From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.

Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fi

An army veteran, UMASS grad and former public school teacher, John has taught fishing classes at Brevard Community College and the Andy Thornall Fly Fishing for Redfish School. John is a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. He has been a president of the Indian River Guides Association, the Backcountry Flyfishing Association and the Florida Outdoor Writers Association. He has been selected as a Top Rated Guide and can be reached via www.spottedtail.com and www.johnkumiski.com.