At this wooden pier on the East Coast, there's more to do than marvel at its size. After catching some snapper, you can enjoy ...

2025 has come and gone, and with it, a year of angling stories that some will tell for a lifetime. The Gulf of Mexico became the Gulf of America and its name still causes divisiveness. I tend to just ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — An arrest has been made in a nearly two-year-old murder at the Sunshine Skyway South Fishing Pier. Alex Martinez, 34, was located and arrested Monday in Plant City by the US ...

Water clarity is superb right now, making for a pretty day on the water. Backwater action is good for redfish, trout, flounder and catch-and-release snook. Look for the passes and near the beaches for ...

MURRELLS INLET, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has requested an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from the federal government to improve management of ...

MURRELLS INLET — South Carolina anglers get just two days each year to fish for red snapper. But that could change next year. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 14 announced plans for a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Florida has submitted an Exempted Fishing Permit to the U.S. Commerce Secretary, with the goal of managing the recreational red snapper ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Effective Monday, part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is closed indefinitely after a structural inspection. A notice posted on the Florida State Parks' website reads that access ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is shutting down on Monday after the Florida Department of Transportation recently completed structural inspections. “Vehicle and pedestrian access ...

The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside Interstate 275 in Manatee County in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] A stretch of ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...