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Big Reds in TB

This weekend proved to be one of the best redfishing weekends in Tampa Bay, Florida in quite a while. Central Florida has had a tremendous amount of rain this summer, which has kept many anglers off the water. But things picked up this weekend–even with the rain–as the full moon of the past few nights […]

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Delaware is Where to Be

We’ve heard from a number of Saltwater Nation citizens this week about the great fishing going on in Delaware’s waters. Both offshore and inshore bites have been great this week, and the weather has been ideal for getting on the water. Offshore, boats running out to Washington Canyon have been reporting great bigeye tuna (Thunnus […]

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Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo Begins Today!

The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicked off today and will run through Saturday, July 28, 2013. The Rodeo is the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, having been first held in 1928, making this the 91st running of the tournament. The tournament is run out of the Sand Dollar Marina off Louisiana Highway One. While tarpon […]

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Orlando Rotary Redfish Tournament Announced

There’s a great article in Virtual Strategy Magazine this week about a new Orlando Rotary Club Redfish tournament for Rotary International’s continued effort to eliminate Polio worldwide. With assistance from Barter  Rewards, St. Augustine Backwater Tour Company, and BizCentral USA, the tournament looks to be an event that will draw a lot of attention. Though […]

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Support House Bill 983 in North Carolina

The Carteret County Marine Fisheries Advisory Board in North Carolina met tonight in Beaufort and adopted a resolution to oppose portions of House Bill 983, titled 2013 Fisheries Economic Development Act. The Bill, which you can read in its entirety here, proposes to designate red drum, sea trout, and striped bass as coastal sport fish, […]

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Cobia Bite is On!

We’re getting word from citizens of the Saltwater Nation around Destin, Florida that the cobia have started to move in as waters are warming. Most of the fish have been in the 30-40 lb range, though a few over 60lbs have started to show up as well. Anglers are having good luck using eels and […]

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