Capt. Drew Rodriguez is the only Orvis-endorsed freshwater guide in Florida, and he specializes in largemouth and peacock bass in the canals near Miami and in the upper Everglades. In summer, peacocks are his main target, as they just love hot weather . . .
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Wednesday Wake-Up Call: 02.28.24
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read More3 Guide-Tested Patterns for Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park is one of the more productive and unique fisheries in the world. Located at the southern tip of Florida below the subtropical line, where southward-flowing fresh water finally collide with the salty Gulf, the Everglades is a . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 11.29.23
We live in a sound-bite culture, so here is a rare opportunity to get a concise, in-depth analysis of an important issue. In this video, Cameron Sabin of the National Park Diaries YouTube channel explains what the proposed project is, its recent . . .
Read MoreFish Facts: Permit (Trachinotus falcatus)
The permit’s Latin name, Trachinotus falcatus, identifies the species as a real warrior. Trachinotus is a fusion of Greek words that mean “rough back,” while falcatus is a Latin adjective that translates roughly to “armed with scythes.”
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call: 05.31.23
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore Roosevelt . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Science behind the Everglades Storage Reservoir, with Dr. Steve Davis
This week begins a month of habitat/conservation podcasts as a celebration of Earth Month. We start the series off with Dr. Steve Davis, Chief Science Officer for the Everglades Foundation, and instead of talking about the boring aspects of Everglades . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Follow the Water” Gets to the Heart of Everglades Restoration
When most people think of the Everglades, they picture the sawgrass wetlands and mangroves at the southern tip of Florida. What they don’t realize is that the health of this incredible ecosystem is dependent upon events far to the north. Historically, . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Fishing the Everglades with Capt. Jason Sullivan
This week I interview Capt. Jason Sullivan, of Rising Tide Charters, who fishes out of Flamingo in South Florida and covers both the southern Everglades and Florida Bay. We talk a lot about. . .
Read MoreVideo: The Magic of Redfish on the Fly
Here’s a gorgeous film from Costa that explores why fly fishers love redfish–from Chesapeake Bay to Florida to the Laguna Madre of southern Texas. Although the fish are the same, the angling subculture and techniques are often quite different. Along the . . .
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