Inshore

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - The IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour events for Hopedale, Louisiana, will be postponed until new dates can be arranged due to concerns of the spread of the Coronavirus and IFA anglers' safety. This will be the first regular-season event for the Louisiana Division. "Angler safety...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO) joins the IFA Redfish Tours as sponsor for the 2020 season. The partnership includes the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's and the IFA Kayak Tour. The IFA Tours' 2020 season began February 8-9 in Titusville, Florida. "AFTCO is a family-run business and the IFA is...

Trout Unlimited Praises Legislation Passage   The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act promotes protection and restoration of public lands and waters, wildfire risk reduction, and fishing and hunting opportunities in five national forests in California WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act, with bipartisan support. This legislation includes three California bills that sportsmen and women have worked for years...

This trophy trout hot spot doesn't cool down even when the ice forms Morgan Pfander Idaho Fish and Game Henrys lake has been hot this year for fisherman and being covered with ice hasn't changed that. Due to the cold snap this October, the lake froze a bit earlier than usual. Some individuals were seen venturing onto the newly formed ice...

12th Annual Chasin Tails Outdoors Speckled Trout Challenge The 12th Annual Chasin Tails Outdoors Speckled Trout Challenge is off to a BIG start. Today (Sunday, Nov 24th) angler Ricky Baker weighed in a 7.60 lb Speckled Trout to take the lead. Baker said he caught this gator trout on a 27MR MirrOlure and said he would never forget that thump....

Team Adams/Adams Wins IFA Redfish Tour Championship at Venice, Louisiana IFA Redfish Tour championship event pays out more than $111,000 NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmy Adams and Angela Adams, both of Sarasota, Florida, weighed four redfish that totaled 34.36 pounds to win the 2019 championship event for the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s on October 19 at Venice, Louisiana....

In August N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission made the difficult decision to adopt Amendment 2 to the state’s Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. The plan was developed by the Division of Marine Fisheries with the assistance of the Southern Flounder Advisory Committee. Amendment 2 contains strict requirements to significantly reduce harvest and discards of Southern flounder which are, and have...

May 1, 2019 - North Carolina Coast - For those of you waiting to hear of reports of cobia in North Carolina well ... here it is. Over the last few days, we started seeing reports of Cobia being caught from Atlantic Beach to the Outer Banks. Matt Lamb at Chasin Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach posted today a video of...

The Other Kingfish When many fishermen hear the word kingfish, they think of king mackerel.  That's a natural thought progression, with king mackerel being sleek, fast, powerful and growing to nearly 100 pounds.  They definitely are kingly fish, with all the attributes to put them at the top level of the ocean's hierarchy, even though those largest kings are actually...

If you haven't been inshore fishing lately, let me make you aware the water has cooled. It's averaging roughly five degrees colder than it was at the beginning of January. Sure, there are a few places where the temperature hasn't dropped that much, but there are places it's cooled even more. Plan on fishing water in the low 50s, but...