When you can fish in a tournament, potentially win prizes, and support a good cause, then you’ve got the perfect weekend. That was the case for the 12th annual Walk on Water fishing tournament put on by the St. Coleman’s Men’s Club in Florida’s Broward County this past week. The highlight was a 43-pound cobia, [...]
Cobia Fishing
Triggerfish, Jacks and Herring from St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing from a pier is about as relaxing and fun as it gets when it comes to saltwater fishing, and in Florida there’s no telling what you’ll catch, everything from tiny greenback herring to enormous cobia. I took a weekend adventure to Reddington Shores in Florida this past weekend and with shrimp, frozen squid and [...]
June-July 2012
We have had a busy Spring/Summer in Central Florida. The inshore fishing has been good with big trout early in the morning around the bait pods. There are also some snook and reds in the Creeks and around the docks. The water inshore of Sebastian is extremely clean and clear for the summer and the [...]
Mad Mackerel Action out of Nags Head’s Oregon Inlet on Risky Business
It’s not a trip to the beach until I get my feet on a boat. This year, the family decided not to do the all-ay trip out to the Gulf Stream, and we booked a half day, near shore trip with Jamie Wescott’s Risky Business out of the famed Oregon Inlet in Nags Head, North [...]
Cobia in Cape Cod?
There are a few fish you don’t expect to catch, or target, in the Northeast. Cobia is certainly one of them, as they rarely make their way past Chesapeake Bay. But apparently warmer-than-usual temperatures have a few of these southern fish venturing into unfamiliar climes. Cobia as big as 25 pounds are reportedly venturing as [...]
Record Swordfish, Tarpon, Barracuda and More!-IGFA June 2012 Hot Catches
Every month, the International Game Fish Association announces recently caught pending world fishing records and slams. Here are their Hot Catches for June 2012. –Brian McClintock Check out last month’s Hot Catches. Louis W. Melton traveled a few hours north from his hometown of Clarkesville, Maryland on May 18 to fish the Delaware Bay with IGFA Captain Brian Wazkavek. Melton was [...]
Lanark Village Smorgasbord
Cloudy skies and calm seas were on tap yesterday with guests Chris and Julie Rauen of Indiana aboard. We took advantage of the slick conditions to toss a Bagley Finger mullet and CAL gold/glow shad for starters. Despite the abundance of happy mullet the only thing we had to show for our efforts was a [...]
Osprey Snags Shad in Chesapeake: Unbelievable Photos
When you’re on the water as much as Jet Ski Brian, you see some pretty amazing things. And he took his awesomely-rigged jet-ski out in Chesapeake Bay for a quick cobia trip. According to his blog, he didn’t have much luck, but what he did capture was an amazing scene as an osprey swooped down [...]
May 2012 Lake Lanier Fishing Report
It’s May and the fishing continues to be as great as the weather. The water temperatures have stabilized in the mid 70′s and the top water schoolers have started showing themselves. Captain Mack’s 3 1/2″ Grub Tails rigged on his 1/4 oz. Crystal Shad Jigheads attached to an A-Rig has been deadly on these fish. [...]
Single Day Sailfish Tagging Record Shattered in Islamorada
When it comes to fishing in Islamorada, Fla., the name Bud-N-Mary’s comes straight to mind, as does amazing big game fishing. And April 25, 2012 now marks the best single day for sailfish ever for Bud-N-Mary’s. According to Saltwater Sportsman, with conditions ideal, Capt. Scott Stanczyk caught, tagged, and released 47 sailfish in one day, besting [...]
