Weather conditions are perfect for this time of year. With all the rain we've received recently, our lakes' influents are flowing again and this causes fish to move into these areas. Moving water is full of oxygen and food, so all types of fish will move into the area to take advantage. Also, when you factor in the warmer water temperatures than is usual for this time of year, the angler realizes all fish are feeding more often due to an increased metabolism. The daily feeding-migration routes extend into the influent areas which have been mostly dry over the last year, which all but ended the migration into these areas. Be looking to see fish start using these sections of their daily trek. ...more

February 23, 2008

AVON PARK — Chaz Abeln showed Panther fans just what kind of stuff he had in his arsenal on Friday. The Sebring graduate hurled seven innings and struck out nine to lead the South Florida Community College baseball team to an 8-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Community College of Baltimore-Dundalk. "This is the best Chaz has pitched all season," said SFCC head coach Rick Hitt. "He looked sharp for most of the game and had good command. I think he can look at this game as a positive step." The Panthers broke loose with an eight-run second inning to give Abeln, a freshman, a cushion to work with to secure the sweep. ...more

February 23, 2008

An international search is on for a veteran Spring Hill pilot who went down Thursday morning in a severe storm off the coast of Iceland. ...more

February 23, 2008

An international search is on for a veteran Spring Hill pilot who went down Thursday morning in a severe storm off the coast of Iceland. ...more

February 22, 2008

An international search is on for a veteran Spring Hill pilot who went down Thursday morning in a severe storm off the coast of Iceland. ...more

February 22, 2008

High seas in the north Pacific may force the Navy to wait another day before launching a heat-seeking missile on a mission to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ...more

February 20, 2008

A 3:44 a.m. new moon today produces a noon-time bite and your best chances of hooking into that trophy bass or filling your limit of crappie. All the moon events occur this month between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m., meaning the largest daily feeding migration happens at that time. The best we can hope for is that some of the largest fish in the lake feed again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or the weather favorably influences the fish enough to either hold off feeding during the night or feed heavily during a daytime falling barometer. ...more

February 7, 2008

TAMPA - A day after tornadoes in five states killed dozens of people, Hillsborough County school students crouched in hallways, heads tucked to their knees, practicing what to do should a twister threaten. ...more

February 6, 2008

A state investigation has cleared wildlife officials who last month lost control of a prescribed burn that may have contributed to a 70-vehicle pileup on Interstate 4 in Polk County. ...more

February 6, 2008

If farmers have to pay more to process, package and ship that milk, it is going to cost more for those cart-pushing customers at the local grocery store. ...more

February 6, 2008