Patriotic Angler Fishing Podcast

Just maybe the best eating fish in the ocean according to most people. The Hogfish, which is in the wrasse family was speared by most fisherman. Famous for being hook shy and difficult to catch, because so little was known about this species. Not anymore! We walk you through the most effective and easiest way to catch them. Where to find them, how to set up for them and fooling them to eat. The tackle, line, hooks, weights and lures to catch them. With our top ten tips you need to know.

A Great White Shark was caught in 1986 by Captain Frank Mundus, it not only was the largest shark ever caught on rod and reel, but the largest fish ever caught on rod and reel. This Great White Shark weighted 3,427 pounds. It was caught off Montauk Point New York. In this episode we talk everything shark! How to find them, catch them, chum them up. Catching them anytime of the year in Florida is a pretty easy thing to do them. Sharks from a few thousand pounds to a few pounds can be found and caught everywhere in Florida. We cover it all, even things you never knew about sharks.

Barracuda are one of the most spectacular fighting fish on light tackle with tremendous long runs and high air born jumps. They are frecious. Probably the most recognizable fish outside of the Shark. With a Long missile like body and a long narrow head with pointed lower jaw bearing noticeably very large teeth. We like all our 101 series teach you how to find them and catch them.

The genius or smartest of all fishes according many anglers both professional and novice is the Mangrove Snapper. Also many of the marine biologists who have studied this snapper, claim it is the Mensa of fish. No doubt they are smart, but we will teach you how to outsmart them in this episode and catch your limit in ways never taught before.

A Fishing trip of a lifetime for approx 30 abused and neglected children.  We take about 30 children from the "Fostering Hope Florida Program" for a fishing trip where they catch tons of redfish.  The Patriotic Angler Guide Service, Anclote Key Anglers and the FWC provided the great fishing trip.  Also provided was a barbecue lunch.  Each child leaves with a brand new fishing rod and reel, plus tackle.  But mostly a feeling that all adults are not going to abuse, neglect or hurt them.  We also cover the new administrations Executive order which will help recreational anglers in Florida and the United States. 

The sizzling summer days are here! So to beat the heat. Try this: Fish for speckled sea trout from the early morning before the sun comes up to around 10 or 11 am. You can do this in a grass flat around 4 feet deep. Once the sun is up and you feel the suns heat, switch gears and start your scallop hunt. Your in the water making it more comfortable and at the end of the day you have some of the seas best surf and turf.

There are so many species of fish year round at piers which are dictated by the season. Piers offer bathrooms, tackle shops and restaurants on them or at the base of them. Many piers are 24 hours, so you can night fish. Piers can have tons of anglers where you can learn the tackle, tactics and techniques to fish them successfully. We walk you through some pier fishing points and facts that might help you become a good pier fishing angler.  

The largest of all groupers is the Goliath grouper. Anglers enjoy catch and release of these giant fish mainly because of the size. They can be caught inshore, nearshore and offshore. They are easy to catch and eat anything that is presented to them. There are some strict laws protecting the Goliath grouper. We take you through all the facts you need to know to catch and release these groupers. We then briefly take about the Gulf Sturgeon, which is in many of our Florida Rivers.

Everything you need to know to purchase a cast net. Anglers buy millions of dollars of cast nets each year. Many choose the wrong cast net, in turn making it much harder to catch the bait they are seeking. We will teach about cast nets and how to correctly choose the right one for the type of bait your catching and the place your trying to catch it, under all conditions.

In most situations anglers are trying to catch bait when the sun is up. Scaled sardines all always harder to catch when the sun is up. There is less room for error since they can see your boat and you much easier. Your cast net throws a shadow especially if the sons behind you. It takes much longer for the scale sardines to ball up under daylight. The scale sardines are disturbed by more boat traffic and people when the sun is up. From this time on the water where the scale sardines are keeps getting hotter. We give you solutions to your bait problems.  

We have a conversation with Louie The Lure, from Catch All The Fish and Louie The Lure Adventures. Louis specializes in educating people about fishing, especially children. Louie is also a graphic design artist who also runs a commercial fishing business for fun. His passion is fishing and teaching it. Louie has designed one of the most unique children's fishing shirts that have a humor side to the theme. Louie the lure has joined with The Patriotic Angler in the past to help put on children's fishing seminars in the State of Florida. The last one was in Pensacola, where over 300 children and families attended! They even came from Alabama and Georgia.

Stephen Tsagaratos is a Boy Scout from Troop 106 and he is on the show to talk about his Eagle Scout outdoor project that will make the Pinellas County community a much better place. We also talk a little fishing and the boy scouts. Fishing reports and more.

We talk about common fishing rigs and not so common fishing rigs. Rigs in saltwater and in freshwater. Rigs used from beaches, piers, land, boats and bridges. We even expand on the use of many of the fishing rigs.

How to make your fishing more productive during tough times, slow times and fish transition times. Many factors cause the fishing to slow or shut down. We walk you through some steps that could make a failed day turn into and extraordinary day. We also discuss things you can do to find scaled sardines during fronts that move in. A disease called "White Syndrome" is killing off our Florida Coral Reefs and 25 of our states have a disease called "Whirling Disease". Saltwater Gulf Coast Fishing reports and freshwater fishing reports. Local Fishing Club puts on an inshore slam fishing Tournament.

Crappie 101 is a quick guide for basic crappie fishing. One of the best tasting fish in the United States crappie flourish in Florida, yet they are a little-known fishery. We talk crappie habitat, crappie tactics and techniques. We discussed crappie tackle, crappie live bait, crappie artificial wars and the best crappie lakes to fish in the state of Florida. Florida also has two species of crappie the black crappie and the white crappie. The white crappie can only be found into rivers in northern Florida.

Everything you need to know about catching largemouth bass, with Capt. Lenny Crispino. Bass 101 will inform you how many different species of Bass you can catch in Florida, where to find them and how to catch them. We talk about Bass habitat, Bass tackle, live dates for Bass, artificial baits for Bass and Bass tactics and techniques. We name some of the best bass lakes and great times to go fish and those lakes. Captain Lenny who has been Bass fishing as a professional and a guy for most of his adult life. Learn from the best.

Fishing has been excellent and we report where, when and how.  As we get into spring more fishing events pop up.  We talk about a few. The FWC redfish hatchery, the bass spawn.  Three fish that will keep biting better and three more that will be arriving soon.  Scaled Sardines the best bait to use right now.

We cover some highlights of this fishing encyclopedia which was written in the 1970's! We also talk about Permit, Snook, Tarpon, Bonefish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Surf Fishing, Fly Fishing, Baitcaster, Spinning, Streams, Rivers, Brooks, Trout, Fishing Water Temperature, Charts, Hooks, Worm Box, Worm Farm, Mark Sosin, Split Ring, Knots, Pork Rind, Jigs, Hopkins Spoon, Dardevle Spoons, Inshore, Offshore, Nearshore, Grouper, Sailfish, Lake Fishing, Bass Spawn, Fishing Books, Cobia, Scaled Sardine, Tidal Current.

How sound effects fish and fishing. Sound plays an important role in the aquatic marine environment. We have a Fisheries Biologist, specializing in North Pacific Salmon in Alaska and Washington State on the show to give you insight on the subject. Brian Bigler is from the Pacific Northwest and is a trained expert on Hydroacoustics. From boat noise to underwater fish sounds, transducer sound and much more. Trolling motors and the things that change these sounds underwater to either spook fish or attract them. Sounds can do both and we take an in-depth look at the subject.

All you need to know to catch Whiting. Where to find Whiting. What bait to use for Whiting. What Lures to use for lighting. What Rod and reel to use for Whiting. What tackle to use for Whiting. What rings to use a Whiting. Whiting regulations.