Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin has again proved to be the state's most popular, with 1.2 million visitors during the year that ended June 30. ...more

July 24, 2009

The tragic death of a child in Sumter County by a "pet python" is just the tip of a huge exotic, non-native animal problem. ...more

July 14, 2009

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

March 15, 2009

St. Patricks Day, March 17, marks the traditional arrival of the first king mackerel in the Tampa Bay area, and from the looks of things the fish should be right about on time again this year. ...more

March 13, 2009

The only bad thing about bonito is their taste. That is, they don't have bad taste, but they taste bad. Charlie the Tuna they definitely are not, even though they are part of the tuna/ mackerel family. ...more

January 4, 2009

Pete, the pygmy killer whale brought to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium for rehabilitation this year, died Sunday. ...more

November 24, 2008

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson. ...more

November 15, 2008

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

October 26, 2008

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

October 19, 2008

They come like a gray river flowing through the sea. Spanish mackerel by the hundreds of thousands are beginning their annual migration, a journey that takes them some 400 miles from the Florida Panhandle to the Keys, and for many several hundred miles more back up the east coast before they make the return trip in spring. ...more

October 12, 2008