Tag: fishing

SW Florida Fishing: Convicts bite early in local tourney

The Lemon Bay Girls Beach Volleyball team sponsored the “Catch a Convict” sheepshead tournament as a fundraiser. Cape Haze Marina hosted the event. The weather and fish cooperated, with plenty of...

New Chamber Back Bay Fishing Tournament

February 19, 2026
Anna Ridilla
News, Sports & Outdoors

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has introduced the first annual Gasparilla Grande Slam Back Bay Fishing Tournament, to be held on March 28. This inshore fishing event celebrates...

Fish concentrate when chilly; sheepshead abundant for freezer

Current weather indicates our colder winter has passed. I expect to see some cooler days, but the harsh Arctic Fronts seem to be behind us. We might have dodged a bullet so far, as I haven’t heard...

International Fishing: Long distance marlin … and sailfish

BY BILLY CALDWELL My buddy Toby Wiener said let’s go fishing somewhere else, so he found Cebaco Bay Sportfishing Club in Panama. Six of us, Toby, Ed, Andy, Jim, Shakey and I flew to Panama City...

SW Florida Fishing: Redfish

Hot redfish on a cold day… BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Just like the rest of the country the chilly weather has arrived in southwest Florida this week. But don’t let these cooler...

SW Florida Fishing: January fishing … quiet sometimes …

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR With the weather in early January absolutely perfect the water temps shot back up. The snook and tarpon started gorging on all the small bait and the action was awesome....

SW Florida Fishing: The redfish bite is on…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Redfish have been the story of the backcountry this week here around Gasparilla Island and the bite has been hot. If you like to target redfish you are in luck. Lots...

SW Florida Fishing: Adventures around every turn…

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR Fishing in and out of the boat recently has brought us to meet some new friends. Sometimes the fish we catch are only part of the story. The Dalai Lama defines sentient...

Wrapping up another year and wishing you a very Merry Christmas

We tend to reflect more at this time of the year, especially as we get no younger. I’m so thankful to still be living here. We were blessed to be spared hurricanes this year. I’m thankful. We even...

SW Florida Fishing

Tides, weather, temps and fish BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE A chilly start to the week has it feeling like winter. The beginning of the week brought some very low tides following the...