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On the Water | Fishing best over morning hours

With a high falling tide through the morning hours the inshore bite was best from sunup through late morning then fell off with the afternoon low water and heat of the day. Redfish and snook were caught on the high falling water under bushes and island points throughout Pine Island Sound ...

South Cape Run Club forms, first meeting set for Wednesday

Have an insatiable love of running, or looking to start a new fitness journey with a support system? The new South Cape Run Club will host its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Eight-Foot Brewing starting at 6 p.m. Founded by Cape resident Ariana Murillo, the club's first meeting will ...

Fishing | Get ready, red snapper and gag grouper seasons are coming

Get your tackle and boats in order and hope for good weather and calm seas ahead for your upcoming red snapper and gag grouper outing. Sept. 1 marks the first of 14 weekend harvest dates marked for red snapper with the final dates falling on Nov. 28-30. (Must measure 16 inches total ...

Fishing | Show ’em who the ‘Big Fish Boss’ is

With so many different species available to the Southwest Florida angler this time of year achieving a Southwest Florida inshore or offshore “slam” is always a real possibility. Most know that a fishing slam is an angler catching a number of different species or catching various members ...

Fishing with Capt. George Tunison | Where to look for post-spawn tarpon

There are several places to find your post-spawn tarpon this month as they are quite scattered and hungry. The passes, Captiva, Boca Grande and Gasparilla, still host fish. Fishing these passes before dawn will pay off as it shuts down early as the sun starts to shine. The deep holes in ...

Fishing with Capt. George Tunison | Red snapper season is winding down

Check the weather and leave early to take advantage of what’s left of red snapper season which ends on the 31st of this month. Anglers still get more chances at a good fight and a delicious meal when the season reopens for three-day weekends from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. Kept fish must be at ...

Fishing with Capt. George Tunison | Tarpon schools now moving along the coast

Lately, Boca Grande has definitely been tarpon central, although the pass population has now thinned quite a bit with many more schools or pods moving along the coast both north and south of the inlet. Tarpon are also working the inside along the ICW throughout Pine Island Sound from Boca ...