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Throughout the southeast, freshwater anglers await early spring fishing, not just

because of the glorious weather but also because the majority of sportfish are beginning

their spawning patterns. The TrophyCatch (TrophyCatchFlorida.com) program clearly

shows that submissions of bass heavier than 8 pounds, which are caught in Florida, docu-

mented and released, peaks each March. This is similar to other sunfishes, which are in the

same family of fish as bass and include bream and crappie.

Although February to April are prime spawning periods for these sunfishes, an-

glers and scientists both know the lunar cycle and weather also play key roles.

Credit for the Solunar Theory goes to John Alden Knight, the author of "Moon Up ... Moon

Down." In 1926, he considered folk lore that he picked up while fishing in Florida and de-

cided to evaluate 33 factors, which might influence behavior of fresh or saltwater fishes that

caused them to be periodically more active. Of those, three were influential: sunrise/sunset,

moon phase and tides. From that effort, this avid fly fisherman created the Solunar Theory

(Sol = sun, and Lunar = moon), and published the first Solunar Tables in 1936. These tables

are still widely published. In fact, numerous programs, apps and even digital watches use

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visible). During a new moon, both bodies are in near-perfect rhythm, traveling the skies

togethertheirforcesyoumay to consider being at your favorite

 with   combined. So   want

fishingthe of

 hole mid-morning on  8thand 9th  March.

Snook reopens inforGulf state waters

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The recreational harvest season

one of Florida s premier fish ̶ snook ̶ reopened

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on March 1 in Florida s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Ever-

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glades National Park and Monroe County. The season will remain open through April 30.

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This week's featured photo is of Jessica Cline who caught this large Sheepshead with Capt.

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Jacob of Reel Crabby Charters. Jessica was in 25ft of water and used a live shrimp.

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though we have a great  selection!

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