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Flats Fishing Primer

With this little upgrade, the dude can roll around with your Top Water lure like a Gator and should stay hooked.

Perfect time of the year (winter) for scouting new and old water!

Flats Nation Fishing and Scouting Logs: A Guide to Effective Tracking

Awesome Redfish caught on Captain Mike his new Hell's Bay Professional Skiff.

This one of the best guides to Flats Fishing education to be found!

Hell's Bay Boatworks restored a blast from the past, and posted up on their Website some past and newer wallpapers!

Fly Boatworks F2 Carbon: An Evolutionary Step in the Flats Skiff Design!

The Flats Nation version of the Console Caddy is now in stock and turned out awesome if we say so ourselves!

The team over at Hell's Bay Boatworks has shared an interesting short video from one of their Pro Staff Members Chico Fernandez as he discusses another one of his favorite fly patterns The Baitfish Fly.

Installing a Trolling Motor on a Flats Skiff.

Check out this quick clip where Hell's Bay Pro, Chico Fernandez, shows off one of his go-to fly patterns

This year's Tarpon season was the best I have experienced in the last several. The fish showed up in great numbers and were more willing to eat than in recent years.

From the archives of our friends at Hell's Bay Boatworks comes a interesting video on Sawfish research.

Flats Nation Sound Bites Volume 1

This collaboration between Hell’s Bay Boatworks and Orvis marries top-tier craftsmanship with a deep commitment to conservation, resulting in a skiff that’s as purposeful as it is polished.

Check out our updated Tee Shirt and Merch collection!

Flats Nation Trophy Stickers are here!

Here are a few things I have found to help extend their life and appearance

When you start to look at the economic value of Recreational Fishing in Florida (alone), it is quite staggering!