Friday, March 13, 2009

Florida Saltwater Fishing

By Don Levington

When it comes to saltwater fishing, I would say that the sunny state of Florida takes the crown. There are many types of fish that are biting all year round because of the warm water. Some of the main attractions for fishermen are the Florida Keys, the everglades, and Fort Lauderdale.

Some of the fish you can expect to catch in Florida are grouper, snapper, snook, sheepshead, redfish, sharks, along with many others. Although fishing offshore can be wonderful and offer big fish, you can get good results fishing inshore also.

Some of the options you might want to look into if you do not have a boat is fishing from a pier. There are many fishing piers up and down both coasts of Florida, and they all provide excellent fishing for anglers year round. Some of them will charge you money some of them wont, one of the more famous fishing piers in Florida lies in Fort Desoto.

Surf fishing also provides excellent fishing if the conditions are right. Some of the conditions that I consider to be good are if there are rocks, and not many people swimming around. Also it is best to fish from the beach when the water is not extremely choppy.

Dock fishing is also great in Florida, if there is an inlet by the dock then you are sure to see some snook around there. Sheepshead also love swimming around docks, and they will be anywhere that has barnacles.

You also might want to consider bridge fishing, one famous bridge that is great to fish from in Florida is the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge. They have bait stands and tackle shops on both sides for the saltwater angler. If you are in the Tampa Bay area and do not have a boat, this will be your best option next to fishing the Fort Desoto piers.

As you can see there are plenty of ways and places to fish inshore in Florida. You may not be able to get fish as big as if you were out at sea, but this is definitely a cheaper alternative to either hiring a charter or investing the money into a boat. - 16887

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