Josh Olive

Thanksgiving is over, the holiday shopping season is in full swing, and it's time to ponder that most important of Christmastime conundrums: Which do you prefer, getting or giving?

One of the most basic requirements for an anglers is fishing line. You can fish without a reel (cane pole), without a rod (Cuban yo-yo), or even

CAPT. JOSH: I enjoyed your recent column (“Nature notes”), but I'm afraid I'm still in the “love it but can't identify most of it” category.

At their most recent meeting on Dec. 11-12, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed the future of bear hunting in Florida — something that hasn’t been talked about

The ritual of throwing out an old calendar and hanging up a new one (if you're old enough to actually use paper calendars, which I definitely am) puts

If you spend any time wandering around the wilder places of Southwest Florida, you have probably seen gopher tortoises.

As fishermen, we're constantly trying to trick fish into making dumb mistakes. Sometimes it's easy.

Viewed from afar, the Gulf of Mexico looks like the perfect place to fish. Anglers fresh from the Great White North (that’s anywhere north of Ocala) show up here tingling

It's never easy to admit to one's faults or shortcomings, but I have something I need to get off my chest. Lately I've been struggling with addiction.

Many of the folks who transplant themselves from cities in the frozen north to subtropical suburban Florida are not prepared to deal with our local wildlife.