If sitting around and staring at a hole in the ice doesn’t fit with your idea of fishing, take heart – there’s an open-water alternative even in the coldest part of the year.

The state record is a fish that was caught in Fort Pierce in 1995 by Tom Lewis who was tossing one of his hand-tied 1-ounce chartreuse jigs for top end of the slot snook. Instead, he landed a 40 ...

Despite the fog, fishing has been decent, with redfish, snook and trout being active in ... the golden tiles have been chewing, and season closure will probably happen sometime this month.