Articles By Captain Van Hubbard

My home port is Boca Grande and Summer fishing revolves around our red hot tarpon fishing. Many anglers don’t... Read More

Folks it doesn’t get any better than April and May fishing because the migratory fish enhance our abundant... Read More

It is hot down here in Florida now but we still have fishing opportunities. Our best bet is to get out early... Read More

Of course summer gets hot on Florida’s Gulf coast; but we have plenty of fish and no oil, except in... Read More

Springtime means boat shows, warmer weather, and much better fishing. Mackerel migrations will charge in... Read More

Our weather will start to warm and our waters will fill with hungry migratory fish. Snook fishing will be... Read More

Some ideas for winter fishing and fishy things to do if it get too cold again. We did get some serious winter... Read More

Weather controls our Winter fishing; it can be warm and sunny one day then cold, wet and windy the next.... Read More

Snook are the inshore target species in my Charlotte Harbor neighborhood, and I remember well from my youth... Read More

July is going to be hot and our winds have blown backwards for so long they seem stuck from the westerly... Read More

With lengths of over 8 feet long and weights of more than 280 pounds, it is easy to see why Tarpon are one... Read More

It’s no secret that we are in for hot times this month, so here are some ideas to work around the heat.... Read More

Of course, we have plenty of other fishing available around here now; but Silver Kings are the bright shinning... Read More

Of course, we have to start with Tarpon since my home port is around Boca Grande with thousands of hungry... Read More

March winds backed off for the week of the full moon and we enjoyed some good fish catching. It was not consistent... Read More

Our colder weather is not done, but the worst should be over and we can expect to enjoy some warm periods... Read More

Winter fish can hold more challenges but offers plenty of bright spots. Trout and Snook are closed but Redfish... Read More

Some folks don’t think we have seasons here in Florida, but if you spend your time outside you’ll... Read More

With luck the hurricanes are behind us and we can look forward to great fish catching, around “Rays”... Read More

Our hurricane season started off slow, but was rocking as I put this together, and we have two more months... Read More