Reel Time: The Zen of fishing
The ancient word and concept of Zen have been co-opted to refer to things as diverse as a nail salon and a burger bar....
Red tide fishing request denied
CORTEZ – Commercial fisherman and Cortez businessman John Banyas came up short in his attempt to get the state-issued special activity license that he...
Local captains support catch-and-release order
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Local charter fishing captains support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) executive order that temporarily imposes catch-and-release restrictions...
Casting for recovery
The cool air along the Chattahoochee River mingled with the mid-morning sun created a magical backdrop for the female fly fishers as they worked...
Waterline hosts Kings for Kids Fishing Tournament
The Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club in Holmes Beach hosted its first Kings for Kids Fishing Tournament April 21 in Holmes Beach. The...
Cortez fishermen ready crab traps for season
CORTEZ - The Florida stone crab harvest begins Oct. 15, and Cortez commercial fishermen are readying traps to drop them in Gulf of Mexico...
Shark dragging incident has Island ties
The first week of an ongoing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigation into an online video of a shark being dragged behind...
Legendary hammerhead immortalized
“My big fish must be somewhere.” - Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
CORTEZ – “Go big,” Eric Grimes likes to say.
So why not commission a...
U.S. Supreme Court considers fish case
WASHINGTON – Some U.S. Supreme Court justices question whether a law designed to prevent documentary evidence destruction passed in the wake of the Enron...
Coast Lines: Octopi and golf balls – a perfect match
It doesn’t surprise John Labash to pull yet another stone crab trap out of the Gulf of Mexico and find an octopus has gobbled...
