Convinced we are hardened to big storms longtime Floridians are sometimes prone to underestimate them.  Sure when a Cat. 3 or 4 is bearing down we all get scared —– but a Cat. One?  Piece of cake. As reports from … Continue reading → The post Storm Alters Florida Coastline appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

At the season’s first really cool snap anglers usually expect their favorite fish to become more active.  Strangely last week’s chilly spell didn’t really bring a significant uptick in fresh or saltwater catches.  In fact some fishers felt that the … Continue reading → The post Cool Snap Produces Little Change appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Last week we reported our expectation that Hurricane Ian would (as named storms have in the past) produce some wild unusual saltwater catches. Although no wild tales have come in there certainly have been some outstanding fish-catching trips to the … Continue reading → The post Fall Brings Great Gulf Action appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

We’ve heard the stories for years…unusual fishy happenings on our coasts following the passing of a named storm. Even if the storm’s effects locally are limited to tidal extremes (like this one’s) they often bring us some kind of notable … Continue reading → The post Storm Fails to Produce Fishing Anomaly appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Keeping an eye on our first hurricane threat in a while anglers can’t help wondering what things might look like if the storm that will be named Hermine does pass close to us as forecast. Never mind the scariest aspect … Continue reading → The post Anglers Hope Big Rains Miss appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

We’re halfway through the 2022 Hurricane Season and not a single named storm has threatened Florida.  Often desperate anglers find themselves wishing for a slow-moving weather event to bring our fresh waters back to a healthy level ahead of winter.  … Continue reading → The post Fishing to Improve With Cooler Nights appeared first on Gary's Tackle...

All-around fishing this August has outshined the fish-catching we’ve come to expect during most Dog Days periods. Still it would be unreasonable to expect no dropoff at all in catches during this notoriously-tough fishing spell. And that’s why nobody was … Continue reading → The post Strong Dog Days Action Continues appeared first on Gary's Tackle...

The coming of Dog Days never seems to be a dependable friend of anglers. We’re hearing some very good tales of fish catching but there are at least as many stories from the other end of the success scale. A … Continue reading → The post Bonus Opportunities Bolster Dog Days Fishing appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Bo and Mason Wilson enjoyed a great morning of fishing at Cedar Key Saturday. Casting soft plastic artificial lures the pair started the day by tying into several sizable tripletail. Twelve-year-old Mason caught the first three … including an outstanding … Continue reading → The post Fish and Shrimp All Around appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

lake levels are slowly dropping and water temps are rising.  This shouldn’t necessarily be a great combination for fishing but at least one lake continues to put out amazing catches. The stellar Orange Lake big bass bite lives on.  Stephen … Continue reading → The post Orange Bass Still Biting appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Most years anglers manage to soldier through the burning summer heat — at least until the stifling period in late July and August known as ‘Dog Days’. This year the Dog Days seem to have arrived early. The afternoon heat … Continue reading → The post Smoking Catches in the Heat appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

After speaking with entrants in last week’s Reeling for Kids Saltwater Challenge held out of Steinhatchee it seems that this the event’s nineteenth edition might have turned out to be one of the two or three toughest for fish-catching. The … Continue reading → The post RFK Adversity and a Valuable Newnans Catch appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box....

The just-commenced gag grouper season has drawn mixed reactions from offshore anglers. Some of the more successful have said they located fish over hard bottom in areas most would not look during hot weather. More than one has said that … Continue reading → The post Stellar Salty Reports appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

For area saltwater anglers the gulf’s Big Bend is definitely “where the action is”. Things are about to go ‘wide open’ in the Steinhatchee area. Seasonal favorites bay scallops and red snapper will be open and available to harvest on … Continue reading → The post  Florida’s Big Bend: Where the Action is appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Even though it’s not even officially here yet summer has firmly taken hold and the finny hot-weather favorites have returned to their traditional haunts in gulf waters. Sunday Kirk Lance and Lachlan Smith checked out Seahorse Reef along with Herb … Continue reading → The post Hot Summertime Fishing appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

On Sunday morning lifelong local bass angler Joe Yarborough made an amazing catch in an Alachua County lake. The capture of a post-spawn bass of this size quickly grabbed the attention of bassers everywhere. Yarborough was casting a dark-colored soft … Continue reading → The post Giant Bass to Mackerel Good Catches Abound appeared first on Gary's...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met in Gainesville on May 4. During this meeting the commission approved regulation changes for redfish and cobia in Florida’s state waters. One aspect of the redfish rule proposals will impact our area … Continue reading → The post FWC Proposes Changes at Gainesville Meeting appeared first on...

This week at Gary’s was marked by tales of big bass. Saturday’s Xtreme Bass Series tournament proved that late into the spring season Orange Lake remains among the hottest public lakes in Florida. When the 32 competing teams came in … Continue reading → The post Area Lakes Still Producing appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

We’ve heard a lot of fishing stories thru the years but only occasionally is someone is able to come in the store with one that’s purely unique.  Zaki Majboor told us a tale on Monday supported by phone pics that … Continue reading → The post An Unusual Catch appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.

Through the decades we’ve watched seasonal fishing trends hoping to get an accurate line on the behavior patterns of favorite species in our area lakes.  The consistencies we’ve noticed have helped us catch a lot of fish.  But the consistencies … Continue reading → The post Fish Behavior Shifting? appeared first on Gary's Tackle Box.