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

How Do You Measure Success?

Save The Mahi

Pompano and Circumstance • Ponce Inlet to Daytona Beach: A stretch of epic surf fishing.

IF YOU GO

OFFSHORE

Troll on One or Two? • For most trolling, you’ll want all engines running. A few specialties call for cutting power.

Lights Out • Moonlit bridges can produce big bites for those willing to burn that midnight oil.

Wacky Works • Rigging options and tricks for the classic finesse bait.

Shock Sense • Tips on choosing the right bite tippet.

Making the Most of Mud • Mud motors open the door to places traditional outboard owners can only dream of.

Thanks Be To Oysters • Perfect starter for a Florida Thanksgiving feast.

Grilled Oysters Florentine

Building Mussels • Rehab program for injured lake in Southwest Florida holds promise for other waters.

Shellfish Services

YOU GET ONE SHOT • SPEARFISHING WAHOO IN THE UPPER KEYS.

ESSENTIALS

REDFISH REVIEW • GOT THOUGHTS ON REDFISH RULES? FWC WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Reds in Winter

HALL OF FAME

LESSONS FROM HOF 100

DECOYS FOR DESTIN DIVERS • Bigwater ducks are a Florida Panhandle specialty—but limits don’t come easy.

WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON

COOKING DIVERS: FROM WHANGY TO TANGY

Fish Are Listening All Over • How fishes’ interrelated senses of hearing and touch might shape our angling tactics.

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

Keys

BIGGEST OF WAHOO TRIPLEHEADER • Florida Sportsman Instagram Key West • @ajstaggs

South

BLACK GROUPER IN CLOSE • Florida Sportsman Instagram Elliot Key • @graceconcepcion_

10,000 Islands

DUCK SEASON OPENS SOON • Florida Sportsman Instagram Naples • @kodychapman

Southeast

SNOOK WORTH TRAVELING FOR • Florida Sportsman Facebook Jupiter • @jackson.hall10

Southwest

MACKEREL FLYIN' ALL OVER • Florida Sportsman Podcast Fort Myers Beach • @snookstampcharters

West Central

HEALTHY SEAGRASS, GOOD SNOOK FISHING • Florida Sportsman YouTube Fort DeSoto • @tampaflygirl

Big Bend

GROUPER GIRL • Florida Sportsman Facebook Cedar Key • @weedline_sta

EastCentral

FIRST STEPS • Florida Sportsman EC Forum Melbourne • bluewater_fever

Northeast

GREAT SHOT, JIMMY! • Florida Sportsman Instagram Elkton • @katchung12

Northwest

WATERFOWL SEASON COMING SOON • Florida Sportsman Instagram Perry • @ashleychap15

Panhandle

DOCKLIGHT GATOR ATTACK • Florida Sportsman Instagram Pensacola • @aarenmoore

Tropics

WAHOOOOO! • Florida Sportsman Instagram San Salvador • @james_berger

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

FLORIDA TIDE STATIONS NOVEMBER 2021

Mornings in the Marsh • A Southwest Florida writer shares the spirit of the duck hunt.

All Fired Up • Plenty of ice needed after this giant snowy grouper is caught off Lower Keys.