Robin Van Dette was out fishing with her husband Mark late last month when she landed a whopper of a sunfish on her first cast. Although she was a little disappointed at first—Van Dette was hoping for ...

1. In Lakeland, crickets and grass shrimp are being sold like crazy as shellcracker have been hot. On Saddle Creek, look for catfish using chicken liver and cut bait. Bass have been hitting on darker ...

1. In Lakeland, on Lake Parker the bass and shellcracker bite has been great. At Tenoroc, lakes Cemetary and B have been good for bass. With the full moon coming, red worms and grass shrimp are ...

1 Around Lakeland, at Tenoroc, the bass bite was best this week at lakes Fishhook, Shop, Waterloo, Wetland, A, B, C, F, 3, 4 and 10. Lakes Cemetery, 2 and 5 also had catch rates worth noting. This ...

1 Around Lakeland, at Saddle Creek the bass bite is best in the morning on topwater frogs around the edges of the banks. During the day, flukes under the island trees are getting the bite. There’s a ...

SHELLCRACKER SANCTIONED. Panhandle teen-ager Joey Floyd’s 4-pound, 13 3/ 4-ounce shellcracker is in the record books. The International Game Fish Association in Fort Lauderdale has accepted the catch ...

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We're quickly approaching one of my favorite times of year — the time of year when bream are spawning. While I love catching other species, especially catfish, fishing for bream such as bluegills and ...