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To put it Simple, it is Hot out there right now. But the great part about the hot weather is that as the temps become hotter so does the inshore fishing. Air temps are hovering in the 90’s right now and the afternoon rain storms have been a welcome sign of relief for most anglers along the Nature Coast. The afternoon rain helps cool down the water a degree or two which with water temps reaching the upper 80’s in the later part of the afternoon any little dip in the water temps can lead to a smor… Continue

Spring has finally arrived and all signs are pointing to another fantastic fall fishing extravaganza. Acres of bait are covering the flats and most of the mangroves and lush turtle grass beds have already filtered the water enough to turn the local area waters back into their gin clear states which our area is “World Famous” for. With clearer water and acres of bait the fishing opportunities have been endless along the Nature Coast. Our top three players at this point are definitely the Redfish,… Continue

WOW!!! Hopefully the up and down weather of the winter is finally over. This has definitely been one of the coolest winters in recent memories, but interestingly enough the fishing must have not known that we were being battered with near freezing temps on a regular basis. Some of the biggest schools and largest fish I have seen in recent years were caught during the last few weeks off of the crystal clear flats of the Crystal River. Huge schools of Reds ranging from 10-50 fish have been cruisin… Continue