Tag: ■ BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

Undoing the damage: The more confusing it gets

The more I learn and discover, the more confusing it gets. I am amazed, as we all are, by our great weather. Of course, it will change, but everything changes. This might come out scattered,...

Bottom fish closures. Really?

You can’t make this stuff up; yes, it could really happen. I’m still acquiring details, but the current 46th Secretary of Commerce is proposing Amendment 59, which covers bottom fish closures...

Ahh, the bright-green retention ponds of Florida

We are now two weeks into a moderate bout of red tide. If you want to study the science of red tide, explore sites like Mote Marine Lab or any of the other facilities that are researching it....

Reading about fishing: Author favorites Robert Fritchey, Hart Stilwell

It’s a new year, but I’m stuck reminiscing about old observations. I’ve read several older books about fishing; it’s amazing that it took me 70 years to discover that I didn’t invent the...

Push a pole, watch the birds, grasp opportunity in 2025

December 27, 2024
VAN HUBBARD
Columns

We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year. 2024 was tough on most of us and I’m looking forward to 2025. While times have been challenging, we live in a very special...

Out-of-date data and a disconnected state affects our fisheries’ management

Wasting grouper stocks with discards In my lifetime of fishing, I could never have considered the challenges we face today because of mismanagement. I completely agree we need to manage our...

Salvaging something out of the destruction of two hurricanes

November 28, 2024
VAN HUBBARD
Opinion

We are all dealing with individual, life-changing events, not one but two devastating hurricanes flooding us so close together. Debby doesn’t even count anymore. Many of us are still in emotional...

September 19, 2024
VAN HUBBARD
Columns, Sports & Outdoors

Please consider that water quality issues have reduced fish stocks, and the significant influx of residents and visitors has reduced water quality. Businesses are eager to grab all this...