Inshore Fishing Trips

Florida Fishing News - Pasco developer has high hopes for Wiregrass parkJ.D. Porter plans

Pasco developer has high hopes for Wiregrass park
J.D. Porter plans for two huge lakes for fishing and recreation, picnic areas and nature trails.

Florida Fishing News - Fisherman's body found in north Alachua County lakeDeputies have found

Fisherman's body found in north Alachua County lake
Deputies have found the body of a 27-year-old man who didn't return home after a fishing trip to a north Florida lake.

Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.

Bob McNally's Outdoors Outlook
Red drum fishing is red hot throughout much of coastal Northeast Florida, and anglers are out in force cashing in on the recently doubled limit of reds that may be kept.

Florida Fishing News - Fisherman's body found in north Alachua County lakeDeputies have found

Fisherman's body found in north Alachua County lake
Deputies have found the body of a 27-year-old man who didn't return home after a fishing trip to a north Florida lake.

Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportLots of big bass have been caught

South Florida fishing report
Lots of big bass have been caught flipping and on live shiners from Pelican Bay to the Kissimmee River. The best bass fishing was in the Lake Ida chain.

Bob McNally's Outdoors Outlook
Red drum fishing is red hot throughout much of coastal Northeast Florida, and anglers are out in force cashing in on the recently doubled limit of reds that may be kept.

Florida Fishing News - Restocked reservoir back in businessWord travels fast through the world

Restocked reservoir back in business
Word travels fast through the world of anglers, canoeists and kayakers.

Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.

Bob McNally's Outdoors Outlook
Red drum fishing is red hot throughout much of coastal Northeast Florida, and anglers are out in force cashing in on the recently doubled limit of reds that may be kept.

Florida Fishing News - Restrictions on snook, grouper fishing in FloridaSeveral species of grouper

Florida Fishing News - Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take EffectTALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials say harvesting eight species of grouper will be closed for the season from Wednesday through March 31 in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, except in Monroe County.

Florida Fishing News - Restrictions on snook, grouper fishing in FloridaSeveral species of grouper

Restrictions on snook, grouper fishing in Florida
Several species of grouper will be off-limits in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, while snook fishing is set to reopen on Florida's Atlantic coast.

South Florida fishing report
Anglers were catching lots of bass, including good numbers of big bass, from the south end of the lake to the Kissimmee River. The best fishing has been with live wild shiners. Anglers using lures had the best results flipping jigs and crawdads around reeds.

Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials say harvesting eight species of grouper will be closed for the season from Wednesday through March 31 in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, except in Monroe County.

Florida Fishing News - Editorial: Water into landThe Florida Legislature seems ready to try

Editorial: Water into land
The Florida Legislature seems ready to try a new trick: turning public waters into private lands.

Notorious murderer facing Death Row again after attacks in Miami-Dade, Bradford
William E. Wells, who killed five people in 2003, originally wanted death by execution but wound up accepting life prison terms

GOP hopefuls resort to name calling in Florida- Gingrich gets Cain endorsement
The Republican race for president began to resemble a schoolyard brawl Saturday, as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich achieved new levels of name-calling amid an unusual debate over the nature of debates.

Florida Fishing News - For Republicans it s a perfect mess in FloridaThe Archie Bunker

For Republicans it s a perfect mess in Florida
The Archie Bunker wing of the Republican Party, whose mental cheese slid off its cracker when a guy with the middle name Hussein advanced to the presidency, doesn t just want to see the GOP win back the White House . They want to see Barack Obama punished humiliated, even. And so they ve spent the last year fishing for a candidate who ll get onstage during a debate and call Obama a Kenyan ...

Florida Fishing News - View from North Florida: Mitt's too richWhile media outlets and

View from North Florida: Mitt's too rich
While media outlets and Beltway pundits might use state polls to gauge the race in Florida between GOP presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, Ron Crum uses poles.

Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.

Florida Fishing News - Medard reopens with fortified embankmentsMedard Park is restocked with hundreds

Medard reopens with fortified embankments
Medard Park is restocked with hundreds of thousands of bass, bluegill and catfish, but the park allows only catch-and-release fishing for now.

Florida Fishing News - Fishing restrictions create stink in FloridaBy Raju Chebium and Ledyard

Fishing restrictions create stink in Florida
By Raju Chebium and Ledyard King Democrat Washington Bureau -- A long-simmering debate over federal fishing quotas and their economic impact on Florida and other coastal states could reach a boiling point this year as Congress considers changes to a landmark marine conservation law.

Medard reopens with fortified embankments
Medard Park is restocked with hundreds of thousands of bass, bluegill and catfish, but the park allows only catch-and-release fishing for now.

Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportBass pro Don DeMott said the water

South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.

Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and rivers
Critics say the public could lose access to thousands of acres along lakes and rivers under pending legislation in Tallahassee.

Rosie O Donnell taking heat for shark killing
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.

Florida Fishing News - Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and riversBy

Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and rivers
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 23, 2012 It seems like little more than bureaucratic tinkering. Bills now filed in the Florida House and Senate would change the definition of where something called the "ordinary high water line" is measured on waterways across Florida. But hunting and fishing groups are up in arms, calling the bills a blatant land grab that will block them ...

South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.

Wind might mean slow start for Southwest Florida weekend fishing
Fishing has been good, and should continue, notwithstanding a little Friday-the-13th kind of wind associated with the latest cold front.