The full moon occurred this morning early at 2:38 a.m., and from my house I could hear the largemouth bass feeding vigorously in its light. ...more

March 11, 2009

The rew moon occurred very early this morning at 1:35 a.m. as fish attempted to feed without the light of the moon to aid in the pursuit of their prey. ...more

February 25, 2009

PLANT CITY A local angler won the recent Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Gator Division tournament on the Kissimmee River. Jeremy Smith's Jan. 24 victory earned him $6,875 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for October's regional championship in Georgia and a chance to win a new Ranger boat and Chevrolet truck. ...more

February 6, 2009

It may have been cold the morning of Jan. 31, but that didn't stop 120 children ages 5 to 15 from trying their luck at the city's twice a year fishing derby. ...more

February 4, 2009

For the Highlands County angler, there's good news and there's bad news, so which one do you want to read first? ...more

January 21, 2009

The full moon occurred at 3:27 a.m. this morning, and the moon moves closest to the earth tomorrow, Both events will cause fishing to improve even though there is a cold front moving through our area which will drive temperatures colder yet by the middle of the week. ...more

January 11, 2009

The Fishin' Report angling action wrap-up, by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service. ...more

December 24, 2008

This Christmas week brings anglers a new morning-bite migration, which increases in both intensity and duration each day until the new moon this Saturday. ...more

December 21, 2008

The Fishin' Report angling action round-up by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service. ...more

December 17, 2008

"It's the best flounder fishing we've had since I've been guiding," captain Ray Markham of Palmetto reported. "I've always been able to round up three or four on a trip, but for the last three weeks we've been catching 10, 12, up to 15 a day, and some of them have been up to 4 pounds." ...more

November 30, 2008