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 ...