JAMES BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
As the Boca Grande Health Clinic continues the expansion of its medical facilities, now is the time to remember at least one of the many physician…
Have Snowbirds will travel Chilly nights and windy haze Time to fly to warmer days Off in flight with Gulf Stream power Resting and flying on the hour We Snowbirds take a Southern route To balmy tro…
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
Finally we broke the winter weather pattern we’ve been in the past three weeks and are seeing some low winds, sunshine and warmer days.
Snook are already beginning their…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
But we are still catching some fish and having fun doing it. I recently had the pleasure of fishing with out-of-town guests who told me of subzero temperatures and iced and s…
“Whether hunting is right or wrong, a spiritual experience, or an outlet for the killer instinct, one thing, it is not a sport. Sport is when individual teams compete against another under equal cir…
You can’t make this stuff up; yes, it could really happen.
I’m still acquiring details, but the current 46th Secretary of Commerce is proposing Amendment 59, which covers bottom fish closures for…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The middle of winter arctic fronts have arrived here in southwest Florida, but the backcountry fishing has been unbrrr-lievably good!
With nighttime air temperatures…
Severe weather events are the scourge of golf course superintendents, causing bunker washouts, downed trees, and other adverse conditions rendering courses unplayable. Locally, it might present as P…
We are now two weeks into a moderate bout of red tide.
If you want to study the science of red tide, explore sites like Mote Marine Lab or any of the other facilities that are researching it. Inf…
It’s a new year, but I’m stuck reminiscing about old observations.
I’ve read several older books about fishing; it’s amazing that it took me 70 years to discover that I didn’t invent the wheel. W…
