Sports
On the Water: It was a good week of fishing in local waters
From all accounts, fishing was good across our waters over the past week for a variety of species. Anglers report good times with rod-bending action on redfish schools across the inshore waters. Fish averaging 27-31 inches are roaming the inshore waters throughout Pine Island Sound, Charlotte ...
On the Water: Mixed variety of fish caught in inshore waters
While Southwest Florida was not directly impacted from Hurricane Ida, she churned up Gulf waters off our coast with large swells keeping most anglers inshore and brought unsettled weather over several days. A few schools of redfish were reported between keys on the eastern side of Pine Island ...
District 23 Florida Moose Association to host charity golf tournament Sept. 4
The Florida Moose Association, District 23, will host a charitable golf tournament, Saturday, Sept. 4, at Cape Royal Golf Club, 11460 Royal Tee Circle, Cape Coral. The charity tournament raises funds to support Mooseheart, Moosehaven, the Sheriff’s Youth Ranch and local charitable ...
On the Water: September brings weather changes, plenty of fish
With the arrival of September, the end of summer is in sight. We will gradually break away from hot muggy days and slowly transition to the cooler days of autumn towards month's end. Days will become less humid with a slight drop in temperature, a welcomed relief after a hot Florida summer. ...
Sign-ups continue for Half Century Plus Softball league in Cape Coral
A new senior softball league, Half Century Plus Softball, is now being formed to play on Monday and Wednesday evenings in Cape Coral. Players must be at least 50-plus years of age, and drafted onto teams. Everyone who joins will be drafted on a team. There is a $60 player fee. This is a ...
On the Water: Fishing in the area typical for August
Tides played an important role for inshore/flats anglers over the week. When the water wasn’t moving, the fish weren’t biting. Weather also was a factor as we had days with thunderstorms from sunup to sundown and there were days with hardly a cloud in the sky. Boaters and kayakers fishing ...
On the Water: Fishing during the hot month of August
We closed out July with extremely warm days and this will continue into August as we are in the meat of summer. The water temperature is very warm, often in excess of 90 degrees by mid-day. Most days the better fishing comes over the morning hours as the water is at its coolest. If you don’t ...