Sports & Outdoors
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 A…
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 around…
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 nitroge…
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 g…
SW Florida Fishing: Offshore fishing trip with Capt. Hickman
April 4, 2024
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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SW Florida Fishing: Spring fever is in the air
April 4, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
It’s been a couple good weeks of great spring fishing. With Easter coming early the number of people and boats on the water should slow way down and the lull before tarpon se…
EcoWatch: A clarion call for the oceans
April 4, 2024
The dire warning above of sea creatures dying continues to rise. In fact, the ongoing saga of the continuous decline of the Atlantic right whale has taken a back seat in the news recently. The lates…
Bluefish in the backwater
April 4, 2024
Sarah Kintner pulled in this unusually large bluefish from the Boca Grande backwater on March 24.
Photo by Glenn
Tracking the fish we eat with author Paul Greenberg
April 4, 2024
On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.”
Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul reveals…
Charlotte County Parks tour highlights repairs, upgrades
April 4, 2024
The Charlotte County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board replaced their regular meeting with a tour of a few of the west county parks on Tuesday, April 2.
“People have lived here for years…