The Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo & Boat Show kicks off today at 1 p.m. at the Florida State Fairgrounds east of Tampa. As always, the first day of the show offers free admission. ...more

February 27, 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

This past Saturday I had the pleasure to stop at the grand opening of the Outback USA Bait and Tackle Store. The radio station was on the air and enticed me being a fisherman that travels out of the area to get my bait and tackle to check it out. Being new to the area I was really surprised by the size, and the bait and tackle and marine hardware they displayed. I have been in many tackle stores and this is the best of the best. I met the owner Bob and complimented him and he walked me over to the rods and reels and handed my grandson a nice little spinner free of charge. ...more

November 15, 2008

Back in the day, Cheryl Phelps was slapped in the face by an airborne mullet and forced to defend her family's campsite from a troupe of rogue raccoons - and those are two of her fondest childhood memories. ...more

October 8, 2008

Back in the day, Cheryl Phelps was slapped in the face by an airborne mullet and forced to defend her family's campsite from a troupe of rogue raccoons - and those are two of her fondest childhood memories. ...more

October 8, 2008

More than 120 children, ages 2 through 13, cast their lines in the Brandon Elks Lodge's fifth annual Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs event May 17 at Doug Holmberg's property on Gallagher Road in Dover. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 120 children ages 2 to 13 cast their lines in the Brandon Elks Lodge's fifth annual Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs event May 17 at Doug Holmberg's property on Gallagher Road in Dover. ...more

June 11, 2008

AVON PARK — Maybe the fish won't think so, but there's something life affirming about watching moms and dads teaching their children how to bait a hook, cast a rod, watch a bobber and reel in a catch. And that's what happened Saturday at the Avon Park Air Force Range, in the wilds of northeast Highlands County. ...more

June 7, 2008

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

January 3, 2008

On the subject of daytime fishing, I have bad news and I have worse news. The bad news is the morning bite will be dismal at best, unless the weather changes dramatically, producing a barometric drop and lots of cloud cover during the day. Now for the worse news: Afternoons offer much less chances at hooking into your favorite fish. Each day, the current type of weather pattern increases and combines with the lunar cycle to shut off the bite almost completely for the next three to four days. ...more

December 13, 2007