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Sea Tow captain Craig Stransky honored for rescue effort By CJ HADDAD - | Dec 30, 2020 Captain Craig Stransky has received Sea Tow’s “Efforts Above and Beyond Award” for a rescue that involved a stranded boater on a sandbar. PHOTO PROVIDED Sea Tow Captain Craig Stransky had just settled into his evening shift earlier this year when he heard the call over dispatch to assist a grounded boat. A phone call to the first number listed on the account resulted in a dead line. On the other end of his second call were the voices of distraught parents worrying about their child.

Red tide patches move along Southwest Florida coast Fort Myers News-Press Sporadic reports of fish kills and respiratory irritation point to patches of red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, aligning with data researchers have collected this week. Dead fish spotted were at Bonita Beach Friday morning and high counts of red tide, caused by the organism Karenia brevis, were reported along Sanibel earlier this week. “It hasn’t looked good for most of the week,” said Rick Bartleson, research scientist with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. “It started out pretty bad on Mo...

Red tide patches move along Southwest Florida coast Video: Here's the difference between red tide and blue-green algae Replay Video UP NEXT Sporadic reports of fish kills and respiratory irritation point to patches of red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, aligning with data researchers have collected this week. Dead fish spotted were at Bonita Beach Friday morning and high counts of red tide, caused by the organism Karenia brevis, were reported along Sanibel earlier this week. “It hasn’t looked good for most of the week,” said Rick Bartleson, research scientist with the Sanibel-...

On the Water: Sheepshead fishing picks up with cooler weather upon us By Capt. Bill Russell - | Dec 16, 2020 Photo provided Hard-fighting sharks are roaming in the inshore and offshore waters. Tanner Peer caught and released this big blacktip shark in 30 feet of water west of Captiva Pass fishing with Captain Bill Russell. The week started out cold and windy then quickly rebounded to perfect fishing weather. Leading into the weekend, light to no wind days made for comfortable fishing offshore in gulf waters as well as inshore.  Sheepshead numbers are on the rise with the cooler water temper...