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SW Florida Fishing: Snook in the backcountry bite
April 10, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Lots of great fishing this week in the windy conditions. We have really started to target the snook in the back country the last few weeks and some really nice sized snoo…
History: A biography of our first round favorite, the Temptation Sign
April 3, 2025
BY KAREN GRACE
Just like the island, the neon cocktail glass at the center of the Temptation sign has survived storms for more than 75 years. As the only outdoor neon sign on the island, it has a…
Sellout of Florida racetracks for slots would ruin horse racing
April 3, 2025
Above, Ocala Stud, in a photo by Louise Rienagel
BY DAVID O’FARRELL
Through nearly 70 years and three generations, my family’s Ocala Stud Farm has poured heart, soul and heavy reinvestment int…
SW Florida Fishing: Back country snookin’
April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
It’s always a thrill to see people catching snook in the springtime in super shallow water. If I told you we have caught all the good ones we have seen, I would be lying. The…
SW Florida Fishing: Water temps on the rise…
April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
It’s transition time in the Boca Grande backcountry. As we move into April and leave the windy cool days of March behind, spring fishing is about to take off.
We’ve notic…
EcoWatch: Spring is the time to help conserve wildlife
April 3, 2025
“The wildlife habitat cannot speak so we must and we will.”
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Conserved natural resources and extended federal protection to land and water…
The Island Golfer: Women’s golf programs promote fun and friendship
March 27, 2025
There’s something remarkable happening on the golf course that has never occurred before. The face of the game has changed more in the past five years than the previous 50, driven by unpreceden…
EcoWatch: Are we en route for silent oceans?
March 27, 2025
“Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain.”
Peter Benchley, American author and co-author of the movie adaptation of Jaws.
Peter Benc…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook showing up…
March 27, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Spring is here and the weather this week has been great! It seems that for the time being we have broken the windy weather patterns we’ve experienced the last few weeks a…
EcoWatch: Butterflies fluttering toward extinction
March 20, 2025
“If you smile when you see a Butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.”
Diana Cooper, poet and author
The beautiful Monarch butterfly has been in the news recently, not because of its beauty…