SW Florida Fishing: Winds dying down – good for all
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It is starting to feel like summer here in Boca Grande and that means one thing. Tarpon! The tarpon are starting to show up in the passes and in the harbor. Look to target them on live bait and artificial as well as with the fly if you are looking to […]
SW Florida Fishing: Grouper with a dash of snappers
Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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Pink full moon over Boca Grande
There was a full moon on Tuesday, April 23, sometimes called a Pink Moon because of the full moon in April’s correspondence with the blooming of the pink phlox wildflower. This…
Charlotte County posts new seabird nesting colony at SeaWatch
Charlotte County staff has just posted a seabird nesting colony in front of SeaWatch, off of Gulf Shores Drive. The full season runs from Feb. 15 to Aug. 31; the county marks n…
Tennis supports the Captains
An island tennis team kicked off the first day of a three-day tennis event Monday, April 22, versus a team from Miami. While they were playing, organizers Jane Shanley and Anne…
State stone crab season ends May 1
Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab seasons in state and federal waters will close May 2, with the last day of harvest being May 1. This annual season closure is i…
Wings up on Railroad
Reader and local photographer Len Tatko caught this osprey from the north end of East Railroad Avenue. “When I walked out, the osprey came up and I took the shot,” Tatko said. …