Day: July 5, 2024

Big catch: Tampa Mayor Castor comes across 70 pounds of cocaine on fishing trip – Bay News 9

Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Continue in Browser Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts.Please enter a valid zipcode.SaveTAMPA, Fla. — Three decades in law enforcement helped Tampa Mayor Jane Castor immediately realize what she was seeing during a recent fishing vacation with her […]

The Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Mangrove snapper, black drum making an appearance – Tampa Beacon

The Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Mangrove snapper, black drum making an appearance  Tampa Beaconsource

Want to fish at Skyway Pier? New rules may be coming for anglers. Here’s what to know. – Tampa Bay Times

A debate that has boiled for months about how to prevent seabirds from becoming snared in fishing gear at one of Florida’s premier angling locations may soon enter its final chapter.Thousands of birds, mainly brown pelicans from nearby roosts, became entangled in fishing gear over the past two years at the Skyway Fishing Pier State […]

Tampa Bay’s redfish are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, study shows – Tampa Bay Times

Over a four-day period last summer, Dustin Pack set out into Tampa Bay in search of one of the most coveted fish species in Florida.Armed with fishing rods, live bait and his shallow-water skiff, it would seem like any other week for Pack, a full-time fly fishing guide and captain.But during those blazing hot days […]

The Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Angler lands bonefish in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ catch – Tampa Beacon

Thunderstorms. High 86F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.. A few clouds. Low 78F. Winds light and variable. Updated: July 5, 2024 @ 2:38 pmAngler Alex Ciekot had plenty to smile about after making the catch of a lifetime fishing off the Big Bend power plant in Tampa Bay. Though […]