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== Personal life ==
[[File:Carl and Katie Hiaasen.jpg|thumb|Carl and Katie Hiaasen]]
Hiaasen lives in [[Vero Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lemnus |first1=Jack |title=Carl Hiaasen draws inspiration for new novel 'Fever Beach' from Vero Beach antisemitism |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/florida/2025/08/04/florida-author-novelist-carl-hiaasen-fever-beach-inspired-by-vero-beach-antisemitism-hate-crime/85425360007/ |publisher=[[TC Palm]] |access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref> He is a fly fisherman who has won the Invitational Fall Fly Bonefish Tournament in [[Islamorada]] six times, fishing with guide Tim Klein.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Writer Hiaasen again wins Islamorada Invitational |url=https://www.saltwatersportsman.com/news/writer-hiaasen-again-wins-islamorada-invitational/ |magazine=[[Salt Water Sportsman]] |date=24 September 2011}}</ref>
His wife is Katie Fox, whom he married in 2020.  Hiaasen was previously married to Connie, a nurse, whom he thanks in the dedication for ''[[Skin Tight (novel)|Skin Tight]]''.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} Hiaasen married Connie when he was 17-years-old. The couple had one child and divorced after 26 years. Hiaasen then married Fenia, with whom he also shares one child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Monte |date=2013-04-01 |title=Carl Hiaasen: The Last Great Howler |url=https://gardenandgun.com/feature/carl-hiaasen-the-last-great-howler/ |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=[[Garden & Gun]] |language=en-US}}</ref>