While fishing offshore Superbowl Sunday, February 2nd, I dropped down the GoPro to inspect the "Tigershark" ledge about 17 miles west of Anna Maria Island. What it captured was multiple hogfish, snapper, and grouper. Here are two clips below, with more to come in the future.

For my inaugural column I’d like to highlight the inshore fishing from our big bend region as we draw near to the end of winter, in what proved to be the most unbelievable trout fishing I've ever experienced. Every fall, eager fishermen wait for the transition to the winter fishing from Suwannee to ...

Summertime is special and the east coast piers are loaded with snook. This photo was taken by Ryan Nitz at the Juno Pier with a GoPro Hero 3 Silver, and I must say is worthy of a full size mural. DCIM100GOPRO  

Hanging out on many parts of the Gulf of Mexico's ledges, rocks and natural bottom, hides the best table fare in our local waters. The hogfish, or hog snapper, is one that makes me wish I were a diver. It rarely eats hook and lined baits, so the best way to bring home the tasty fish is heading ...

A few hours north of Bradenton on the west coast of Florida lies the Nature Coast. It's a place largely untouched by humans, leaving a beautiful and scenic coastline with fewer boats and anglers. When anglers talk about the west coast of Florida, it's typically our area, Boca Grande and the ...

If you could only have one lure to use, what would it be? I proposed this question to my panel of Facebook friends, consisting heavily of fishing fanatics and captains, not knowing what to expect for responses. Everyone has his or her favorite go-to artificial lures for situational fishing. But ...

For many of us, fishing is in our blood. It has the power to bring people together, no matter where we're from or where we're going. I joined the Floridasportsman fishing forum back in 2000. It was a place where like-minded people on the west coast of Florida could interact online, sharing fishing ...

The middle of March is typically a great time to fish, both fresh and saltwater. For the saltwater fans, the inshore and near-shore bites start catching fire. For the freshwater fans, the big female largemouth bass begin their annual spawning. Typically.  Thanks to Punxsutawney Phil our weather ...