As a young lad at Snook Haven on the Myakka River, I can remember years when there would be occasional summer-like days beyond mid-October. Rarely were there full weeks of 90-degree days and nights ...

It’s just past 4 a.m. and very dark along the murky Indian River on Florida’s mid-Atlantic coast. The thick, humid air is cool and pleasant. Matt Bagley, our fishing guide, eases his 18-foot skiff ...