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News & Tips: Doug Hannon, Legendary Angler & Inventor, Dies at 66...
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Doug Hannon, Legendary Angler & Inventor, Dies at 66

April 1, 2013
Doug Hannon, considered a legend in the fishing world and a longtime host on ESPN's Sportsman's Challenge TV series, died March 28 in his home in the Tampa, Fla., suburb of Keystone, according to a…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie...
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Bass Pro Shops to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie

March 18, 2013
Bass Pro Shops Announces Plans to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate a new store in Port St. Lucie, Florida at the highly…
News & Tips: Florida's Neglected Peacock Bass Fishing...
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Florida's Neglected Peacock Bass Fishing

March 14, 2013
I like it when my guide fishes with me on a booked trip. That's particularly true when I'm the only client, as was the case on a recent outing. The more baits in the water, the quicker we'll find a…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island...
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Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island

March 5, 2013
Little Palm Island, located at Little Torch Key, Fla., is designed to provide a lifetime angling vacation experience for couples, friends and family members over 16 years of age. There are 30 rooms:…
News & Tips: Getting Started Flats Fishing
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Getting Started Flats Fishing

January 25, 2013
  A bonefish comes in on a fly. Picture the scene. Palm trees and lush red mangroves swaying in a soft ocean breeze. Pelicans, egrets, crested cormorants and ibis stalking sun-soaked shallows and…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Plans 10th Florida Store in Palm Bay...
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Bass Pro Plans 10th Florida Store in Palm Bay

January 9, 2013
Palm Bay, Fla. — Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will open a 112,000 square foot Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center store in Palm Bay, FL at the highly visible intersection of…
News & Tips: Sight Fishing with a Lure at Mosquito Lagoon...
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Sight Fishing with a Lure at Mosquito Lagoon

January 8, 2013
While the title carried a play on words, it was barely a suggestion of the fun and finesse that accompanied the hunt for redfish and other gamesters I had with Captain Willy Le of Native Fly Charters…
News & Tips: Fishing for Bonefish & Permit in Biscayne Bay...
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Fishing for Bonefish & Permit in Biscayne Bay

January 3, 2013
I recently asked veteran South Florida flats fishing skipper Captain Bob Branham what he considered to be the key factors in choosing an effective trip to Biscayne Bay's salty shallows. He mentioned…
News & Tips: Casting Artificials for Bonito
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Casting Artificials for Bonito

December 5, 2012
The southeast coast of Florida has an annual run of bonito (false albacore) every summer.   Their "Gold Coast appearance" occurs sooner and in more shallow water around Jupiter — in the northern part…
News & Tips: Florida Winter Crappie Fishing
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Florida Winter Crappie Fishing

October 30, 2012
Winter weather drives quite a few changes in the central part of Florida. The population swells as visitors, mainly retirees, flock down from northern climes. They head for every part of Florida,…