishing

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

  • Keeper cobia have been offshore on the rocks

    The Fishin' Report angling action roundup by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service.

  • Get chummy with baitfish

    Experienced coastal anglers know you need chum and plenty of it to catch the "magic bait" of the west coast, the scaled sardine. Usually, this is made each morning by guys with iron stomachs; it's a concoction of canned jack mackerel, sardines packed in oil, whole wheat bread and perhaps a dollop of anise oil or menhaden oil.

  • Dolphin bite has been hot in Keys

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles.

  • Dusk to sunrise is best time to fish

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

  • Tarpon fishing on Tampa Bay is good

    August has arrived and the thunderstorms are still part of our day. We continue with the daily afternoon westerly sea breeze and 90-plus degree temperatures.

  • Goliath grouper sparking giant debate

    It's a rare skipper who has fished any inshore reef along Florida's west coast in the past decade and not expressed the same lament as captain Scott Moore of Anna Maria.

  • Anglers gearing up for amberjack season

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

  • Good bait is the key to success

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles.

  • Sargeant honored

    Tribune outdoors correspondent Frank Sargeant recently received the Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award, recognizing dedication to fishing, talent and commitment to men-toring sport fishing communicators.

  • ICAST show a hit

    Some 7,000 representatives from the global sportfishing community converged last week for the world's largest sportfishing trade show. The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, drives sportfishing companies' product sales year round and is the showcase for the latest innovations in gear and accessories. More than 400 companies exhibited at the show this year.

  • Snook, scallops providing fun

    GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.

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