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Florida anglers hoping to kick off Memorial Day weekend with the highly anticipated, newly expanded 39-day Atlantic red snapper season hit an unexpected snag.

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How Matching the Hatch and the Right Rod Drives Bass Fishing Success

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May 1st marks one of the most anticipated days in the Florida Keys as grouper season officially reopens. From hard-fighting black grouper to tasty red and gag grouper, anglers hit the reefs and wrecks ready for battle. Grouper fishing demands heavy tackle, quick reactions, and respect for the resource, as these powerful fish head straight for the rocks the moment they bite. W...

If you’re a big trout enthusiast like me, you know there’s still time left to chase a personal best—if you haven’t had your fill over the past few months. While most anglers focus on trophy speckled trout from December through early April, May quietly remains one of the most underrated windows of the year.

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Go to all your familiar haunts with structure of one kind or another, whether it’s ledges, rock outcrops, wrecks, etc. The bonus will be finding schools of cigar minnows and sardines on them. You don’t need to look any further when you find this combination of bait because the fish will be right there... A live sardine or a live cigar on a decoy has a life expectancy of under...