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Another week of beautiful weather in the books. With the exception of early morning fog, conditions for boating were perfect and about as close to summer-like c
On Oct. 5, the Captiva Erosion Prevention District provided an update on the ongoing beach renourishment project on the Gulf-side of the island that commenced i
SCCF marks first island nest as sea turtle season begins By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 4, 2021 SHANE ANTALICK PHOTOGRAPHY The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation documented its first sea turtle nest of the season — a loggerhead nest — on April 27 on the east end of Sanibel. UPDATE: On May 2, SCCF volunteer Rachel Walsh found the first loggerhead nest of the season for Captiva. On May 3, SCCF volunteer Nancy Riley found a second loggerhead on Captiva. Also on May 3, SCCF volunteers Diane Clark and Irene Nolan marked off the first loggerhead nest on the wes...
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...
On the Water: Ups and downs of winter fishing in Southwest Florida By Capt. Bill Russell - | Jan 13, 2021 Dan Crain of Kentucky with a nice sheepshead he landed over the cool and windy weekend. He was fishing Matlacha Pass with Capt. Bill Russell. PHOTO PROVIDED This past week gave us winter fishing in Southwest Florida — a cold front followed by several sunny days, and another cold front for the weekend. And, of course, some north wind and extreme low tides. Reports of red tide came from our southern areas, including waters around St. James City and the beaches from Sanibel south. Most of...