{"id":350312,"date":"2026-07-23T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350312\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:25:08","slug":"explore-southern-floridas-finest-fishing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350312\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Southern Florida\u2019s Finest Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costadelmar.com\/en-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just dynamic and fragile waters that connect the passionate anglers who define the fishing culture of South Florida. In the second episode of Common Currents, we see how three particularly fish-minded folks also share a larger, selfless desire to protect and preserve healthy habitats. Experience a day in the life of these anglers\u2019 home waters: tarpon fishing with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capt.chriswittman\/\" data-bw-imp-id=\"b65c8f40-738a-45e1-b344-41953a64edc6\" data-bw-id=\"bw-b65c8f40-738a\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Capt. Chris Wittman<\/a>; shooting for the Charlotte Harbor Slam with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tideandtale\/\" data-bw-imp-id=\"63c8ef8f-2a98-40bc-9053-00ece787fa98\" data-bw-id=\"bw-63c8ef8f-2a98\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alycia Downs\u2019<\/a>\u00a0family; and appreciating the natural movement of local aquatic life with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilyhanzlikoutdoors\/?hl=en\" data-bw-imp-id=\"898737ef-899d-4ec9-a96c-5606143b797b\" data-bw-id=\"bw-898737ef-899d\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Hanzlik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A1RIrAlOtjM\" data-bw-imp-id=\"62f24565-9580-4447-b4bf-4f4d1a494042\" data-bw-id=\"bw-62f24565-9580\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">episode one<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Common Currents\u00a0to learn more about the interconnected ecosystem of the Florida Everglades. Then go deeper with the new polarized lens technology that Costa is applying to lighter, more durable, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinertia.com\/partner\/costa-water-lifestyle-performance-frames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">water-ready frames<\/a> that these featured anglers rely upon daily.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/captainsforcleanwater.org\/\" data-bw-imp-id=\"300df3de-ae49-42c2-9821-8a31688838db\" data-bw-id=\"bw-300df3de-ae49\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Captains for Clean Water<\/a>, Costa\u2019s featured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.costadelmar.com\/en-us\/sustainability-projects\" data-bw-imp-id=\"7e230114-f230-4086-b5f1-a39f9dde9dd7\" data-bw-id=\"bw-7e230114-f230\" data-bw-nonce=\"8b0fa856-fb1f-487c-8bf7-899c92257b0a\" data-bw-event-track=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainability Project<\/a>, as well as the latest water-ready frames that these featured anglers rely upon daily.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"buy-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.costadelmar.com\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Costa\u2019s Latest Frames<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s Note: This feature is presented by our partners at Costa. 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