The white fly, a small bait fish resembler, cut through a rather forceful wind, the result of a cast with abrupt stops. The fly touched the water beyond the dock pilings beyond a row of snook. The ...

Most folks would consider it a bad omen when the boat doesn't start. Not Doug Hemmer. Wind, rain, even a clogged fuel line wouldn't keep this angler from catching the season's first snook. "I've got a ...

Lee Bass shows off the snook he caught fishing his dock recently. He estimated it at about 38 inches. Photo provided More than a decade ago, I spent many late winter nights walking the docks of Eckerd ...