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

Great Fishing You Didn’t Know Was There

“Florida’s water crisis is a political problem and requires a political solution. The science is settled, and the time to fix the problem is now.”

BEST BOAT

Sharpen (Some of) Those Hooks

Start at the End • How different tail shapes move soft plastic baits—and provoke gamefish.

Getting in Front of the Storm • Hurricane prep for trailer boats.

The Fine Art of the Kayak Hook Set • Sticking a big bass from a paddle boat comes with some unique complications.

CELEBRATES 10,000 CATCHES

Five Clues to Identifying Hot Does • Tips for increasing your odds during the rut.

NEW AND NOTABLE

Our State Sandwich • If there were such a thing, the Cuban is it!

Great Fishing Right Here! • THE GREAT FISHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW WAS THERE.

Treasure Islands of the Panhandle • An angling visit to Gulf Islands National Seashore.

A Cut Above the Rest • To the roster of gamefish that made the Panhandle famous, add broadbill swordfish.

Reds on Both Ends—and in the Middle • St. Joseph Bay and Cape San Blas: redfish central on the Panhandle Coast.

Big River, Big Fish • You want River Monsters? The Apalachicola’s got ’em!

Keepin’ It Wild on Wimico • The Nature Conservancy locks in a win for the future of a freshwater frontier.

A Crystal River Runs Through It • Mecca for tarpon fishermen, this corner of the Florida Gulf Coast also happens to be a great place to begin fly fishing.

Sharkin’ in Charlotte Harbor • During tarpon season, toothy critters often steal the show—and sometimes the tarpon, too!

One in Ten Thousand • Island camping in the Everglades.

The Best of the Florida Keys • Way out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hunting the Miami Flats • A look at stealth tactics for chasing bonefish, permit and tarpon in Biscayne Bay.

Palm Beach Exotics • Come for the steak, stay for the buffet.

Snook Slam • Florida’s southeast coast is well-known for common snook, but do you know about the other species?

Tribute to the Tributaries • Explore the Indian River Lagoon watershed you don’t know.

HIDDEN GEM DISCOVERY

The 12-Mile Miracle • Fish Guana Lake, landlocked tidewater with some of the best “saltwater” fishing around.

HIDDEN GEM DISCOVERY

Sneak Into a Creek • Big redfish and flounder are back there, but you have to be stealthy.

HIDDEN GEM DISCOVERY

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 AUGUST 2020

Runaway Rod • When a snook decides to take the bait… and more.

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