Mike Surman holds a bass he caught with a crankbait at Lake Okeechobee. Bass will bite a fast-moving crankbait when air and water temperatures are cold. Photo provided
By Steve Waters
Depending on the fish you pursue, cold fronts can be a curse or a
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Pitch baits are especially effective at catching sailfish. Capt. Skip Dana prepares to release one caught off Boca Raton by angler Glenn Sapir. Photos provided
By Steve Waters
The most successful offshore anglers never leave the dock without pitch b
Capt. Abie Raymond holds a mutton snapper he snagged recently. Top mutton spots from Boca Raton to Lake Worth Beach are along the second reef and the third reef, as well as around wrecks 100-150 feet underwater. Photo provided by Abie Raymond
By Ste
Capt. Steve Anderson holds a nice snook he caught on a recent fishing trip in the Jupiter Inlet. September is a good time to catch snook in local inlets. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
Tom Greene used to look forward to Sept
Capt. Tony DiGiulian holds up a nice wahoo on a recent fishing trip. DiGiulian, who likes to troll for wahoo, says anglers looking to reel in the speedy gamefish should pay attention to the position of the moon. Good times are when the moon is dire
John Strunk holds up his lobster catch. He recommends getting your gear checked and taking a practice dive in advance of the July 30-31 miniseason. Photo by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
Just about everyone who dives for lobsters l
Hunter Barron and Pasta Pantaleo show off a nice blackfin tuna. The fish are plentiful off Palm Beach County this time of year. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
South Florida offshore anglers have their pick of species in May,
Capt. Chris Lemieux and a few young anglers hold an 87-pound wahoo caught during the Lantana Fishing Derby. Lynn ’Doc’ Moorhouse came up with the idea of the derby 30 years ago to support the Lantana Chamber of Commerce. Officials later added a kids
By Steve Waters
After a cold front sweeps across South Florida in November, savvy anglers know that it’s time to fish for mutton snapper.
That’s when the tasty snappers gather on reefs in shallow water to take advantage of the reduced water clarity
Upper-floor condominium units provide ideal observation points for anglers and their friends to keep an eye on migrating mullet and other fish activity. Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
Palm Beach County anglers look forward to this time
Capt. Steve Gordon holds a snook caught by Tom Greene in a Palm Beach County inlet.
By Steve Waters
The snook is one of the most sought-after saltwater gamefish in Florida, and there’s no better time to catch one in South Florida than after the se
Capt. Tony DiGiulian shows off a nice wahoo caught in local waters. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
The days leading up to and following the full moon in August are a prime time to catch wahoo. No one really knows why that
ABOVE: Capt. Chris Lemieux holds a 43-pound kingfish that was caught kite-fishing with live bait.
BELOW: Lemieux also uses bonita strips as kingfish bait. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
Late spring and early summer are whe
Ken Udell of Boca Raton shows off a big black grouper in his right hand and a hogfish in his left hand that he shot while diving with Jim ‘Chiefy’ Mathie. Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
This is an exciting month for South Florida angle
By Steve Waters
The last day of Florida’s lobster season was March 31 and it doesn’t reopen until the lobster mini-season at the end of July. The seasons for grouper and hogfish don’t open until May 1. So, what’s an underwater hunter to do in April?
Alan Zaremba holds a peacock bass he caught in a southern Palm Beach County canal. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star and provided
By Steve Waters
Although South Florida is renowned for its largemouth bass fishing, exotic fish such as peacock ba
Anthony Javarone Jr. holds a big jack that he caught on a live mullet while fishing from a boat. The fall mullet migration brings predator fish into play. Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
You know autumn has arrived in New England when t
Fishing Tournaments 2022
May 14: Lantana Fishing Derby. Captain’s meeting set for 6 p.m. May 12 at the Lantana Recreation Center, 418 S. Dixie Highway. The awards party is set for May 15 at the recreation center. Entry fee $200 per boat by May 1 or
A study by Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Mississippi State University is researching sharks that steal fish from anglers. Capt. Jake Booth holds a wahoo caught in 500 feet of water off Boynton Beach that was
