Looking for a way to improve your angling skills? Swing by the International Game Fish Association and enroll in the School of Sportfishing. The Dania Beach-based organization, which is responsible for maintaining the Book of World Record Game Fishes, has the best guides in the world teaching everything from trolling techniques to beach fishing basics. For a complete list of titles and instructors, click here. [...]
In the old days, the only way to win a fishing tournament was to weigh in your catch. But back in the early 1990s, a group of conservation-minded anglers got together and decided there had to be a better way. The Coastal Conservation Association went on the organize tournaments that were strictly catch and release [...]
The Florida Sportsman Family Fishing Festival isn’t your average boat show. Sure, they will have the latest models and fishing gear on display at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, but the free program for kids is what really sets this event apart from the rest. The highlight is an indoor spincast pond where the youngsters [...]
Thousands of dead baitfish have washed ashore on Naples beach as an algae bloom hugs the coast from Park Shore to Keewaydin Island, beach monitors said this afternoon.
Estuaries are where rivers meet the sea. Living here on the coast, they’re all around us, but it’s easy to splash through them on the way into the Gulf of Mexico without even realizing they’re there. To celebrate National Estuary Day, Rookery Bay’s learning center is opening two new exhibits Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, and [...]
