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NOAA unveils new way to estimate saltwater recreational fishing
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
NOAA recently announced it has begun to use an improved method to estimate the amount of fish caught by saltwater anglers, which will allow rules that fishermen follow to be based on more accurate information. The method is part of … Find out how to read more Online.

Reader Photos
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to waterlineweekly@gmail.com, or send prints by snail mail to The Charlotte Sun, 23170 Harborview Road, Port Charlotte, FL 33980, ATTN: Josh … Find out how to read more Online.

PGSC Spring Series kicks off
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
The Punta Gorda Sailing Club sailed race one of their Spring Series this past Sunday. The weather was perfect, with sunny and windy conditions. The winners were as follows: Spinnaker: First, Bama Slammer, Bob Knowles; second, See Ya, Tony Milan; … Find out how to read more Online.

Charlotte Harbor Regatta
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:08AM
Sailors from across the country will descend on Charlotte Harbor today as the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta kicks off with a skippers meeting at Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club. Racing starts Friday morning. More than 60 boats will compete in … Find out how to read more Online.

Oscar Scherer State Park plans Florida scrub-jay festival
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
Oscar Scherer State Park (1843 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey) is hosting the third annual Florida Scrub-Jay Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 4 to celebrate this true Florida native. The festival is designed to teach visitors about the … Find out how to read more Online.

The good, bad and ugly
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:08AM
I h ear it all the time from beginning shooters: “What semi-auto handgun do you recommend?” It’s not any easy question to answer — there are so many options out there. Over the next few articles I plan to go … Find out how to read more Online.

Life jackets don’t help...
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
By now you’ve all heard about the grounding and sinking of a cruise ship in Italy, resulting in at least 17 deaths. While every one of the fatalities is tragic, the ones that bother me the most are the elderly … Find out how to read more Online.

Kayak fishing  for sheepshead
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
It’s about that time of year — the time when I  start working the bridges and docks for tasty sheepshead. Although these fish are known to  be masters bait-stealers, with a little practice and the right gear you can limit … Find out how to read more Online.

Dead dead
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:07AM
When you start to look for something that isn’t really there, you can potentially end up spending a l ot of money on something that doesn’t really need to be replaced. This was the case with a very basic item … Find out how to read more Online.

Grouper tournament raises scholarship money
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
On Sunday Jan. 15, the grouper bite was on, the weather was cooperative and — most importantly — significant funds were raised for local student scholarships. The 8th Annual Capt. John Breuggeman Memorial Grouper Tournament, based out of Englewood’s Cape … Find out how to read more Online.

Time for a little recon mission
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
February is a great time to get out on the water and do some scouting. Right now we see our lowest tides of the year, and they’re usually being pushed by northern winds that help exaggerate the tides. On top … Find out how to read more Online.

Tactics for fishing a warm winter
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
Temperature plays a huge role in our saltwater fishing here in Southwest Florida. Gulf temperatures as of last weekend were right around 70 degrees. That’s 8 degrees higher than it normally is. For perspective, it’s about the temperature we normally … Find out how to read more Online.

Big ray still swimming free
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:07AM
I’ve had several people ask me questions about the stingray that was featured on last week’s cover. Mostly, people seemed to want to know what happened after the photo. I contacted Ryan Boley, who sent in the photo, and got … Find out how to read more Online.

Englewood Walmart hosts fishing expo
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
This weekend, a number of the area’s best-known charter captains will present free seminars at the Walmart Supercenter in Englewood (2931 S. McCall Road). The seminars are part of their second fishing expo (the first was held in October). There’ll … Find out how to read more Online.

Calling all boaters
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:07AM
Southwest Florida is a wet place, and much of our wildlife lives in or near the water. The Wildlife Center of Venice receives many calls that require use of a boat either to capture an injured animal or to simply … Find out how to read more Online.

Ralph Allen to speak in Englewood
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
The Englewood Fishing Club will host Capt. Ralph Allen at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Bay Harbor Ford (1908 S. McCall Road, Englewood). Ralph will discuss boating in Charlotte Harbor and successful fishing in February and March. Ralph, who has … Find out how to read more Online.

Conquistador Cup Regatta
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
The 19th Annual Conquistador Cup Regatta will be held here on Charlotte Harbor March 3 and 4. The Punta Gorda Sailing Club is the organizing authority, in cooperation with the Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors. This two-day … Find out how to read more Online.

Information and free stuff for you
Thu  Feb 2 2012 09:09AM
Anglers and boaters are always hungry for more information. Show a fellow fisherman a prize catch, and you’re pretty much guaranteed an interrogation: Where’d you catch it? What did you use for bait? What was the tide doing? What else … Find out how to read more Online.

Keystone decison ‘a victory for common sense’
Thu  Jan 26 2012 08:09AM
This was a gutsy call by President Barack Obama. But it was also a victory for common sense. You don’t pipe potentially lethal goo through one of America’s largest wetland ecosystems. An environmental disaster of epic proportions has been avoided … Find out how to read more Online.

Reader Photos
Thu  Jan 26 2012 08:09AM
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to waterlineweekly@gmail.com, or send prints by snail mail to The Charlotte Sun, 23170 Harborview Road, Port Charlotte, FL 33980, ATTN: Josh … Find out how to read more Online.


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