A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer, conditions vary from natural levels to 1 million cells ...

Bow to the king,” advises fishing guide Rick Stancyk. His advice is a simple reminder that when tarpon jump, you should drop your rod tip and give slack so the hook doesn’t pull out, in ...

Department of Health in Lee County has released another red tide advisory, this time for Tarpon Bay Road beach ... reach 10,000 cells per liter. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

In a moment of triumph for marine conservation, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) successfully released six rehabilitated sea ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers just caught the largest panther ever weighed in the sunshine state. The big cat ...

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust will induct acclaimed Florida Keys fishing guide Capt. Tim Carlile and renowned fisheries scientist Dr. Roy Crabtree into the BTT Circle of Honor on April 10.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers reportedly captured the largest panther in state history last week. The ...

Did you know in Monroe County, 64% of residents ages 16 to 65 have a recreational saltwater fishing license? Florida residents under the age of 16 and 65 and over are exempt from buying a saltwater ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

Steven Merrell Sellars, 68, passed away in Webster, Florida on January 31, 2025. He was born in Bainbridge, Georgia on August 1, 1956 to Oscar and Mabel Sellars. Steven enjoyed fishing, camping, ...

Something remarkable has happened to recreational fishing. Increasingly, game fishers no longer publicly display their catches at rodeo weigh-ins or on taxidermy fish mounts. Even the age-old ...