The owner of three fishing boats that were seized after authorities found them smuggling cocaine from Colombia pleaded guilty this morning to a federal drug offense. ...more

February 2, 2009

Seven men accused of using semi-submersible vessels, go-fast boats and other watercraft to smuggle drugs have been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face conspiracy charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

January 21, 2009

Some 25,000 boat enthusiasts and sailors from around the state are expected to dock at the annual St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, which starts at noon today at the Mahaffey Theater's Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park. ...more

December 4, 2008

Being a pack rat likely saved Kris Geidel's life. Now he's hoping to keep his fishing business from sinking. ...more

October 11, 2008

My children and grandchildren live in Cordova, Alaska, where fishing is the major source of income for thousands. I want you to know that there's another side to domestic drilling that's gone almost completely unnoticed: the gamble of the unforeseeable accident. ...more

August 8, 2008

I am not the hand-clappin', knee-slappin', foot-tappin' sort, but unexpectedly found myself engaging in those behaviors on Prince Edward Island, a destination that sings to the heart and soothes the soul. ...more

August 3, 2008

On a typical day in this fishing town on Africa's northwest coast, sea gull calls nearly drown the chatter of fishermen lined up along the sea wall. The birds, their white wings splayed out by the wind, sail inches above the heads of veiled women who walk the promenade. ...more

February 16, 2008

AVON PARK — Gary Reeder, a self-described professional bass fisherman, was shocked Jan. 9 when the Bonnet Lake RV Park's management gave him and at least two other tenants eviction notices. According to the notices Reeder and two other residents supplied to Highlands Today, they received a three-day notice to vacate for not complying with the RV park's rules. Specifically, Reeder and fellow residents Eugene Walp and Bobby Green said that they and at least three others were all given the notices because they had their fishing boats parked in their lots rather than in a storage area the park recently built. ...more

January 17, 2008

While the pain at the pump is felt by all of us these days, no one feels it more sharply than boat owners. Boats with V6 outboards typically get only 2 to 5 miles per gallon, and even though most fishing boats run relatively few miles on each outing, sooner or later that cavernous tank has to be refilled. With fuel prices at marinas well more than $3 a gallon, the total can be excruciating. ...more

January 11, 2008

What happened on the banks of the Hillsborough River late Saturday afternoon and what occurs today at the Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs will be similar in substance but quite different in appearance. ...more

January 5, 2008