On a warm afternoon in view of downtown Tampa, about 50 people gathered at Ballast Point Park to pay tribute to their friend, family member and fellow fisherman. ...more

April 22, 2009

A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. ...more

February 22, 2009

A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. ...more

February 22, 2009

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

August 17, 2008

A maroon-striped marauder with venomous spikes is rapidly multiplying in the Caribbean's warm waters, swallowing native species, stinging divers and generally wreaking havoc on an ecologically delicate region. ...more

August 14, 2008

The average size of tarpon along Florida's west coast has steadily increased since the $50 kill-tag regulation was put in place in 1989. And the results of this conservation measure are nowhere more evident than at Boca Grande Pass, where fish in excess of 200 pounds - once nearly unheard of - are now landed every summer season. ...more

July 18, 2008

SEBRING - Heavy rains brought a return visit of the walking catfish into the parking lot behind the Shoppes at Shelby Crossing on Tuesday. Watch a video of the catfish in action. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING – Rebecka Bell thought something was fishy as she sat in her boyfriend's car at the Shoppes at Shelby Crossing parking lot. Looking out the car window Sunday, she spotted a fish, then another and then another. "It was the weirdest thing because neither one of us have seen anything like that before," Bell said of about 30 catfish scattered about the parking lot and on the pavement behind the shopping center. Most of them were moving, she said. A man was scooping them up with a piece of cardboard to return them to the storm drain. ...more

July 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: Bill Miller. ...more

February 21, 2008

The recent outbreak of ciguatera, or fish poisoning, reportedly caused by fish caught near Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off Galveston, Texas, last November, is a reminder that the healthiest foods can have risks. ...more

February 20, 2008