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Skunked at Graveling Point by John Stuebing

Fished the first three hours of the outgoing tide at Graveling Point today. There were four other anglers fishing. There was one short Striper caught (not by me) within the first hour. That was all the action for the day.

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The Fish Are Back Biting in Florida by Basil Dubrosky

It’s been a relatively cool winter in Florida so far and the fish have not been on the bite. Yesterday everything changed and the fish were biting in Sarasota bay. My friend, Tom and I went out on my boat

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REDFISH OFF THE BEACH by Joe Filice

Got my first redfish off the beach today. Fishing a pompano rig with shrimp, the rod went down and stayed down. Great fight and landed this 231/2″ beauty. Filleted and will be having it cooked up a Kretches’ on Marco

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MARCO ISLAND POMPANO II by Joe Filice

Went back to my previous spot today with frozen sand fleas and fish bites. Heavy wind required using Sputnik sinkers to hold bottom. Caught these two chunky Pompano at 14″. Filleted and taken to Cocomo’s in Marco and had them

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MARCO ISLAND POMPANO by Joe Filice

I have been all but absent in 2023. Physical issues and just life in general got in the way. So a month on Marco Island is just what the doctor ordered. We arrived on 2/3 and I fish strictly surf

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Finally Warmed up and the Fish were Biting by Ed Valitutto

I use the term “Florida Cold” to describe the weather here in Cape Coral when it’s unusually cold and the natives are freezing! We’re talking mid 50’s to low 70’s with brisk winds. Nothing like what I read was happening

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Multigenerational family fishing Black Friday by Jerry Nichols

After plenty of turkey and football on Thursday, we hit the water on Friday and Saturday fishing for stripers off IBSP. We connected with fish about 2 miles out with two overs and a couple shorts on Friday and then

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Epic Striper Fishing on the Jen-Jen by Larry Leary

Brian, Tyler, friend Smity and I left the dock at 5:45 AM heading to IBSP. We wound up going past Ortley before we started seeing life. Started catching there and then headed back south. The fish were all over the

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Maiden voyage of a tin boat by Dave Spendiff

Two weeks ago I bought a used 10′ Jon boat to use in the lagoons near the house to fish for white perch. It was in “like new” condition, but with only a wheel system on the transom for pushing

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Personal best surf-caught striped bass by Bayside Dave

I went up to Sandy Hook with a few friends on Wednesday, October 26th to target bass by throwing plugs. We all caught quality bass in the 36″ range using 6″ pencil poppers. I was lucky enough to land this

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