a lot more. ...more

May 30, 2008

Tracy Parker has this great way of getting away from the kids. The Odessa stay-at-home mother of three children travels to the Fort Island Gulf Beach to swim, bike and run in the Crystal River Sprint Triathlon. ...more

May 27, 2008

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

May 25, 2008

A preliminary report offers cold, hard facts but doesn't answer the question of why a plane carrying a Brandon pastor and his son crashed into the side of a North Carolina mountain. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - No cause is provided, but the National Transportation Safety Board today released a report on the North Carolina plane crash that killed the Rev. Forrest Pollock of Brandon and his 13-year-old son, Preston. ...more

May 22, 2008

The Full Moon arrived yesterday at 2:11 a.m. which means the early-morning bite should be very good until the sunlight reaches the depths of the water column. ...more

May 21, 2008

Weather conditions are making it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida. ...more

May 18, 2008

A 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder engine develops 140 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 136 pounds-feet of torque at 4250 rpm. ...more

May 17, 2008

We are in the middle of the best time of the lunar cycle, which is the best time to be on the lake fishing for our favorite fish. The new moon occurs tomorrow at 12:18 p.m., which means the effects of the moon on aquatic life will be in favor for the angler during the daytime. ...more

May 3, 2008

The majority daytime feeding migration starts at 11 a.m. and lasts to mid- to late-afternoon, depending on weather conditions. The early morning bite is modest but reliable until the sun rises above the shore tree lines. It goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway): The east side of the lake has a longer, more intense early morning bite migration, especially if there's rain runoff entering the lake in the same area. ...more

April 8, 2008