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.

Florida Sportsman

Wake the Kids, Catch Fish

Hold ’Em Accountable

Best of Three • Lake Jackson and Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area.

Wahoo Jitsu • Consistently landing wahoo requires planning and careful helmsmanship. Keep moving, for one.

Minding the Tides • How to use tide tables to build your boating confidence—and your fishing success.

Fight the Reel Fight • It’s too easy to break a flyrod; fight from the reel to prevent it.

Spot-Lock Sportsmanship • Some golden rules for fishing around boats “anchored” under trolling motor power.

Get Shell Bar Savvy • Some of Florida’s best bass habitat is low-profile and hidden from view. Here’s how to find it and fish it.

Starting Out • Raising kids is tough, but preparing them for the outdoors really is not!

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

Curried Pheasant Pot Pie • Try this upland-bird upgrade on a classic dish.

Gardens In the Tide • Dock-owners install vertical oyster gardens attractive to fish and beneficial to water quality.

Flight Plan • A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF KITE FISHINGFOR SAILFISH.

THE STATE OF SNOOK • A guide to understanding new regional regulations—and what the FWC has to say about how the fisheries are holding up.

Fish the Shadlands • THE UPPER ST. JOHNS RIVER HOSTS A UNIQUE FISHERY FOR MIGRATORY SHAD. GET OUT THERE AND EXPLORE!

Bucket List Mangroves • Use these DRIFT-AND-DROP tactics to ice the biggest mangrove snappers.

SPRINGING BACK INTO FISHING • FISHING’S GREAT AT THESE TWO HOTSPOTS RECOVERING FROM CATASTROPHIC HURRICANES.

SUWANNEE TO THE SOURCE • SIX DAYS AND 246 MILES: FISHING UP FLORIDA’S FABLED SUWANNEE RIVER.

Strategizing Around the Wind

Golden Coast; Sailfish on the Reef Edge

Slow Down for Winter Seatrout

Working Around the Weather

Ways of the Wind

Sheepshead, Then ‘Groves

Cold Fish Also Bite

Shadowing Shad & Cobia

Blackfin, Sheepshead & Seabass on the Menu

Change is in the Air

Winter Blues Almost Over

The Line That Binds • Fishing, family, and new friendships for the win.

FEBRUARY 2024 FLORIDA TIDES POWERED BY

Full Circle • A hunter’s tribute to conservation, Florida and family.