Captain Dave's Fishing Tip #1: Catching crevalle jacks is always fun. Pound for pound, they are one of the toughest fighters. Their strength has earned them the title of, "bulldogs of the bay." Large schools of jacks roam the beaches, passes, rivers and creeks, and they will eat most anything. ...
Fishing Tip #1: When circle-hook regulations first took effect, there was some resistance from anglers who were used to fishing with "J" hooks. At first, I was also skeptical. But, after using circle hooks for a long time now, I find that they are very effective with live bait, even for the ...
On Saturday morning, March 16, I fished the backwaters of southern Estero Bay with James Partyka and his friend, Stuart. The guys used live shrimp to catch ten mangrove snapper, including four keepers. They released a small sand bream, four sailcats ranging 18 to 20 inches, and five crevalle ...
Fishing Tip #1: Fish in heavily fished areas tend to be leery because they have been spooked too often. Fishing pressure can compromise your success in a big way. So, stay off the beaten trail-with summer's high-tides, it is easy to explore the far reaches of salt creeks and tide marshes. These ...
Spring training games have been canceled and the Major League Baseball season will be delayed by at least two weeks due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Commissioner.The Minnesota Twins had been scheduled to play the ...
These are good times for fans of the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays.Not only do the teams look like major contenders in the American League but they are also using spring training to showcase their deep farm system.The prospects they showed off this past Friday during a game at Hammond ...
If you are a Twins fan and see the team's 22-year-old left-handed hitting phenom Luis Arraez crouching low over the plate with his bat held in a way that brings back memories of one of the greatest pure hitters in history, you are not out of your mind.The young Venezuelan second baseman whose ...
With their sights on the World Series, the Minnesota Twins know their pitching will have to step up.Jose Berrios took to the mound at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers for the Twins' Grapefruit League homer opener Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays and gave his team what they wanted to see. The ...
Some say nothing is free in life, but Fort Myers baseball fans can count themselves as lucky for not only do they have two Major League Baseball teams they can watch each spring, but free open houses were held for both teams with up-close and personal looks at the players from the Minnesota ...
Free open houses at Hammond Stadium and JetBlue Park drew thousands of fans to the spring training sites of the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox this past week.The teams opened up practice fields and the main stadium field to fans, allowing families to gather along the outfield grass and play ...
