It is good to be able to share memories of service to our country with others that understand
I was blessed to be able to participate in our Veterans Day celebrations. When I wrapped up my tour o…
“Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is – whether its victim is human or animal – we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
It’s one of my favorite times of year to fish snook and reds in Charlotte Harbor. Halloween time is always great! This year it would seem a bunch of fish have parked themselv…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
After 182 days, BGSTA’s 2025 Turtle Patrol season came to an end on October 30. That’s when the last remaining green sea turtle nest (at right) reached 70 days old…
Help our sea cows
The first part of a manatee that I saw was a big white scar,” Patrick Rose says. “As I got closer, I could see how that was affecting the manatee itself. That is still imprinted…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament (G.I.F.T.) presented by Gasparilla Outfitters is only a few weeks away and coming fast! This year all proceeds wi…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
I was trying to hold off as long as I could before writing this week’s turtle column and weekly stats, hoping that MAYBE our single remaining incubating green sea t…
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
Whether hauntings are real or not, Gasparilla Island and its surroundings have a history of ghost stories. The earliest involve Cayo Pelau, an island to…
Anyone can pirate a fishing honey hole. Why not find your own spot?
No one owns our local fishing spots, but are you a leader or a shadow?
Unless you have a private pond, you don’t own your fa…
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into…
