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

The Best Parts of Summer

Goliath Grouper Catchers/Reporters Wanted

CTA

A Reef Runs Through It • Vero Beach, in Southeast Florida, has the best of the Atlantic for its backyard.

IF YOU GO

Short Season Snapper Shuffle • Weed out the small fish and take home a solid keeper.

NEW GEAR

I Can See Clearly Now… • Don’t tolerate those specks and smudges—but don’t wreck your glasses, either.

NEW GEAR

Eat On the Run • Why you need a mobile element in your bass game.

NEW GEAR

Wear Your Lifeline • Engine cut-off switches, a.k.a. kill switches, save lives. Use of these simple devices is now mandatory, for many boaters.

Lanyard Tips

Inherited Weapons: Hunt or Display? • Some family treasures may be worth taking afield—but check first with your gunsmith.

Shrimp and Grits 2.0 • Quality of the shrimp makes the difference—and a few key ingredients seals the deal.

To Cheese or Not to Cheese (Grits)

Shrimp and Grits

Grouper Feed • Video surveys offer a new dimension for fisheries conservation.

KINGS NEAR AND FAIR • NORTHEAST FLORIDA FISHERMEN HAVE SEVERAL CHOICES WHEN TARGETING SUMMER KINGFISH, BOTH NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE.

KEEP ON ROCKIN’ • What’s behind Florida’s “boulder” outlook for reef-building?

CCA FLORIDA COOPERATIVE EFFORTS CATCHING ON

STORMY FISHING • LAST MONTH WE LOOKED AT THE EFFECTS OF THE SEABREEZE CYCLE ON SUMMER FISHING. THIS MONTH, LET’S TAKE IT UP A NOTCH.

Beachside Big Game • LEAVE THE BOAT AT HOME AND TAKE YOUR CHANCES AT BIG SUMMERTIME SNOOK AND TARPON FROM THE SAND.

CATCH MORE ONLINE

Florida’s Big Bend Fishing Well

Keys

GOOD TRIP OFF ISLAMORADA • Florida Sportsman Podcast Islamorada • @captnickstanczyk

South

LURED BACK TO THE BAY • Florida Sportsman Instagram Biscayne Bay • @sarah.a.fultz

10,000 Islands

ACTION ON FALLING TIDE • Florida Sportsman Facebook Lostmans River • @kodychapman

Southeast

SNOOK WORTH A SECOND LOOK • Florida Sportsman YouTube Jensen Beach • @brentonr

Southwest

BIG COBIA, NO SQUIDDING! • Florida Sportsman Facebook Boca Grande • @wuffelman

West Central

DEEPWATER GROUPER • Florida Sportsman Instagram Tierra Verde • @becca_rude

Big Bend

SHE SHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE • Florida Sportsman Instagram Steinhatchee • @amykennelly_

EastCentral

CUBERAS LOVE CRAWFISH • Florida Sportsman Facebook Vero Beach • @zaachyoung

Northeast • Florida Sportsman Instagram Jacksonville • @noah_mcleod9

Northwest

NEARSHORE GAGS • Florida Sportsman Facebook Mexico Beach • @jamie_coleman8

Panhandle

WAHOO IS ICING ON THE CAKE • Florida Sportsman Facebook Navarre • @donniemcmillann

Tropics

DINNER ON THE RUN • Florida Sportsman Instagram Nassau • @devinsmith88

FLORIDA TIDE STATIONS JULY 2021

The Reefbuilder • Volusia County’s Joe Nolin reflects on a career of under-sea habitat construction.

THIS SPOT IS TAKEN • Alligators rarely cause trouble for anglers. But when they do…