What is the most popular fish in the United States? A recent study by AnglerSurvey, a monthly consumer monitoring service, revealed that 59 percent of the country’s anglers targeted largemouth bass in 2008.
Florida is known as the fishing capital of the world. The main reason why is the Sunshine State’s largemouth bass. …
Doug Hemmer looks forward to September. After a long, hot summer of practicing catch and release, the inshore charter boat captain can finally keep a linesider for the frying pan.
"There is no finer fish to eat," says Hemmer, who has been a charter boat captain for 20 years. …
One of the main advantages of fishing out of a kayak is that the shallow-running craft allow anglers to get into places where traditional flats boats dare not run.
Pine Island Sound, with its numerous oyster bars and hidden creeks, is a fisherman’s paradise. There are areas where even experienced boaters do not venture for fear of running aground, [...]
It’s called Maury’s cocktail. It’s not the kind of cocktail you sip at the beach or at a local bar. It’s for citrus trees, not people, and it’s turned out to be Maury Boyd’s saving grace in fighting the deadly disease known as greening. “It’s given us hope,” said Boyd, president of McKinnon Corp., a [...]
The Model Community concept is under consideration as a way to encourage coastal communities to step up to the front lines.
