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SW Florida Fishing: Spring fishing is here

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 guys at the docks, but the winds, along with some good high tides, actually helped out the backcountry fishing. We saw […]

EcoWatch: A clarion call for the oceans

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 latest to make headlines in Florida is the mystery of why the endangered smalltooth sawfish and other fish in the […]

SW Florida Fishing: Snook-a-rama is here!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of snook have moved into the back country! The last two weeks have been great fishing around Boca Grande, even in the high wind conditions. We are seeing lots of snook show up in the shallow waters and are catching them on live bait. Along with the snook, the redfish […]

EcoWatch: A crow’s eye view of Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday has always represented new life, a sign of rebirth and a time of hope for better days ahead as problems of the world swirl around us. It is more than the fluff of Easter things that hide the true meaning of Easter, buried among the hustle and bustle of the day. One sure […]

Youngquist pulls out of Useppa Island Club purchase deal 

A fall deal to purchase the Useppa Island Club by investor and entrepreneur Sandy Stillwell Youngquist, owner of the Key Lime Bistro in Boca Grande, has fallen through. Stillwell, CEO of the Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group of Ft. Myers, had entered into an agreement to buy the club in late 2023, but the sale […]