For these topwater experts, action really does speak louder. As I idled onto the flat, my buddies geared up, grabbing rods, fastening chest packs, loading in a few plugs, pulling on waders and boots. I shut down in about three feet and surveyed the scene. ... (READ IT)

Pompano, flounder and sheepshead top the Florida winter menu. Pompano flesh is rich and buttery, considered among the best of all eating fish. Sheepshead is firm and on the sweet side; many anglers swear they taste like crab meat due to their crustacean and mollusk diet ... (READ IT)

Pick the right flat and try these tricks to find fish in the shallows this winter. Gentleman’s hours were in the cards on a damp, chilly December day. Jeff Wiley and I pulled into a vacant launch ramp under a light rain but were confident that we ... (READ IT)

When winter winds rake the shallows, try tiny channels for hot mixed-bag action. ... (READ IT)

You can’t get by in the shallows without jigs in the box. When all is said and done after my typical day stalking fish on the flats, I can say without reservation that I’ve probably caught more fish with a jig than any other lure. ... (READ IT)

Big fall stripers key on the peanut bunker run. We turned the corner into the inlet and were met by dense clouds of birds. Under them, distinct white bursts made my heart race. I instinctively pinned the throttle. ... (READ IT)

A photo essay by Scott Sommerlatte A jetty is a manmade structure that projects into a body of water to protect a harbor or shoreline from erosion... ... (READ IT)

A game plan for fishing after the storm. John Dyrssen was glum. Heavy rain had stained his home fishing waters of Florida’s lower St. Johns River and nearby creeks and bays. ... (READ IT)

Louisiana’s oil and gas platforms are the place for nearshore mixed-bag action. A clear sunny sky, glass-calm sea, and not a hurricane in sight. What more can you ask for during a day’s fishing in southwest Louisiana? ... (READ IT)

Florida Gulf and bay beaches are teeming with snook right now. Winter visitors are long gone now, having run from what many of them call Florida’s “oppressive” heat. But I welcome our stifling humidity, and don’t at all mind when a ... (READ IT)