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The Matlacha Hookers have announced that the Island Luau, held Sunday, Feb. 25, at the St James City Civic Center, was sold out again. The response from the Pin

Fish Finder contributors have outdone themselves for this final edition after a great run on NBC-2.com. Thanks for checking in, and best fishes to all, in a happy new year.

To only slightly paraphrase lyricist Sammy Cahn, "Oh, the weather outside's been frightful." And for the favored few, the fishin's been really biteful!

As fisherfolk are wont to say this time of year, "Tis the season." That would be the season for sheepshead, tripletail, and sharks. "Oh my!"

Cold fronts are the proverbial double-edged sword, cutting Southwest Florida fishing action both ways.

The winds of change have arrived on the Southwest Florida fishing scene.

The cool breezes associated with fall cold fronts are a double-edged sword, slicing good and not so much. Cooling water temperatures inspire pelagic species to move south along the Gulf Coast.

This week's long-awaited breath of fresh air will also breathe fresh fish into the Southwest Florida fishing picture.

What a difference a week in October makes when water temperatures finally drop out of the 80s! Fishing action offshore, inshore and in fresh water pretty much exploded.

Fishing has been good, if not too windy, in local salt and fresh waters. But Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued executive orders closing two of Southwest Florida's most popular and closely regulated species.