Anglers, get your hooks and bait ready! Tarpon season for the Gulf of Mexico is here, with many dedicated fisherman across the nation heading to Florida to see if they can catch the world’s most ...

LAKELAND (CBSMiami/AP) — After listening to more than a hundred emotional opinions, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week voted to move forward with a controversial proposal ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Tarpon fishing is very popular in Florida because there’s a lot of them, and they can get quite big. Captain Tyler Kapela from Hit and Run Charters in St. Petersburg sees them ...

If you're seeking a getaway with remarkable fishing and waterfront lodging, consider taking a relaxing vacation to this tiny ...

The black, still water was so calm it reflected the sky like a mirror. The small saltwater pond, ringed completely by red mangrove trees, looked as if it was filled with white, puffy clouds. My ...

Common for the month of April, several shallow water bites have begun to ramp up in intensity. Locally referred to as the Big Three, snook, redfish and tarpon are bending the rods and providing ...

Snook harvest has ended for the spring portion of 2023 along Florida's Atlantic coast. Now the popular fishing is strictly catch and release until Sept. 1. That's when the fall portion of the harvest ...

The heat is on for Southwest Florida anglers prospecting the waters both shallow and deep. Great water quality, lighter winds and optimum tides are providing for solid bites on a plethora of exciting ...

I had just returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...

Somebody came up to me the tarp and was like, look, somebody just stole *** tarp. Chance Floyd was working at the store's fishing counter when someone told him about the criminal catch, he was so ...

PINE ISLAND, Florida – There are no sandy beaches on this Florida island, no high-rise condo complexes, no fancy stores. What you’ll find instead on Pine Island, just west of Fort Myers: a mostly ...