The first signs of redfish rejuvenation for the fall have happened. Large schools of big fish can be intercepted in the right parts of Tampa Bay. Suffering to the south, redfish are in good shape in ...

Bait up first: The flats are loaded with pinfish and whitebait. The pinfish are the right size for redfish, and the whitebait are a mixed bag, anything from fry-sized to tarpon-sized. The small to ...

Pulling his cast net onto the bow of the 19-foot Carolina Skiff in Estero Bay recently, Bob Wasno raised his hands like a football referee signaling a touchdown. "Pinfish!" he said with great ...

KNEE-DEEP IN THE WATER — As a 5-gallon bucket empties into the Indian River Lagoon, about 100 small pinfish with tiny tags slowly pour out into their new home. One hundred down, 1,700 to go. The 1,800 ...

The reason the grouper season closes for four months beginning on Jan. 1 along the Atlantic coast is because black, red and gag grouper congregate offshore as they go through their mating ritual. That ...