Tuna's hot in area August waters

It's hot. It's humid. Get in the backwaters and it's buggy. But August still offers lots of fishing opportunities all across the Florida Panhandle, both inshore and offshore. And angling remains one of the few recreational activities where the threat of the pandemic can be temporarily forgotten thanks to lots of sunshine, fresh air and social distancing. Offshore One exciting—and very tasty—August visitor to our waters is the blackfin tuna. These powerful, fast-moving predators, averaging eight to 12 pounds but with the 20-pounder always a possibility, move inshore to chase bait anywhere from one to 10 miles off the beach this month and on into October...