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There is no general speed limit on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) or on navigable rivers or lakes in Florida. However, speeds are heavily restricted in congested areas, near bridges, marinas, or protected wildlife zones, requiring strict adherence to posted signs.

Summertime, and the living’s easy! The bite is hotter than the temperatures, with snook, flounder, black drum and redfish keeping the lines tight.

Florida’s proposed expansion of the Atlantic red snapper season was halted just hours before opening day after a federal judge issued an injunction blocking a controversial agreement between southeastern states and NOAA Fisheries.

As summer approaches and boating season begins to scale up, it is important to keep in mind how weather can make or break a day on the water. A sunny morning with offshore winds can quickly and violently degrade to gale-force winds, lightning and torrential rain - if not a waterspout. On an open boat, you are virtually unprotected, and cabin boats are vulnerable to visibility, wind, seas and control issues.

Spring is nearing a close with warmer temperatures rising. The fish are plentiful and the bait is abundant.

The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost ends with the iconic line, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” It is less about individualism and more about the weight of making choices.

As March kicked off with some amazing weather, as usual, the fishing was on fire and the bite was hotter than ever!