According to the Association of Marine Industries, despite the economy, tackle and fishing license sales are up nearly 8 percent! And in a big way.
Ladies, did you know there is a club you can join where they teach you how to fish?
I'm sure most of us have had an unpleasant experience caused by boat wake at one time or another. Here's one of mine.
Central Florida motorists are spotting manatees – skyward! New outdoor billboards from Save the Manatee Club are getting double-takes from passers-by.
ecords indicate that from 18 states and Canada participated in this years event covering all coasts.
As part of a nationwide observance, New Port Cove Marine Center is celebrating the seventh annual National Marina Day on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 12pm-4pm, 255 E. 22nd Court.
This thrilling, lip smackin' annual tradition is next week, Wednesday July 29th and Thursday July 30th! We love our "Bugs" steamed, broiled Abaco fried, Sauteed, Grilled, Chilled...let us count the ways!
Florida's resident saltwater anglers who fish from shore or a structure affixed to shore will need to buy a $7.50 shoreline fishing license by Aug. 1, unless they have a regular resident saltwater fishing license.
First & foremost, plan ahead and make sure your boat is in working order.
Summer time is filled with boating activities especially those centered around a holiday. As boaters across the state, get "fired" up for 4th of July celebrations, Old Port Cove Holdings Inc. and the Save the Manatee Club reminds you to "Look Around and Slow Down!" each time you are boating but moreso when it's an especially busy weekend.
She settled gracefully in 1 minute 44 seconds.
Memorial Day traditionally marks the start of the recreational boating season for many boat owners and their families. Since most household budgets are tight, it is not the right time to skip cut back on maintenance.
The 2009 theme for National Safe Boating Week is "Wear It," aimed at getting boaters to wear their life jackets. According to U.S. Coast Guard stats, nearly 9 of every 10 boating deaths involved boaters not wearing their lifejackets.
Welcome to the OPCH Blog page. We hope you will "keep us posted" with news of nautical happenings in the area, current fish tales, photos of your catches and anything else you'd like to share about your boating experiences.
Two FWC biologists are responsible for taking care of all of the manatees from Ft. Pierce to Key West.
A local woman grabs a pocket knife to cut a thrashing manatee free from a fishing net.
Although it has been around for seventy years, most people don't know what the Coast Guard Auxiliary is all about!
Twenty six baby turtles were released into the ocean Wednesday, with hopes that they will beat the odds.
A new method of physical therapy may finally help a badly injured turtle get back into the ocean.
The Florida Fishing Academy is taking a hobby to a whole new level to keep kids out of trouble.
The FWC in conjunction with Palm Beach County have installed new mooring buoys, for public use, just off the Breakers.
If you feel like you aren't getting enough out of your boating experiences, check this out!
Don't help a manatee yourself... let the experts do it.
Today in Miami you can do a little maritime shopping...
I grew up in a boating family. From the sailors on my mom’s side to the fishermen on my dad’s… there were very few times when I didn’t have a “boating choice” to make on the weekends.
If you have a chance to look around your marina this weekend, see if they have installed monofilament recycling bins… or at least if they have somewhere for you to put used fishing line. I was really shocked a few weeks ago when I did a story on the dangers of monofilament fishing line.
Recently I was live from the Palm Beach Boat Show. I had a chance to do the weather from there all morning. It was a windy day, and a little on the warm side... but I was in heaven.
During my racing and cruising days in Maryland and Maine, there's nothing I enjoyed more than rafting a bunch of boats together and hanging out; not just chillin' and listening to other people's boating tales... but also checking out their boats.
Although there are many qualified boaters who rent vessels (myself included)... occasionally there are those with no prior experience, who just think boating is as easy as driving. Perhaps on a glassy day when nobody else is out... this is partially true... but usually not!!!
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