1. In Lakeland, crickets and grass shrimp are being sold like crazy as shellcracker have been hot. On Saddle Creek, look for catfish using chicken liver and cut bait. Bass have been hitting on darker ...

1 Around Lakeland, the bluegill are “popping off real good” on crickets and red worms at Saddle Creek Park. Bass fishing has been tough though. Ten-inch mag trick worms have been the most productive.

The 23rd Annual Wildwood Inshore Fishing Tournament kicks off from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday with a mandatory captain's meeting at the St. Augustine Boating Club, 611 Boating Club Road on Vilano Beach. It ...