It was about 5 o’clock and I was cleaning up the shop to close. I got a call from my father, who was on his way in from fishing offshore with …
It seems like it been forever already with this problem with our waters. I hope the minds much brighter than mine will find a solution so folk…
To be fair, I don’t do a lot of live bait fishing. My wife and I mainly fish tournaments, and we aren’t allowed to fish with shiners in compet…
With a little bit of red tide still on the Boca Grande beaches and the water temperature reaching 94.3 this week, conditions have been tough —…
Four weeks made a huge difference in the terrain of our bird survey at Wildflower Preserve. Wildflower is going to be one of this area’s most …
CAPT. JOSH:
A few weeks ago I thought I was seeing it, but I wasn’t sure. Now I am certain: The grass in my yard is not growing quite as fast as it was. A…
Peace River Wildlife Center’s adorable patient of the week goes to a northern parula. Brought to us by an astute couple who noticed him at the…
I was blessed by my youngest brother and his boss with a week in Key West. Florida lobster season opened on Aug. 6, and we were able to snorke…
Hey, shooters! A lot of the range safety officers are telling me that they would like me to do a column concerning shooting attire. Trust me, …
Wooden canoes have been made and used for at least 5,000 years, but after World War II the outdoor community saw a significant change in paddl…
One of the joys of living in Florida full-time is noticing least terns return each spring to find nesting territory. After a delightful displa…
There were a lot of you out on your bikes this week. Single riders, pairs of riders and one group I participated in with 22 riders. Lots of mi…
COLUMN: THE BACK NINE
Coyotes, loved by some and hated by others, have spread through the United States. Florida sightings started in the 1970s. If you see a full-g…
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4 pompano fillets, about 6 oz each
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Size limit: 10” min. (overall length)
nature is crazy
If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you’re well aware that red tide has made fishing in a large portion of our inshore waters iffy at …
GOT AN EVENT COMING UP?
(6/21 report) Trout are attacking topwater Rapalas in 3 feet of water over healthy grass. Lots of snook are around the mangrove shorelines, pa…
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State and federal regulations for Southwest Florida waters as of July 1, 2018. All bag limits are per harvester per day. Other limits may appl…
Due to the ever-changing weather and water quality issues we have had to put up with these last couple of months, catching a tarpon on the fly…
Most of the fish which live in Charlotte Harbor are euryhaline. Euryhaline fish can survive in wide a range of salinities or saltiness. The fi…
Peace River Wildlife Center has a new education animal — a nine-banded armadillo. Our new resident’s name is Bodhi (pronounced BOH-dee), short…
Fishermen have a strong tendency to brag about the size of their catches. Often, it seems to be a competition, with every man trying to convin…
A mosquito may not actually be the devil himself — but these bloodsuckers certainly do the devil’s work. Who among us has not been driven near…
Coyotes, loved by some and hated by others, have spread through the United States. Florida sightings started in the 1970s. If you see a full-g…
Being a fishing guide here in Southwest Florida and the co-host of a radio show that is geared toward fishing (Fishing Talk Radio, Saturday mo…
Most anglers eventually get a pigeon-hole mentality in their bait selections. Use this bait in the spring, that one in the summer, and now thi…
2 quarts coconut milk, divided
Anglers tend to put numbers on the results of their fishing trips, but there are lots of different ways to do it. Commercial fishermen pretty …
Extremes are our new normal weather forecasts. Drought, then monsoon, now drought again. Red tides pop up (and fortunately also disappear) ran…
Every once and a while it’s good to get off the beaten road and do some exploring. Last Sunday I did just that.
COLUMN: DAYTRIPPER
Officially known as the Fred C. Babcock/ Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, this Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-manage…
“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself. And spiders.” That’s a direct quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt from his first inaugural addre…
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“Don’t worry — I know just what I’m doing,” he said. Then he took the venting tool and stabbed it directly into the little red grouper’s heart…
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