Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...
For over 140 years, traditional fishers in Laguna, Brazil, have hunted for fish as they work together with local Lahille’s ...
Gill netters and their families have felt the consequences of the ban on net fishing since it went into effect at midnight June 30. But have the fish and the Indian River in southeast Volusia County ...
An efficient and effective means of catching fish, a cast net is a circular net with a string of weights around the edge and a hand line in the center. Like the name suggests, it works by throwing the ...
A circuit court judge's ruling this week to halt enforcement of the state's constitutional amendment limiting net fishing in Florida's coastal waters felt like vindication for some commercial ...
This week’s column is about a fish that is not that exciting but has played a large part in our local history. I am talking about the common mullet. There are two species of mullet we see around here, ...
Like a lot of Floridians weary of warm weather, the local fishing industry is praying for a little cool. But for the people who catch them, the businesses that sell them and for those planning to ...
Josh Lew is a writer and copywriter who focuses on travel, green living, and personal finance. Fly fishing involves a casting method that is very different from other forms of pole, line, and hook ...
Capt. David Cohen, right, prepares to release a 100-pound tarpon caught by 12-year-old Nick Eberhart in North Biscayne Bay. Fishing for tarpon and snook has been excellent in the bay thanks to the ...