Flats Nation — Flats Fishing, Gear & Coastal Living

Flats Nation Edition Push Pole Protector: Keeping all of Your Gear Safer!

Flats Fishing Primer

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

Named after the serene southern isles of Biscayne Bay, the Islandia 18 channels timeless skiff design with modern execution.

Installing a Trolling Motor on a Flats Skiff.

Maverick HPX-S and V models are tremendous little all-around Skiffs that do many things well!

Check out our updated Tee Shirt and Merch collection!

Tidal influence to help everyone better plan their next trip.

Flats Nation Free Desktop Wallpaper

In this volume, Flats Nation Sound Bites Volume 11. Captain Leiza is back on "The Nation" with us as we discuss the CCA of Florida Star Tournament format

In a 30-year outdoor career, Captain Leiza Fitzgerald has been instrumental in introducing women to the sport of fishing!

In this volume, you will hear a quick slice of our show with our friend, Captain Honson Lau, about the number one mistake anglers make while Fly Fishing on The Flats.

CCA of Florida and Duke Energy are hatching, growing, and releasing juvenile Redfish

I created the concept artwork about a year ago, and as you have seen, it has already been used on various Flats Nation media.

With great sadness, I heard we lost one of Mobile's favorite sons, Jimmy Buffett, at a young age (and looking more youthful to me every day) of 76...

Last Sunday Morning Flats Nation was on the WDAE / Reel Animals Radio Show.

The late great Jose Wejebe gave us terrific tips on how to load the spool and attach the leader to slippery and thin braided lines.

We hope you find these useful as we employ this delivery method to help bring you up to speed with all the latest happenings.

Thanks to our friends over at Shore-Up Trolling Motor Mounts, we had the pleasure to help in their booth at ICAST 2023!

We came up with a “Low Budget Skeg Repair" if you have the tools to knock the job out quickly.