TBO Outdoors

Fall offers bonus fish

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:17:00 EST

As the fall run of baitfish pours past our shores, anglers are offered a remarkable variety of targets.

King mackerel moving in

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

Entrance fees don't slow visitors to parks

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:40:00 EST

Patty Clark went to Flatwoods Park and wasn't turned off by the $2 entrance fee that went into effect Sunday.

Tasty sheepshead coming with fall weather

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

There are not a lot of fish left that people pursue strictly to hook and cook or catch and release into hot grease, as the net fishers used to say. But the sheepshead is one.

New early-evening bite looms

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The fishing forecast for the rest of the week won't be as good as the previous three days. That spectacular "bite" will now decrease in intensity and duration as it moves into the afternoon, but by Friday evening, it should pick back up and become the new early-evening bite.

Sport fish limits suspended at Medard Reservoir

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

It's a fishing free-for-all at Medard Reservoir for at least the next few weeks.

Look for clean water when searching for kingfish

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EDT

Gulf water temperatures continue to fall, dropping into the mid-70s. With no major fronts on the horizon, temperatures should hold steady for a week or two.

New rules will help to protect Florida's sea grass

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

New rules for damaging grass flats in Florida's 2 million acres of preserves are about to be enforced.

Winter trout on the way

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

Bite should really start to improve

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson.

Some bites are hot, some are not, with return of cold weather

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

After the first cold front of the season passed through the Bay early this month, summer weather returned. The highs were in the low 90s for about a week in mid-October, and that brought the water temperature back up to 89 degrees. That's pretty hot for this time of year.

Sportfish limits suspended at Medard

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:19:00 EDT

It's a fishing free-for-all at Medard Reservoir for at least the next few weeks.

Amberjack season closes in Gulf waters

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDT

The time to corral a 'reef donkey' is nearly over for recreational fishermen in the Gulf.

Canoeists race for Mayor's Cup

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

It was a beautiful morning for a canoe race.

Bottom fishing is good

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.

Mackerel fishing has been fit for a king

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Though it was too hot for king mackerel fishing until the past few days, the fish didn't seem to know it.

Louisiana lives up to its reputation

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:11:15 EDT

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles.

Big macks are whoppers

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

One of the nearest things to a certain bite is the teeming schools of Spanish mackerel that are mauling baitfish from Dunedin to Boca Grande.

Mullet are plentiful now

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:12:00 EDT

Daily fishing report

Summer patterns are still in play

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:23:35 EDT

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson.