Flats Nation — Flats Fishing, Gear & Coastal Living

The main purpose of this entire project is to provide/replace as many square miles of fish nurseries we have already lost

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

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

Lori and her team at Mighty Mangroves are great.

This is in keeping with our "No Fish/No Florida" tagline in our series of targeted conservation articles. I found an excellent and education

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 fantastic show with Captain (Brother) Mike Anderson of Reel Animals TV and Radio shows.

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

A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) has discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida waters.

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

We here on Flats Nation applaud these awesome efforts to help heal one of the once, and soon again, great fisheries here in Florida!

There is some concern about the actual levels of Spotted Sea Trout in SWFL and other areas of Our Great State.

I had the pleasure (again) while working early on a Sunday Morning to chat with my fellow brother-in-arms, Captain Mike Anderson, as we discussed some Conservation Efforts.