After taking a glancing blow last week from Hillsborough County's environmental land stewards, state biologists continue to troll for a new fish hatchery site. ...more

March 22, 2009

I don't often kill snook, but at least once a year I like to validate the fact that they are among the tastier of saltwater fishes. ...more

March 14, 2009

It's great news for conservationists, biologists and boaters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's manatee count the week of Jan. 19 turned in - by far - the highest number of animals recorded since counts began in 1991, with a remarkable total count of 3,807 manatees statewide. ...more

February 1, 2009

Fillets by the gallon bucket? Ice chests full of fish? A fish fry to feed the neighborhood? There aren't many species of fish left in Florida that permit such prodigious harvests, but the black crappie, also called speckled perch, is one. And December through April is speck time. ...more

December 14, 2008

Big fish. It's what all who love angling dream of. ...more

July 25, 2008

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

June 9, 2008

Gator hunters who were denied a permit by a computer glitch will have a second chance when the state opens another round of applications June 17. ...more

June 6, 2008

Disappointed gator hunters prevented from getting a permit this week by a balky computer will have a second chance when the state opens another round of applications on June 17. ...more

June 5, 2008

The Suncoast Tarpon Roundup, the nation's oldest tarpon tournament, announced a few months back that this year's event would finally go to an all-release format, and the rules have now been released, affirming that dramatic change. ...more

May 11, 2008

Though a lot of anglers seem to have forgotten it, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission passed a rule last fall adding February to the closed snook season on the state's west coast. The winter closure formerly had run from Dec. 15 to Jan. 31. ...more

February 6, 2008