Why do I feel like I have to rush to my closet and put on a fancy ball gown every time I see these exquisitely garbed birds?
When fishing for tarpon this season, be sure to use best fishing practices to keep silver kings reigning. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser…
Recently my friend Capt. Nick Whipp traded me some black sea bass in exchange for some fresh local shrimp. Nick runs charters in Englewood and…
On a hot sunny day, shade is like an oasis. But on the beach, it’s a rare treat. Most folks pack umbrellas and sunshades to make a tiny shady …
No, not your fishing poles — your Power-Poles. Or your Minn-Kota Talon or the new Raptor, or whatever your powered anchor pin of choice may be…
It’s been a few years since I learned the value of a good pair of sunglasses, but it’s worth revisiting the subject. Last week, I managed to l…
For me, a good day of fishing is one that ends with the boat still floating and everyone healthy and relatively happy. But that doesn’t mean I…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
With the water warming up, it’s tarpon time. I get a lot of questions about tarpon fishing this time of year. While many anglers seem to think…
Recently my friend Capt. Nick Whipp traded me some black sea bass in exchange for some fresh local shrimp. Nick runs charters in Englewood and…
On a hot sunny day, shade is like an oasis. But on the beach, it’s a rare treat. Most folks pack umbrellas and sunshades to make a tiny shady …
No, not your fishing poles — your Power-Poles. Or your Minn-Kota Talon or the new Raptor, or whatever your powered anchor pin of choice may be…
It’s been a few years since I learned the value of a good pair of sunglasses, but it’s worth revisiting the subject. Last week, I managed to l…
For me, a good day of fishing is one that ends with the boat still floating and everyone healthy and relatively happy. But that doesn’t mean I…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
With the water warming up, it’s tarpon time. I get a lot of questions about tarpon fishing this time of year. While many anglers seem to think…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Here’s how it works: Take pictures of your outdoor adventures. Send your high-quality digital photos to Josh.Olive@YourSu…
With the water warming up, it’s tarpon time. I get a lot of questions about tarpon fishing this time of year. While many anglers seem to think…
While preparing for the Major League Fishing (MLF) Southern Toyota Series on the Harris chain of lakes, I was able to locate bass in bunches, …
Lionfish, tiger prawns, zebra mussels — oh my! What do each of these aquatic critters have in common? They are all nonnative species that are …
Now that we are clearly into springtime, various new natural events are occurring that mark the warming temperatures.
What do you eat while you’re out on the water? As the Fish Coach, I go out with a lot of different people, and I see all types of nautical nos…
Life is exploding all around us. Spring is traditionally the time of birth and renewal, and it’s doing just what it’s supposed to do. New life…
If you’re a fan of SpongeBob Squarepants (and who isn’t?), you know the term “Barnacles!” In the make-believe world of Bikini Bottom, the char…
Way back in the 1990s, I spent 18 months in western France. I worked at a restaurant and a winery. We cooked the craziest things. I have to ad…
We have pretty much hit the post-spawn season for bass. Now is the time to start looking for the shad spawn. All those glorious little baitfis…
This is prime time for good weather and great fishing action. Everything is warming up, and the fishing is red hot!
Jack crevalle are the most underrated gamefish in Florida. They pull hard, they never give up, they can be caught in a wide variety of ways, a…
Fishing information is available from numerous sources: Books, social media, fishing shows on television, and best of all, local guides. These…
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One of the most popular types of artificial lures for fishing Southwest Florida’s salt waters is the soft plastic swimbait. Swimbaits are easi…
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Southwest Florida is home base for hundreds of fishing guides. Some of them are professionals in every sense of the word; others are not. When…
Most Charlotte Harbor fishermen use live bait at least some of the time. It probably doesn’t surprise you that live baits are most effective w…
There’s a lot to know about fishing in Southwest Florida. There are dozens of different species of fish an angler can target, each of which ha…
Every angler, no matter how expert they may be, starts out knowing nothing. All that they know they had to learn, either from someone else’s e…
BABCOCK RANCH — A local hunter came face-to-face with a Florida panther on a turkey hunt last week.