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What a Catch! Captain Dave’s fishing report

Carson Trania, his dad Robert, and Carson’s girlfriend, Alyssa Chetti, fished 20 miles west of New Pass on Thursday morning, July 22. They used cut-bait and squid to catch and release 15 red grouper shorts to 19 inches, two lane snapper shorts, and four yellowtail snapper shorts. They boxed ...

Mighty Mussels closing out homestand with Tortugas

The Jupiter Hammerheads, the Low-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, swept into town and took four of six games in a series with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels at Hammond Stadium this past week. The Hammerheads (30-35), third in the newly created East Division of the new Low-A Southeast League, ...

What a Catch!: Capt. Dave’s fishing report

After Tropical Storm Elsa finally cleared our area, I fished in Estero Bay’s backwaters on Thursday morning, July 8, with Jacob Siebert, Dave Mungo, and friend, Brandon. They used live shrimp to catch-and-release 31 mangrove snapper shorts and a half-dozen short sheepshead. They boxed a ...

Bonita Bill’s children’s fishing tourney a blast

As Bonita Bill's owner Bill Semmer fired off a cannon that looked like it could have been used in the Revolutionary War, another Fourth of July weekend children's fishing tournament was in the books. Little more could be asked for than a sunny day fishing with watermelon and hot dogs for ...