http://www.marconews.com/news/sports/fishing-boating/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Fishing and Boatingen-ussports/fishing-boatinghttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/jun/13/on-the-hook-realistic-fishing-regulations/?partner=RSS"Captain, can we keep this fish? Is this one big enough, captain?" Questions like these go on during the whole charter trip. Especially from people that don't fish the salt on a regular basis. There is a virtual profusion of state and federally mandated r dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-343755-735032news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Realistic fishing regulationsmarconews.comon-the-hook-realistic-fishing-regulationsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-343755-735032Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/jun/07/anchors-aweigh-learn-how-to-be-a-safe-boater/?partner=RSSSaturday is National Marina Day. It’s your chance to learn more about boating and water safety. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-343202-735026sports/fishing-boatingShowcase staffMarco, FLAnchors aweigh: Learn how to be a safe boater Saturdaymarconews.comanchors-aweigh-learn-how-to-be-a-safe-boaterurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-343202-735026Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/29/on-the-hook-building-character/?partner=RSSKids love fishing. Almost more than anything else save Christmas morning. When fishing, they love having most anything on the other end of the line wiggling and squirming. But it's more than just that. It's a sense of their personal achievement in the sim dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-342440-735017news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Building charactermarconews.comon-the-hook-building-characterurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-342440-735017Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/16/on-the-hook-our-big-summer-fishing-problem/?partner=RSSThere's a denizen of the deep, preparing to decimate your next deep water fishing trip. He thrives on ambushing the hooked fish you so painstakingly sought, in one fell swoop – snook, permit, cobia et al – all fall to his veracious appetite. It's the infa dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341236-735004news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Our big summer fishing problemmarconews.comon-the-hook-our-big-summer-fishing-problemurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341236-735004Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/01/on-the-hook-the-clean-water-debacle/?partner=RSSIf there is one factor that angler's around these parts value is fishing in nice clean and green water. Visibility. The ability for the denizens of the deep to see your proffered bait makes all the difference, since all desirable species are equipped to f dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 01 May 2013 15:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339765-734989news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: The clean water debaclemarconews.comon-the-hook-the-clean-water-debacleurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339765-734989Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/24/fishing-report-use-catfish-to-catch-the-now/?partner=RSSSpring! When a young mans heart yearn for ... tarpon, of course. Tarpon are making their presence made from down in the Ten Thousand Islands to off Fort Myers Beach. These are the big fish on the annual trek up to Boca Grande, and then offshore to spawn. captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339068-734982banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKNAPLESFishing Report: Use catfish to catch the now-appearing tarponmarconews.comfishing-report-use-catfish-to-catch-the-nowurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339068-734982Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/19/turbulent-waters-in-collier-creek-alarm-condo/?partner=RSSIt's the perfect storm of a narrow creek, swift water and bad boating, law agencies agreed. The combination has resulted in at least four serious boating accidents with some damage to Villa de Marco West's dock, said Ben Farnsworth, the condominium's mana Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338684-734977sports/fishing-boatingCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDTurbulent waters in Collier Creek alarm condo residence, Marco Island Waterways Committee and law enforcementmarconews.comturbulent-waters-in-collier-creek-alarm-condourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338684-734977Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/18/on-the-hook-tarpon-lunacy/?partner=RSSOf all the great fish species that ply the salt, the tarpon has engendered a position of eminence especially for our fabled "now" generation; eyes roll and palms sweat when they are even mentioned. They are the Porsche Boxter with fins and a "gotta have" dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338503-734976news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Tarpon lunacymarconews.comon-the-hook-tarpon-lunacyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338503-734976Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/18/catch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-ones/?partner=RSSThe Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338449-734976banner/sportswww.naplesnews.com Marco, FLCatch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big onesmarconews.comcatch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-onesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338449-734976Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/17/fishing-report-snook-tarpon-action-picking-up/?partner=RSSIt is really warming up out on the water, and I am not just talking about the air temperature. Our warm-water species, like snook and tarpon, are making it feel like summer because they have come out of the winter hideaways and started to create havoc on the end of fishing lines. captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338357-734975banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKNAPLESFishing Report: Snook, tarpon action picking up like it's summermarconews.comfishing-report-snook-tarpon-action-picking-upurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338357-734975Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/11/catch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-ones/?partner=RSSThe Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337794-734969banner/sportswww.naplesnews.com Marco, FLCatch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big onesmarconews.comcatch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-onesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337794-734969Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/10/fishing-report-snook-action-picking-up-with/?partner=RSSCould it be that spring fishing is finally here? Perhaps! captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337704-734968banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKMarco, FLFishing Report: Snook action picking up with warmer temperaturesmarconews.comfishing-report-snook-action-picking-up-withurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337704-734968Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/03/on-the-hook-what-a-difference-a-tide-makes/?partner=RSSThe tide rules. No, we're not talking about the University of Alabama's Crimson variety. We're talking about the daily event, imbedded in our planet's nature, that moves the ocean's volume in two different directions every day. For those of us with fishin dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:21:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337112-734961news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: What a difference a tide makesmarconews.comon-the-hook-what-a-difference-a-tide-makesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337112-734961Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/03/fishing-report-spring-has-finally-arrived-and/?partner=RSSApril 1 was no day for fooling around. The weather finally turned beautiful, and it was the first day that red grouper became legal again. Seas were calm and the water had rebounded nicely from the churned up mess we had last week. captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:14:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336997-734961banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKNAPLESFishing Report: Spring has finally arrived, and red grouper are legal againmarconews.comfishing-report-spring-has-finally-arrived-andurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336997-734961Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/28/catch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-ones/?partner=RSSThe Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336504-734955banner/sportswww.naplesnews.com Marco, FLCatch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big onesmarconews.comcatch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-onesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336504-734955Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/21/catch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-ones/?partner=RSSThe Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335748-734948banner/sportswww.naplesnews.com Marco, FLCatch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big onesmarconews.comcatch-day-southwest-florida-anglers-show-big-onesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335748-734948Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/20/on-the-hook-lost-8211-the-storm-they-had-was-to/?partner=RSSAs you ease away from the marina, you reach across the console and punch a series of numbers into an illuminated keyboard initiating your global positioning system. The attached computer screen kicks into life and in milliseconds you have exact course and dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335681-734947news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Lost – 'The storm they had predicted was beginning to rumble'marconews.comon-the-hook-lost-8211-the-storm-they-had-was-tourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335681-734947Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/20/fishing-report-colder-waters-lack-tides-affecting/?partner=RSSWeak tides and cool weather have had an impact on inshore anglers the past few days. Depending on your location, bait availability also became an issue. captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335608-734947banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKNAPLESFishing Report: Colder waters, lack of tides affecting inshore anglersmarconews.comfishing-report-colder-waters-lack-tides-affectingurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335608-734947Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/13/fishing-report-anglers-battling-continuing-shifts/?partner=RSSA roller coaster of weather patterns has made for less than ideal conditions for anglers this past week -- from last weekend's big cold front, to the most recent one on Tuesday. Of course before the front, strong winds and small craft warnings added to the challenges. Water temperatures bounced back up from the low 50s to 71 degrees in Estero Bay on Tuesday afternoon. captsnookus@yahoo.com (LARRY REGIENCZUK)Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334930-734940banner/sportsLARRY REGIENCZUKNAPLESFishing Report: Anglers battling continuing shifts in weather, forecastsmarconews.comfishing-report-anglers-battling-continuing-shiftsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334930-734940Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/07/on-the-hook-captain-murphy-and-the-law-of/?partner=RSSYou were probably thinking that all charter fishing trips are supposed to go as smooth as silk. After all you are in the hands of a professional who executes his or her duties in a precise and error-free manner. Time would fly as you whisk through these p dawnpatrolcharters@compuserve.com (BILL WALSH)Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334351-734934news/columnists/bill-walshBILL WALSHMarco, FLOn The Hook: Captain 'Murphy' and the law of averagesmarconews.comon-the-hook-captain-murphy-and-the-law-ofurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334351-734934Change0Usable