The sand flea — a versatile and therefore ... either from boat or the fishing pier, says Craig Patterson. Trout will go after live shrimp, and croakers should be attracting snook, Craig ...

Pat Schroeder will do just about anything for a good sand flea. Good sand fleas mean good pompano. And good pompano mean good eating. With the cooler weather, pompano already have started running ...

Some of the best fish foods you can cast out might require you to collect ... Of course, what you really want is to see a hole open in the water as Kermit is violently sucked under. Sand fleas, which ...

Some of these fish are near the 20-inch mark. The bait of choice is live sand fleas, which are available in wet sand in certain beach areas. Some area bait shops carry the critters. Surfcasters ...

The best bait by far for pompano and black drum is sand fleas. Not a lot of folks take the time to run south to Flagler Beach to dig them. But Genung’s Fish Camp is stocking live fleas now ...

Sand fleas are one of the best baits for surf fishing throughout the year, but sometimes they are hard to find this time of year. When you scoop them up in the sand between waves, take any ...

In the surf, pompano fishing should pick up as the water clears and becomes more briny—catch them on live sand fleas, or fresh cut shrimp with a strip of Fish Bites Sand Flea flavor attractant ...

Things aren’t always better out in deeper water for the sand flea. Turns out, the flea is a favorite snack for one of the most coveted coastal fish out there — the pompano. But it’s not just ...