The complete Florida alligator hunting gear list — from high-powered spotlights and harpoon setups to bangsticks, snare poles, and safety equipment. Built from real swamp experience.
Everything you need to know about Florida’s alligator hunting season — application dates, the FWC lottery process, permit costs, CITES tags, management units, and what to do if you don’t draw.
Everything a first-time Florida alligator hunter needs to know — from the FWC permit lottery and legal methods to spotlighting techniques, safety rules, and field-to-freezer tips.
Black drum don’t get the respect they deserve. Ask most Florida anglers about inshore fishing and they’ll mention redfish, trout, or snook before they mention black drum. That’s a mistake. Black drum (Pogonias cromis) are large, powerful, widely available, and readily catchable by anglers of all skill levels—and the big ones, the “puppy drum” stage…
There’s something honest about catfish fishing. No pretense, no expensive gear required, no need to read the tides or study current charts. You put the right bait on the bottom in the right place and you catch fish. It’s pure, accessible, effective fishing—and the result is one of the finest freshwater meals available anywhere in…
I came to crappie fishing later than most. Growing up in the Panhandle, saltwater was always the focus—trout, reds, flounder. On a good February morning, a lake like Talquin can give up dozens of crappie before noon, which explains what all the fuss is about. These little fish have serious fans for serious reasons. Crappie—black…
There are fish you catch and there are fish that stay with you. Mahi-mahi belong to the second category. Pulled over the gunwale, a fresh mahi is all electric blue, gold, and green, glowing like something that shouldn’t exist in nature. Some fish are just different. Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), also called dolphinfish or simply “mahi,”…
Cobia often show up around reef buoys offshore, and first-timers don’t always recognize what they’re seeing. A dark, shark-shaped silhouette cruising slowly just below the surface, right next to a cownose ray. I cast a jig at it almost on instinct—and the fish exploded on the lure before it had sunk three feet. Expect long,…
Ask any serious Florida inshore angler which species they’d fish for if they could only pick one, and the majority will say snook. Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) represent everything great about saltwater fishing in one fish: aggressive surface strikes, incredible acrobatic runs, a preference for complex structure, and a biology sophisticated enough to keep you…
Florida pompano fight remarkably hard for a fish their size. Something about that deep, plate-shaped body and those powerful pectoral fins translates into one of the most thrilling light-tackle battles in the ocean. Add in the fact that pompano are arguably the best-tasting fish in the Gulf of Mexico, and you have a species worth…