Leave early and come home safely with delicious table fare. Red, mangrove and lane snapper, triggerfish and red grouper are all looking to bite as well as unpredictable, drag-smoking barracuda. Getting out to the 150-foot mark and beyond will put you in bigger specimen territory. Chumming them ...
While the roads and airways will certainly be busy this Fourth of July, there also will be quite a bit of traffic in local waters. Sea Tow, which has been providing on-water assistance for 40-plus years predicts more boaters than usual for America’s 250th birthday, which increases the ...
For those that enjoy relaxing before the “silver storm” arrives, fishing dead baits on the bottom is the way to roll. Put the baits out, sit back in the shade, sip a cool drink and wait for the action to start … life is good. Tarpon being scavengers or more politely, opportunity ...
If you want to be successful at catching coastal tarpon moving along the beach to a mile or more offshore, learn not to get behind and chase them as this tactic only scares them. If you’re new to this game and lucky enough to even spot a pod of tarpon, then the best plan is to motor out ...
Lee County Animal Services Technical Rescue Team conducted water-based training sessions at Lee County Parks & Recreation’s Dog Beach on Estero Boulevard just north of Lovers Key State Park last week. Agencies taking part in the specialized training, which included marine units, proper ...
With Southwest Florida’s waterways experiencing a massive surge in summer boat traffic, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 91 on Fort Myers Beach will hold a “Boat America” Responsible Boating Course Saturday, June 20. The NASBLA-approved program is designed to prevent accidents, ...
