There are few better, all-around places to fish in the Tampa Bay area than the mile-wide Manatee River. In early autumn, the Manatee offers terrific mixed-bag fishing from the mouth of the river to the Green Bridge that joins the small town of Palmetto with larger Bradenton. ...more

November 9, 2007

Recreational anglers, fishing guides and marine scientists bumped heads on Tampa Bay on Friday when a state redfish research vessel ran a net around a school of redfish near the mouth of the Manatee River. ...more

October 21, 2007

EAST MANATEE - It was just after 8 p.m. and night was falling fast Sunday when a Manatee County sheriff's deputy saw a car going way too fast on State Road 70. ...more

October 16, 2007

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

October 11, 2007

BRADENTON - The area around the Rye Bridge at Upper Manatee River Road has been shutdown until further notice by the Manatee public works department due to flooding from heavy rain today. ...more

October 3, 2007

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

September 16, 2007