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SW Florida Fishing: Winds dying down – good for all

April 26, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It is starting to feel like summer here in Boca Grande and that means one thing. Tarpon! The tarpon are starting to show up in the passes and in the harbor. Look to tar…

SW Florida Fishing: Grouper with a dash of snappers

April 26, 2024
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com. p28Download

When dogs ‘Take Over’ the situation

April 26, 2024
Young puppies or adopted dogs of any age have one thing in their mind and that’s “Take Over”. In the beginning when you bring them home they show you a cute happy playful side of themselves. You t…

SW Florida Fishing: Time for tarpon is here!

April 19, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN It’s tarpon time! After what seemed like weeks of heavy spring winds, the area is now loaded with silver kings. While we have seen some tarpon scattered around since late …

SW Florida Fishing: Grouper, snappers & more …

April 19, 2024
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com. p32-2Download

EcoWatch: Make Earth Day more than just for one day

April 19, 2024
“There will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish by 2050.” Universal comment Earth Day will be celebrated this year on April 22, 2024. It was born in 1970 when millions of peop…

SW Florida Fishing: Snook, trout, reds oh my

April 12, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Snook have been the deal in the back country this week. Lots and lots of snook have been caught on white bait through March and into April. If you are looking to tar…

SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon starting to show up

April 12, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR With warmer waters it’s time to shift gears and search for monster tarpon. Recently we fished through heavy rain and wind in the muddy waters of the everglades and 10,00…

Ask a Doc: Parkinson’s disease can now be detected through the skin

April 12, 2024
BY BRET KUEBER, M.D., ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC April, the birth month of James Parkinson, is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a degenerative synd…

EcoWatch: Good and bad eco news

April 11, 2024
“Better to have bad news that’s true than good news that is made up.” – Eric Ries, American Entrepreneur and author of the Lean Start Up Yes, it is that time again when Eco Watch will featur…