Florida Sportsman

Florida Sportsman is the complete fishing magazine for Florida and the Tropics. Devoted to fishing, boating, and outdoor activities in the Sunshine State, Florida Sportsman is the authoritative source for Florida's most active fishermen.

Ducks on the Horizon

Right to Fish and Hunt

Mullet Creek • THEY DON’T CALL IT MULLET CREEK FOR NOTHING

Go Big or Go Home Empty-Handed • On the spot with Furuno’s new features.

Line Through to Land ’Em • These lures are made to hook big fish—and keep them hooked.

Feeling Your Way in the Dark • Tips for learning to fly cast at night.

Crappie on the Troll • Slow-trolling small jigs under floats is a proven pattern for speckled perch.

Mechanical Advantage • Block-and-tackle solution for light frame hunters transporting large game.

MOTV Digest • Tips and tactics selected by our editors from episodes of popular fishing, hunting, and shooting series streaming now at My Outdoor TV. www.myoutdoortv.com

Goat Cheese Stuffed Quail with Apricots • A flavorful reward for a fall quail hunt.

On a Long “LOSOM” Highway • Lake O plan crossed finish line, but are we finished?

Behind the Scenes with FWC Special Ops • Sometimes fish and wildlife law enforcement demands next-level tactics and gear.

JIG TIME OUT OF CANAVERAL • NEW SCHOOL TACTICS PRODUCE ON CLASSIC FISHING GROUNDS .

THE AFRICAN POMPANO ODYSSEY • EXPLORING A RARE CATCH IN A UNIQUE MARINE ENVIRONMENT.

Shark Problems • Down on Florida Bay, “keep your hands and feet inside the boat at all times.”

SHARKED ACT: WHERE ARE WE? • LEGISLATION COULD HELP anglers with sharks that steal their catches

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, HOOK THEM

SILVER MEDAL TROUT • IN SIZE AND FIGHT THEY TAKE SECOND PLACE TO SPOTTED SEATROUT, BUT THEY’RE STILL A WORTHY TARGET.

EDITOR’S NOTE ON TROUT ID

Okeechobee Shuffle • BASS FISHERMEN ARE PUTTING UP GOOD NUMBERS ON FLORIDA’S BIGGEST LAKE.

The Social Hunt • HOW LANDOWNERS CULTIVATE CLASSIC QUAIL HUNTING THROUGH SAVVY LAND MANAGEMENT AND SELECT PEN-RAISED BIRDS.

WATER and the Florida Hunter • Field notes on how our deer, hog and turkey react to changing water levels.

Magic in the Marsh • A PHOTO ESSAY ON FLORIDA DUCK HUNTING.

Pacific Dreams • FS FIELD EDITOR FROM DESTIN, FL, RECOUNTS EPIC TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA.

HURRICANE HELENE Exacts Terrible Toll

A Great Keys Bait for Fall

Fall Patch Reef Picks

Chop It Up, Bluefish

Kite Time for Sails and More

Southwest Choppers

Make Mine Mackerel

Topwaters Are Tops

Pompano November

Rifle Or Reel? Tough Choices

Snatch A Sheepshead

Late Autumn Redfish Bite

Big Black Grouper, Cubera Snappers Highlight St. Pete Open • Dialing in that bottom machine leads to spearfishing success.

FLORIDA TIDE CHARTS

Gator Bites • Kayak angler, retired FWC officer has close encounter of the reptile kind.