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Flats Nation — Flats Fishing & Coastal Lifestyle Magazine


What Makes a Flats Skiff a Flats Skiff?
What really makes a flats skiff a flats skiff? We look at shallow draft, stealth, hull design, poling efficiency, and the purpose behind a true technical skiff.”

Dave LeGear
Aug 284 min read


Amera Trail Relaunches Updated Website Ahead of IBEX 2026
As many Flats Nation readers already know, Amera Trail joined us earlier this year as an official Flats Nation collaborator. That relationship made sense from day one because we tend to look at boating from the entire ownership perspective—not just what happens after the boat slides off the bunks and into the water.

Dave LeGear
Aug 157 min read


Welcome Aboard, Amera Trail Trailers: A New Flats Nation Collaborator
Flats Nation is pleased to welcome Amera Trail Trailers as an official collaborator and part of the growing Flats Nation family and ecosystem. For those who spend real time around skiffs, bay boats, tow vehicles, backroad ramps, and long hauls to the water, Amera Trail is a name that already carries weight — literally and figuratively!

Dave LeGear
May 307 min read


Hell’s Bay Marquesa: The Bigger Technical Skiff Built for Skinny Water and Chop
Named after the Marquesas Keys near Key West, the boat was designed with the kind of water that can change its mind quickly.

Dave LeGear
May 286 min read
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