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With damaged homes, sunken or lost boats, local waters still containing boat and engine-damaging debris and to the north of us in Charlotte County, shorelines and bays coated with untold numbers of red tide killed fish, it’s often hard to be optimistic. That said, for now let’s hope the ...

My heart goes out to those that experienced damage and loss from our latest weather event, especially those that just rebuilt or are still suffering from the last round of extreme weather. Boats AWOL, sunk or, in my neighborhood, drifted off the dock and deposited up in the yard next to the ...

With many snook heading east away from the beaches and now working the bushes, points, docks and oyster bars, plus good numbers of fall redfish competing for the same cover, folks that enjoy inshore lure and fly casting cover have lots of hungry targets to try and fool. There are several ...

With a high falling tide through the morning hours the inshore bite was best from sunup through late morning then fell off with the afternoon low water and heat of the day. Redfish and snook were caught on the high falling water under bushes and island points throughout Pine Island Sound ...

Have an insatiable love of running, or looking to start a new fitness journey with a support system? The new South Cape Run Club will host its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Eight-Foot Brewing starting at 6 p.m. Founded by Cape resident Ariana Murillo, the club's first meeting will ...

Get your tackle and boats in order and hope for good weather and calm seas ahead for your upcoming red snapper and gag grouper outing. Sept. 1 marks the first of 14 weekend harvest dates marked for red snapper with the final dates falling on Nov. 28-30. (Must measure 16 inches total ...