Fishing Tips

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own top water wooden fishing lures and did not know where to start? Have you ever wanted to learn how to build lures using thru-wire construction, saltwater metal lipped swimmers ?? Hi, my name is Kermett Adams and thanks for stopping by. If you have an interest in learning how to make your own wooden top water fishing lures; I can show you how to do it. You can learn to make beautiful, high quality lures. My second most enjoyable thing is...Read Full Story

It's another mixed bag of fish on your Florida Keys Fishing Report while fishing in Islamorada. February 11th we had a cold front hit us mid day, but it didn't stop any of the boats from catching a bunch of fish. Aboard the BNM we released a beautiful 25 lb black grouper (season re-opens May 1st), as well as a handful of king mackerel, we wound up keeping a limit of king mackerel in the 4 to 8 lb range, a keeper mutton snapper, a handful of small blackfin tuna, and then jigged up a 64 lb...Read Full Story

Last weekend the Ladies Sailfish Tournament took place here in Islamorada. The Florida Keys sailfishing was decent and over the two day period the girls on Strictly Business with Capt. Wes released 5 sailfish to take 3rd place. It was a windy and rough weekend but quite a few boats still made it out to the Reef and had fair fishing. Nothing was really red hot, but there was a mix of a yellowtail snapper, a few mutton snapper, barracuda, king mackerel, and a handful of sailfish caught amongst...Read Full Story

Fisherman’s Friend Original Extra Strong Cough Suppressant Lozenges , 35-Count Box(Pack of 12) Category: Candy Bars / Gum / Cough Drops Cough Suppressant /Oral Anesthetic. No artificial flavors or ingredients. Fisherman’s Friend lozenges were originally formulated in the 1860′s for deep sea fisherman who sailed from Fleetwood, England. They used these lozenges while working in the severe weather conditions found near Iceland and the Arctic Circle. Fisherman’s Friend Original...Read Full Story

Here is a hefty 20lb+ snook caught by Scott Tiernan on a recent snook fishing trip through the back canals of Delray Beach, FL Many people just assume the only time to catch monster snook is during the Summer months when they gather in large numbers to spawn near the beaches. Well…the monster snook have to go somewhere when the water temps drop, and they often congregate in pockets of warmer water that can be found in the back country canals of Palm Beach County. Snook fishing Florida...Read Full Story

Capt. Nick Cardella with a fat Bahamian mutton snapper caught on a deep Bahamas ledge on 01/22/12! Bahamas snapper fishing has been outstanding with the run of good weather and calm seas that we have been having over in the Bahamas. It seems that the best fishing has been around the full and new moon periods, but there are certainly no lack of mutton, yellowtail, cubera, mangrove, yellow eye, blackfin, black, dog, and silver snappers(Margate) feasting on our baits around the Bahamas reef...Read Full Story

The February Florida Keys Fishing Report is filled up with lots of action today! On The BNM today we had Tommy, his Dad and both his grandpa's out for some reef fishing. We started out the day by catching our limit of king mackerel to 25 lbs, as well as releasing a short cobia. After that we anchored down on the reef and the yellowtail snapper bite was on. We caught 20 big yellowtail snapper (a lot were 2 - 3 lbs) , as well as some porgys and hogfish. We had lost a few snapper to some...Read Full Story

There are so many fish in the seas, lakes, rives, and ponds in and around the United States. Sadly, I usually only come across trout and bass anglers. Don’t get me wrong, I love bass fishing and trout fishing too, but I also like to catch other fish from time to time. In this article I’ll go over some of the other fish that you should be searching for during your angling adventures. I’ll talk about fish that both amateurs and experts can have fun fishing for. One of the most exciting fish...Read Full Story

Last weekend over January 21st and 22nd 2012 the Cheeca Lodge Sailfish tournament took place in Islamorada. The sailfishing had been a little on the slow side over the past couple weeks, but Capt. George went to work on the first day of the tournament and released 6 sails to get into first place. The second day they got off to a great start and released 7 more fish within the first two hours to give them 13 releases for the tournament. The took 1st place with 13 releases and the 2nd and 3rd...Read Full Story

David asks… Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River in Colorado ??? I will be fishing there in mid-August. I will be using light spinning tackle and might break out the fly rod. I will be targeting trout. Any suggestions on colors and baits for a light spinning rod and any suggestions on colors and flys. flyfishingnets.org answers: Colors and baits are going to be very dependent on the conditions on the day you’re fishing. I’d check with the locals to see what has been working...Read Full Story