Jan Maizler News & Tips

News & Tips: Permit Fishing on the Flats
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Permit Fishing on the Flats

Though permit on the flats can be found outside the United States in such places as Roatan, Cuba, parts of the Bahamas…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Island Inn, Sanibel, Florida...
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Travel Blog: Island Inn, Sanibel, Florida

As Captain Ken Collette and I made our way westward across the state, we were stoked to get to Sanibel Island. We'd…
News & Tips: Seatrout Tactics
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Seatrout Tactics

Seatrout have one or two fang-like teeth that makes them an effective predator. Spotted seatrout, also known as "…
News & Tips: Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida...
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Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida

I've always liked to think of southwest Florida as my second home. So many of my angling travels relied on and reveled…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Miami's Peacock Bass Bonanza...
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Travel Blog: Miami's Peacock Bass Bonanza

I've just got done doing a freshwater peacock bass trip with local on-foot "land guide" Urban Angler Miami and the…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas...
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Travel Blog: Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas

As we poled around the corner of a creek, we came upon a triangular sand flat surrounded by two channels that ran out…
News & Tips: Boater's Guide to the Bimini Crossing
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Boater's Guide to the Bimini Crossing

Bimini, a chain of islands located in the westernmost district of the Bahamas, lies only 48 nautical miles east of…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Exploring the Canadian Maritimes...
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Travel Blog: Exploring the Canadian Maritimes

I realized a life long dream in visiting the Atlantic Canada and Maritimes areas last October. It turned out to be…
News & Tips: Flats Fishing for Barracuda
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Flats Fishing for Barracuda

Though the barracuda is not a member of the flat's "Big Three," an elite group consisting of bonefish, tarpon and…
News & Tips: Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging...
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Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging

The 18 LTS Inshore from MAKO boats is a classic flats boat, shown here in a classic flats-boat setting. Popularity of…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: El Pescador Lodge and Villas, Belize...
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Travel Blog: El Pescador Lodge and Villas, Belize

I've recently returned from a gem of a destination, El Pescador Lodge and Villas. It is located in Ambergris Caye,…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Cabbage Key, Pine Island Sound, Florida...
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Travel Blog: Cabbage Key, Pine Island Sound, Florida

All anglers and outdoors folks hold a special fascination for islands. When this magic is blended into a compact land…