We have a challenge to deal with; dolphin have mastered welfare.
Dolphins, aka Flipper, have developed into a significant problem; they have become dependent on us to fish for them. We exhaust th…
“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and the republic for which it stands. Miracles do nut cluster, and what happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constition, for i…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
We have had lots of great fishing this past week in the back country. Scattered showers and cloud cover have had the mornings feeling cooler than usual and the fish in th…
The South Gulf Cove Lock is extending its operating hours to 10 p.m., Friday, July 4, to accommodate increased holiday boating traffic. Normal operational hours will resume 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturd…
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
The good news is we have seen our first hatchlings this past week. The bad news is that they hatched and emerged from their nest, but unfortunately a coyote dug th…
Tarpon season this year was a little quieter than some years, but fishing was great, and the annual tournaments were as spirited as always.
“It was a good season, not the greatest for business, n…
Currently, there are three major marina projects on the table on Gasparilla Island and in Cape Haze, and there are no listed buyers or partners yet.
The most notable is Eldred’s, which has been f…
Sally J ends Tournament Season
BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER
It only took a minute to catch the excitement of friends and families coming together at Scarpa’s Coastal Friday night, Ladies Night Out…
The Resilient Florida Program invites prospective speakers to present on flood resilience topics at the upcoming Quarterly Resilience Forum, scheduled for Aug. 6, 2025. The forum provides an opportu…
Lee County is in the process of completing a Flood Vulnerability Assessment, and one of the key requirements tied to the state funding for the assessment is a community engagement component. The cou…
