Bonus Permit Photos August/September 2008 onlinExtra coverage. Narrow the Permit Odds. Right place, right time, best tactics for the enigmatic jack. ... (READ IT)

Surf City Snookin' Florida Gulf and bay beaches are teeming with snook right now. Winter visitors are long gone now, having run from what many of them call Florida’s “oppressive” heat. But I welcome our stifling humidity, and don’t at all mind when a ... (READ IT)

It's in the Bag Tackle bags and interchangeable lure boxes are the way to go. My first tackle box wasn’t really a tackle box. My dad’s Schick Super 3-speed razor case served him no purpose so I “borrowed” it. How much room did ... (READ IT)

Floundering Over Fluke The controversy surrounding “flexibility” in the nation’s fishery management law. Summer flounder or “fluke,” (Paralichthys dentatus) are favorites of family-level anglers. They are the primary target of ... (READ IT)

Let the Fur Fly When only animal parts will do. In 35 years of fly tying, I’ve seen and tried just about every natural and synthetic material to come down the pipe. ... (READ IT)

Two to Tango for Tarpon For more than 40 years, I’ve fished for big Florida Keys tarpon from early spring through summer in my backyard. I never go about it nonchalantly. I most always have a personal goal in mind. Not just to catch fish, but like most dedicated anglers, to take a bigger one than the last time. ... (READ IT)

Shallow Water Angler TV SWA Classics run July 1, through Sept. 27, 2008 on The Sportsman Channel. ... (READ IT)