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

Get Out There!

Capital Sportfishing • Read the sign, then hit the water and judge for yourself.

IF YOU GO

BEST BOAT • New Boats & Power

Tools for the Task • The perfect plier? Arguably, it does not exist. You may want more tools by your side, anyway.

NEW GEAR

Herding Sheepshead • Midwinter tips for catching a limit of good-eating panfish.

Go Rotary • See your work from all angles, and speed things up, with a rotary vise.

Utility Blades • Where to fish a spinnerbait? Anywhere bass are actively feeding—or not!

Reinventing the Wheel • Hunters begin taking to the trails with pedal-assist electric bikes—with certain legal caveats.

Death By Doughnuts • Is it possible to improve on a box of doughnuts? Here’s your delicious hot mess of an answer.

The State of Seatrout • Numbers of Florida’s most popular sportfish are dwindling.

LAKESIDE AT Kissimmee • Roll out of your tent and right down to a world-class fishery.

Kissimmee Ramps, Marinas, Lodging

12 TIPS FOR SURF FISHING SUCCESS • A central Florida pro reveals all-season hints for catching pompano and more.

The Crab Fab Four • SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIAL BAITS FOR COASTAL WATERS.

HUNTING FLORIDA’S HOGS • Learn their habits. Cover ground. Enjoy a year-round supply of wild pork.

TOP BILLING FOR NOSARA • The blue water is close, the crews adaptable, and the fishing second to none.

About the Operation

About Costa Rica

Catches at the Patches • It’s a Florida Keys midwinter specialty. If you’ve never tried it, now’s the time.

FRESH BALLYHOO

ACTION SPOTTER • SPORTSMAN’S REGIONAL EXPERTS GUIDE YOU TO THE HOTSPOTS

Keys

South

10,000 Islands

Southeast

Southwest

West Central

Big Bend

East Central

Northeast

Northwest

Panhandle

Tropics

FLORIDA TIDE STATIONS

A Summer Remembered • When the best gift is not a thing at all—but rather an opportunity.

Just Another AJ – Not!

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