TAMPA -- Tampa Bay is now open to all boating traffic, from the upper regions to the Sunshine Skyway. The Bay had been shut down for more than 12 hours after a collision between a fishing trawler and barge spilled about 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the water. ...more

February 13, 2009

Tampa Bay's seagrass destruction by boaters is inexcusable and irresponsible. There are two thoughts about stopping this destruction. The majority side says do nothing and leave the responsibility for changing boater behavior to law enforcement. The other side says take action with a management plan that's positive and meaningful. Cost associated with enforcement in today's financial climate is a "pie in the sky attitude," not reality. To those guides and sport fishermen who support enforcement over management, policies stopping outboard destruction of seagrasses amounts to saying, "We care little about the bay's underwater habitat, the nurseries for juvenile fish." ...more

February 4, 2009

Daily Fishing Report. ...more

January 28, 2009

Gasparilla swamped downtown Tampa with a seaborne invasion and thousands flocked to MacDill Air Force Base for the crowd-pleasing AirFest. ...more

July 18, 2008

Tens of thousands are expected to flood the downtown area to watch the homemade flying machines take off from a raised platform and splash into the water. ...more

July 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The channel under Johns Pass Bridge will be closed to boat traffic from 11 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday as construction crews continue work to replace the aging drawbridge between Madeira Beach and Treasure Island. ...more

June 19, 2008

Each month, like clockwork, Chris Capkovic powers his speedboat across 60-acre Lake Brant to collect samples from three locations. ...more

June 7, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

May 25, 2008

Winter fishing turned colder with plenty of wind in the latter part of January. North winds exacerbated extreme low tides and there were several days where the oyster bar at the mouth of the Little Manatee River was out of the water from sunrise to sunset. ...more

January 28, 2008

With the last-quarter moon happening on Wednesday at 5:03 p.m., the afternoon bite will steadily increase in duration and intensity to the end of the month. The best time to head out to the lake is mid-morning when the feeding migration starts and the bass are on bed, or preparing to go on bed, feed and guard their territory. The bedding bass looks to locate a protected area with adequate fresh, clean water which means the angler should be looking in the southwest sections of lake structures, such as sandbars, islands, weed beds, hydrilla, rocks, and ledges or steep inclines. ...more

January 27, 2008