Wearing gloves and boots, Paula Simenson takes precautions when she gardens in her Tillers & Toilers plot - even though the much dreaded snakes are less likely to visit as the temperatures dip. ...more

October 28, 2009

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

August 8, 2008

No use crying about the heat because it will probably be with us through Halloween. ...more

July 23, 2008

No use crying about the heat because it will probably be with us through Halloween. The good news is that some of the summer fishing staples are starting to bite. Keli Emery and I went looking for cobia and tripletail one fine day with lots of sunshine, no wind and hot enough make you want to keep the boat on plane. We began our day looking for scaled sardines on the flats south of the Cockroach Bay entrance channel, and we found plenty. ...more

July 22, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily 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

July 18, 2008

"There are so many mangrove snapper, I caught a limit of keepers while I was trying to cast-net sardines," captain Scott Moore said of a recent trip on Charlotte Harbor. ...more

June 29, 2008

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

December 17, 2007