When John Peppe took his family out boating to troll for kingfish, he never thought he would get a close up view of a 30 foot whale. The giant aquatic mammal, believed to be a humpback whale, was spotted heading south about a half mile offshore of Sand Key Beach in Clearwater. While it is not uncommon to see the whales in the Gulf of Mexico, it is rare to see them within a few miles of the shoreline. ...more

May 3, 2008

One last New Year's resolution that would be a great help to hundreds of boaters around the Bay area would be to make 2008 the year when they finally get around to taking one of the excellent boating safety courses offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the U.S. Power Squadron organizations. ...more

January 6, 2008

A fundraising sale today will benefit the Bayonet Point Regional Medical Center's Volunteer Scholarship Fund, which since its inception has given $50,000 to 60,000 in scholarships to students who are planning careers in health care. ...more

October 10, 2007

What's it like to compete in one of the big money B.A.S.S. events that draws top professional anglers from around the nation? Valrico angler Steve Jarrett just had to find out, and last week he got his chance. ...more

September 19, 2007