MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. -- Florida leads the country in recreational fishing. According to FWC, the industry brings in $8-billion a year, has 2.4 million anglers and supports nearly 115-thousand jobs.

The coronavirus has crippled the charter fishing industry throughout Tampa Bay, which normally flourishes in March and April. Enterprise Reporter The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica ...

“OK, what’s the first bet?” Craig asks, walking out of the bait shop with a rented rod and a bucket of live shrimp. “How about $30 on who catches the first fish?” “Done,” I say, dropping my line into ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Fishing charter boat owners in Clearwater plan to honor Capt. Bill Burk, 72, with a regatta type send off in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, according to Capt. Mike Colby. “It’ll be ...

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DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa Bay business is reaching out to a fisherman who found himself at the center of a viral video. Gage Towles was fishing in southwest Florida when he got into a ...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a warm, sunny Tampa Bay afternoon as visitors gather along the elevated boardwalk at John’s Pass Village to watch the Florida Fisherman II leave its berth at Hubbard’s ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating. David Beede of Shallow Point Fishing Charters is getting death threats. Drone video posted by See Through Canoe shows David ...