Among those in the know, most local anglers trace the lack of sand fleas to a nasty nor’easter that pummeled our shores in November of 2021. Most, not all. More on that shortly. The sand flea — a ...

Some years, they should change their name to sand flee. “Yes, they’re scarce for us, also,” says Gene Lytwyn, who owns and operates The Fishin’ Hole in downtown Daytona Beach. Gene then offers the ...

The freshwater fishing is in a kind of climatic limo. It’s hot, then cold. It’s windy, then still. This is most apparent in the speckled perch bite. There are fish found shallow, but they’re under ...

What can you see at the beach? Sunsets, crashing waves, shells, sea turtles… and fleas. And some of these sand fleas aren’t so harmless; outside of the U.S., one such insect is responsible for disease ...