Fishing and Boating

A strange-looking endangered species that swims Southwest Florida waters could be getting some new protections. Full story »

It can kill in minutes or hours, it can kill hours after you leave the boat Full story »

Southwest Florida near and offshore anglers had great fishing in December as the weather was perfect. Full story »

Welcome back snowbird anglers! Since you’ve been gone, several new state and federal regulations have gone into effect that affect many of the popular fish you like to target. Full story »

Conservation groups are petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise the boundaries of critical habitat for the endangered Florida manatee in Southwest Florida. Full story »

Did you watch the Marco Island lighted boat parade last Saturday night? It was awesome. The turnout was a little better than anticipated and some of the boats were just fabulous. Full story »

When the water temps here in Southwest Florida head into the frig, your chances of bringing home a big fish narrow to a single species. Full story »

Everybody knows that it’s a good idea (and the law) to have some basic life saving and signaling devices aboard your boat. So is the minimum required a good idea? And just what do I need for my particular boat? Full story »

Not much has changed for Southwest Florida anglers fishing the near and offshore waters as I prepare this article. Full story »

This article is an annual exception. Explanation: I have always tried to keep the material fresh and new for our little fishing stories with the exception of an annual article about those black and white piscatorial thieves known as sheepshead. And this is it ... Full story »

Southwest Florida anglers fishing the near and offshore waters continued to find some nice size cobia at the wrecks, towers, fish havens and locations with hard bottom and some profile intermingled with additional species including mangrove, lane and yellowtail snapper, black, red and gag grouper, shark, barracuda and of course the giant goliath grouper. Full story »

Well it sometimes takes sad news to snap us back into reality. Today I heard just such news and it struck the old familiar chord of “that could have been me.”
Sunday morning (Nov. 30) we lost a good man off Block Island. He was well known as an avid outdoorsman and skilled angler, devoted father and champion of nature in general. This man could wring more salt water of his socks than most people will ever see. And yet he dies this week from a freak accident that could happen to any of us. Full story »

Twenty-two boating enthusiasts had entered what was supposed to be a two-day event and all of them crossed the finish line for various and exclusive boasting rights for the remainder of the year. Full story »

If you could see my desk you would understand. I am not the most scheduled or organized person you will ever meet. I’m no clean freak by any stretch of the imagination. I’m kind of in the middle. Average if you will. My car gets cluttered, my tackle box is in disarray, and Goodness only knows what’s been stuffed into the jump boxes on the poor Baitkiller. Full story »

If you could see my desk you would understand. I am not the most scheduled or organized person you will ever meet. I’m no clean freak by any stretch of the imagination. I’m kind of in the middle. Average if you will. My car gets cluttered, my tackle box is in disarray, and Goodness only knows what’s been stuffed into the jump boxes on the poor Baitkiller. Full story »