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On the Water: Hot summer fishing By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jul 21, 2021 Snapper fishing has been good. Herb Webb and family took home their limit of tasty mangrove snapper while fishing near Captiva Island with Captain Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED Weather was good on the water over the past week. Of course, it is summer, so it was hot as expected and afternoon thunderstorms common. Mornings felt relatively cool with a light breeze before giving away to the heat around noon. Fishing was good at times, slow at times, and unpredictable from day to day, but that’s normal for the heat of summer...

On the Water: Anglers take advantage of good weather By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jun 9, 2021 Ray Murphy and crew with a good haul of red snapper, grouper and other mixed fish. They were fishing west of Captiva Pass with Capt. Sean McQuade. PHOTO PROVIDED With gag grouper and red snapper season open, anglers took advantage of good weather. It’s a long run west into Gulf waters to get to depths that red snapper call home, but conditions over the week allowed anglers to box their limits of snapper. Red snapper, red grouper, a few big gag grouper, plus mangrove and vermilion snapper were brought...

Every city has a legendary restaurant that everyone knows — and recommends to visiting family, friends and strangers alike. When it comes to iconic restaurants, Florida has plenty, including several open for more than a century, including Tampa's original Columbia Restaurant and Miami Beach's Joe's Stone Crab. While some are special-occasion restaurants, others are everyday favorites. Here's our list of some of Florida's most enduring (and endearing) restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, from USA TODAY Network contributors from across the state. Billy's Tap Room & Grill, Ormond Be...

On the Water: Inshore fishing constant despite weather By Capt. Bill Russell - | Apr 28, 2021 With warm spring weather, snook are hungry. Dave Lewandoski caught and released this healthy 33-inch snook in Pine Island Sound near Cabbage Key fishing with Capt. Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED First rain, then came the wind, that is how the week played out on the water. Early in the week, several days of thunderstorms brought us much needed rain, then blue skies returned with windy conditions. Offshore, there wasn’t much to report due to conditions, but inshore, anglers hooked into a variety of fi...

On the Water: It was a good week of fishing By Capt. Bill Russell - | Apr 21, 2021 Look for big redfish cruising the mangrove shorelines. Mark Thiel, visiting from Ohio, hooked into this redfish just as the tide turned out. It was caught and released in Matlacha Pass fishing with Capt. Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED Overall, it was a good week — a fishy week on the water. A little windy at times, but no complaints from the inshore guys, and offshore reports were good as well. Good numbers of big Spanish mackerel came from inshore, around the gulf passes, and nearshore reefs. Inshore, angler...