Species Guides
Every species guide on the site, grouped by where you actually fish for it. Each one covers seasons and current FWC regulations, the tackle that works, where to find them by region, and how to get a bite when they are being difficult.
Inshore & Flats
Backcountry, grass flats, mangrove shorelines and residential docks. Where most Florida fishing happens.
Snook
Where to find snook, when they bite, and exactly what tackle, baits, and lures to throw. Our complete…
Redfish
Redfish complete Florida's Big Three inshore trifecta — and right now, they're tailing on shallow flats…
Spotted Seatrout
Everything you need to catch spotted seatrout in Florida — where to find them, the best baits and…
Tarpon
Late spring and summer are prime tarpon time in Florida. Here’s the gear, the spots, the baits, and…
Flounder
Doormat flounder hug the bottom around docks, inlets and channel edges — and most anglers walk right past…
Black Drum
Hard-pulling, easy to catch, and stacked up inshore all summer — the no-excuses fish that's perfect for…
Jack Crevalle
Pound for pound, the jack crevalle out-pulls almost everything inshore — and they'll eat a topwater like…
Mangrove Snapper
They're smart, they're tackle-shy, and in July they swarm the reef to spawn. Here's how to fill the…
The Flats — Keys & Backcountry
Sight-fishing in skinny water. The hardest and most rewarding fishing in the state.
Permit
The hardest inshore fish in Florida to catch on purpose — and summer is prime time. Here's how…
Bonefish
The grey ghost of the flats will humble you in inches of water. Here's how we hunt Keys…
Surf & Beach
Fish you can catch on foot, from the sand, with no boat and no ramp fee.
Pompano
Pound-for-pound the best-eating fish off any Florida beach — here's the full surf system: run timing…
Whiting
Whiting bite year-round, tolerate dirty water, and eat better than most fish on the beach. Here’s the rig…
Bluefish & Spanish Mackerel
The fall blitz drives both fish into casting range of the sand. Reading the birds, the wire-leader call, and the 3-vs-15…
Nearshore
The first few miles out — reefs, wrecks and bait pods within sight of the beach.
Spanish Mackerel
When the beaches and passes fill with glass minnows, Spanish mackerel turn the water to chrome. Here's how…
King Mackerel
Smoker kings are screaming drag nearshore right now. Here's how to slow-troll, why you need a stinger rig,…
Cobia
Cobia are Florida's most underrated summer target — powerful fighters that show up on the surface following…
Tripletail
They lie sideways on crab-trap floats like a piece of drifting trash — until you pitch a live…
Offshore, Reef & Bluewater
Bottom fishing the ledges and running the blue water for pelagics.
Mahi-Mahi
It's mahi season in Florida — and the weed lines are thick. Here's how to find dolphin offshore,…
Grouper
Grouper live in the rocks and try to drag you back into them. Here’s how to win that…
Goliath Grouper
Imagine hooking a fish the size of a Volkswagen door on a wreck 60 feet down. Goliath grouper…
Amberjack
Meet the 'reef donkey' — the hardest, most honest pull in Florida's offshore game. Gulf season reopens…
Hogfish
Hogfish are the best-eating fish in Florida and the hardest to fool on rod and reel. Here are…
Snapper — Every Species
Mangrove, yellowtail, mutton, lane, red — Florida's snapper fishery is world-class and mostly open…
Mutton Snapper
They're spooky, they're smart, and around the summer full moon they stack on the Keys reefs. Here's how…
Yellowtail Snapper
Yellowtail snapper are the Keys' most reliable summer meat fish — if you can build a chum slick…
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