Saltwater

Virginia and Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is famous for some exciting gamefish — red drum, black drum, cobia and striped bass to name a few. But one of the most appealing species to many anglers is the humble flounder.

Though the barracuda is not a member of the flat's "Big Three," an elite group consisting of bonefish, tarpon and permit, it undeniably deserves unique status on a shallow water totem extending from Florida's Miami to the Marquesas Keys, as well as the skinny waters of the vast Bahamas.

I thought it would be a good idea to help everybody fill their tackle boxes with the right stuff to catch fish on the gulf side of Florida, in the

Another way fly line can become tangled is if it has become twisted.  Remove the fly and drag the entire fly line behind the boat.  Twisted fly lines are unruly and difficult to fish with.   The tangles result in missed opportunities and lost fish.

To straighten heavy monofilament for tarpon leaders, cut a 25 inch piece of 1/4 inch PVC pipe and install a cap on both ends.  Cut the mono to length and put as many pieces as you can in the tube.  Over the sink, pour boiling hot water into the tube with a cap on one end.  The mono will straighten immediately.  Allow to cool and cap the other end. 

Channel bass -- or red fish, as we like to call them -- offer the most exciting

It truly was a week to remember at Casa Blanca Lodge.

Little Palm Island, located at Little Torch Key, Fla., is designed to provide a lifetime angling vacation experience for couples, friends and family members over 16 years of age.

Fishing the crystalline flats of Florida, Texas, the Bahamas, Mexico, Turks and Caicos, or Central America has the potential to be one of angling's richest and most fulfilling experiences.

While the title carried a play on words, it was barely a suggestion of the fun and finesse that accompanied the hunt for redfish and other gamesters I had with Captain Willy Le of Native Fly Charters. For those unfamiliar with this spectacular body of water, you'll be pleased to know that the Mosquito Lagoon, as well as the Indian River and Banana River, comprise the inland estuaries of the Space Coast — a mere hour east from bustling Orlando, Fla.