Flip Pallot, whose avuncular narration and Hemingwayesque beard were the trademarks of a long-running ESPN fishing show, “The Walker’s Cay Chronicles,” which helped transform saltwater fly fishing — the pulse-pounding sport of hooking large fish with featherweight tackle — into a pursuit of stockbrokers and C.E.O.s, died on Aug. 26 in Thomasville, Ga. He was […]
There are over 470 species of sharks, and they have been living on Planet Earth for 420 million years. The smallest shark – the dwarf lantern shark – is only 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in length, while the whale shark is the largest species in the world at approximately 12 meters (39 feet). Sharks live […]
How to stay safe from sharksFormer Green Beret and survival expert Terry Schappert shares tips on how to stay safe from sharks this summer.STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images A shark bit a Florida fisherman who was washing his hands off the side of a boat in Everglades National Park. The man reported the shark attack to officials […]
At 4:30 p.m. Monday, FWC received a report from Charlotte County 911 about a shark bite near Placida. According to the report, a 55-year-old man was fishing on his boat near Boca Grande Causeway when he caught a 6-foot blacktip shark, and, in the process of unhooking the shark, he was bitten on his left […]
People who visit Boca Grande frequently say they noticed a change in the water that was very concerning for them. “I was filming the other day and that’s when we noticed the dark areas in the water,” said Jennifer McLaughlin of Boca Grande. Jennifer keeps a constant eye on the water as she frequently fly’s […]