Author: sebastianinthewild

Sebastian was announced this week as the winner in his grade category (7-9) for the freshwater species!  The Fish Art Contest is held every year by Wildlife Forever and their partners.  Each state announces its winners, which then get entered into the national competition.  This 2026 award is particularly special because it marks the third year in […]

It all started with a commissioned drawing.  Sebastian drew a largemouth bass chasing a pumpkinseed for a client who had seen some of his previous works.  It turned out to be one of his best designs, so we entered his art into the Wildlife Forever Fish Art Contest and we were delighted when he placed […]

We met Captain Leith after he reached out to us on Facebook. He had seen some of my artwork and wanted to know if I could design something for his charter fishing business. He works very close to where I live, so rather than communicating over text or email, he invited my dad and I […]

It was recently announced that Sebastian won the 2024 FWC Fish Art Competition! He competed against hundreds of other kids from throughout the state. For this year he submitted a beautiful redfish drawing that he made which was inspired by his fishing experiences at Sebastian Inlet. The inlet has so much wildlife that converges in […]

As the sun set, my friend Braden and his dad, Dan, joined my dad and I to go night fishing. We had been fishing on a charter in Sebastian Inlet all day looking for bull reds but the only thing we caught were jack crevalle and a small snook. We knew this was our last […]