Florida Sportsman

Florida Sportsman is the complete fishing magazine for Florida and the Tropics. Devoted to fishing, boating, and outdoor activities in the Sunshine State, Florida Sportsman is the authoritative source for Florida's most active fishermen.

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Board Games • When the dock is not just a place to start the day, but the place to spend a day—or night.

Fresh Spread • Modern outrigger base mounts enhance fishability.

Mighty Mullet • Tarpon eat ’em. Snook eat ’em. In the fall, we eat ’em!

It’s a Wrap • Treat your thread as a main component on your flies.

Spin for Success • Spinning tackle merits a place in the Florida bass fisherman’s arsenal.

Pedal Drive Maintenance • Tips for keeping those fishing kayaks cranking smoothly.

A Nose for Recovery • Hit but lost a deer? Calling in a local tracking dog may be your best next move.

MOTV Digest • Tips and tactics selected by the editors from episodes of popular fishing, hunting and shooting series streaming now at My Outdoor TV. www.myoutdoortv.com

Venison Shepherd’s Pie • Mom’s classic comfort recipe with a twist.

Poachers Caught in the Web • Sick of seeing fish and game law violations on social media? FWC Internet Crimes Unit is working on a cure.

A BRIDGE BUFFET FOR Sheepshead • THE RIGHT LOCAL MIX OF BAITS AND CHUM KEEPS ANGLERS IN DEPENDABLE CATCHES ALL WINTER, THROUGH ANY WEATHER.

GET PRIMED FOR POMPANO • Cooling weather heralds the southbound migration of pompano. Here’s what you need to know to catch them.

FALL BONANZA AT FORT DE SOTO • CAMPING WEATHER BRINGS LOTS OF VISITORS TO THIS UNIQUE ISLAND PARK ON TAMPA BAY. FISH ARE ON THE WAY, TOO!

E-WHEELIN’ IN THE WILDS • FLORIDA HUNTERS AND ANGLERS FIND CLEVER USES FOR E-BIKE TECHNOLOGY.

SWAMP BIRDS • INARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST-EATING WATERFOWL, WOOD DUCKS PRESENT FLORIDA HUNTERS UNIQUE CHALLENGES—AND OPPORTUNITIES.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FLORIDA WOOD DUCKS

Fresh Fish for Turkey Day

Cool Temps Heat Up Late Fall Fishing

The Month of Mackerel

Calm Between Cold Fronts

Inshore Slam Season; Snapper Offshore

Goodbye Hurricanes; Hello Mackerel!

November Cold Fronts Shuffle the Deck

Thankful for Renewed Sandfleas & Seagrass

It’s Harvest Season on the First Coast!

Go Time for Sheepshead, Seabass & Snapper

Redfish Frenzy in the Bay; Blackfin off the Beach

Showdown Tactics • Three-leg meatfish series concludes with giant wahoo.

NOVEMBER 2023 FLORIDA TIDES POWERED BY

Rodtip Up • A redfish on the run, a rod on the loose…who could predict this happy ending?