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Capt. John Kumiski is RETIRED and no longer guides outdoorsmen. But he’s leaving the website here for folks who need Florida fishing information!

Free Florida Fishing Information

We want to be your prime resource for free Florida fishing information. If you don’t see it here, please feel free to ask for it! This page is UCF (under construction forever).   Something to keep in mind before you read any of the free Florida fishing information below is that most of Florida is having water quality problems. Algae blooms, seagrass loss, red tides, and other issues are reducing the productivity of Florida waters and making fishing a shadow of what is was only a decade ago. It’s sad, but that’s the reality.     How-to:   -Camping Canaveral National Seashore   –Choosing Effective Lures (and baits) for Florida Fishing   –Deadly Flats Fishing Mistakes   –Fly Fishing the Banana River No Motor Zone   -Fly Fishing Florida Retention Ponds   –Frontal Assault- Flats Fishing After a Cold Front   -How to Sight Fish   -Keys to Winter Fishing Success   -Leader Strength for Saltwater Fly Fishing   -Packing a Florida Fishing Box   –Saltwater Fishing Opportunities Near Orlando –Secrets of Sightfishing Success –Tactics for Heavily Pressured Fish -Thirteen Lucky Tips for Better Fishing Photography –Thirteen Time-Saving Tips for Lucky Anglers -Tips for Buying Polarized Fishing Sunglasses –What to do When a BIG Fish Swims Under the Boat –Wire Leaders for Toothy Fish Fish Specific: –Brevard’s Summertime Beach Tarpon -Fly Fish Baby Tarpon –Fly Fish Banana River Black Drum -Fly Fishing Bass Orlando -King Salmon on Fly –-Lighten Up for Black Bass –Poppers for Seatrout -Port Canaveral’s Giant Jack Crevalle –Redfish- Presenting the Fly –Slow Trolling for King Mackerel –-Spring Cobia Fishing Port Canaveral -Summer Seatrout in Mosquito Lagoon -Tarpon Fly Presentation –The Psychology of Redfish Flies and Fly Tying: –How to Tie a Bunny Leech –-How to Tie a Gurgler –Flies for Alaska River Salmon –Flies for the Mosquito Lagoon and Adjacent Waters –Florida Saltwater Flies-Packing for a Trip to Florida -Selecting Successful Seatrout Flies –Ten Favorite Redfish Flies -Tying the Electric Sushi Fly – Tying the “Synthetic Minnow” –-Tying the Hothead Fly -Wire Flies Miscellaneous- –A Brief History of the Johnson Minnow -Fantastic! Orlando Fishing –Camping Trip Equipment List   “Capt, I wanted to tell how good I thought your wonderful article on fishing the NMZ was. I was lucky enough to find it a few days ago and with Google Earth was able to locate most of the spots you mentioned. I thought you went into GREAT detail about what to look for and what do to. It really is a great work. It was wonderful that you would share the information with the others.”  -Jim Harvey Free Florida Fishing Information!