Sports & Outdoors
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…
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…
Juvenile bald eaglet entertains at Boca Grande railroad trestles
April 11, 2024
There is always so much wildlife to observe while paddle boarding, kayaking or boating around the historic Boca Grande Railroad trestles, and over the a few weeks ago as a juvenile bald eagle was …
Garden Club final season meeting features talk by landscape restoration specialist Rick Joyce
April 11, 2024
Arborist consults with Edison-Ford, Bahamas gov’t
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
During the 2023-24 season, Boca Grande Garden Club members benefited from horticultural lectures b…
Princeton Fishing Team visits Boca Grande each spring
April 11, 2024
BY LEO ORSI JR
The Princeton Fishing Team was started by three young Princeton High School pals who were best friends and who loved to fish. Over forty years or so, it has expanded to a group o…
Captains for Clean Water gather April 16
April 11, 2024
Captains for Clean Water is holding a gathering at the Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss its work in helping protect the state’s water resources. Special guests will be Captains Daniel…
Briefly: Laser Regatta on April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse
April 11, 2024
There will be a 2024 Island Regatta for the BSYC Laser Class model remote controlled boats on Sunday, April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse.
Qualifying races start around 2 p.m. Finals are aroun…
Opinion: There’s a nitrogen problem in Charlotte Harbor
April 11, 2024
BY ROBERT J. ROBBINS AND PERCY ANGELO, CAPE HAZE
Charlotte County operates four wastewater treatment plants that use secondary treatment systems that fail to remove most nutrients such as nitro…
SW Florida Fishing: Spring fishing is here
April 4, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
The past week a long Easter holiday weekend and spring breaks from school brought lots of families out on the water.
Some pretty stiff winds most days kept the offshore…