A lawyer released a statement, and the Punta Gorda Police Department is working state and federal agencies after a video surfaced on social media April 3 of a man who claims be the best boating ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has requested a federal fishing disaster declaration for areas hit by Hurricane Ian. DeSantis made the announcement during a press conference in ...

Many fishing tournaments in Southwest Florida tout that they are "catch and release." This should be environmentally friendly, right? "A lot of tournaments put fish into the live well to weigh at the ...

“Do not set the hook. Do not set the hook. Reel,” Sam Sisemore, my mentor and guide, explained as I reacted to the trout strike on Ice House flats in Charlotte Harbor. We’d traveled out of Peace River ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A Florida man was under investigation after a video showed him stepping onto another man’s boat after he appeared to have confused him with someone else. According to the Punta ...

Brock Horner, a charter boat captain affiliated with Tarpon Coast Fishing Charters, was caught on video yelling at a young fisherman in Punta Gorda, Florida. Brock Horner, a charter boat captain, was ...

Fishermen in Punta Gorda are facing a troubling issue as stolen traps threaten their livelihood. The theft of these traps is not just an inconvenience; it feels like someone is taking food off their ...