No boat, no problem. The complete beginner’s guide to Florida surf fishing — how to read a beach, the one rod-and-rig setup that covers everything, the three baits that matter, and what’s biting each season.
The fall blitz is starting. When the 2026 mullet run peaks, what eats, the tackle that survives it, and whether you can keep a snook while it is happening.
Gulf gag closed October 1 and won’t reopen until 2027. The confirmed 2026 dates, the limits that applied, and the Gulf bottom fish you can still keep.
Charlotte Harbor and the Southwest opened October 1, so every snook region in Florida is finally open at once. The dates, the slots, and when the window shuts.
Nothing out-fishes a livewell full of frisky greenbacks. Here’s how to find, net, and keep live bait alive all day — the skill that quietly catches more fish than any lure.
You can catch a big shark from a Florida beach with the right rig — and the right permit. Here’s the legal, safe, no-nonsense way to do it this summer.
Snook harvest is open statewide this fall — and the best snook fishing of the season happens after dark. Dock lights, bridges, piers, and what you can legally keep.
The two biggest dive days of the year are almost here. Everything for Florida’s 2026 lobster mini-season — dates, limits, size rules, gear, and where to go.
Scallop season is open on the Nature Coast — here’s every zone’s 2026 dates, bag limits, the gear you need, and where to find clear grass flats packed with scallops.
Fourteen days, one fish, no size limit — and no keeping a red snapper unless you declare the trip first. Everything Florida anglers need for the October 9–22 Atlantic season.