Josh Olive

Hurricanes are destructive forces, both on land and over water. Waves driven by tropical weather can grow huge and affect the entire water column, all the way down to the bottom.

(Editor's note: This was written right after Hurricane Ian in 2022, but it seems very appropriate to re-publish now.)

As the human population of Florida expands, we are taking up an ever-greater proportion of the state for “people stuff” — homes, commercial development, roads, etc. It’s pretty obvious that

Capt. Josh:

Sometimes hurricane damage is obvious. A missing roof, collapsed walls or visible waterline up to the windows make it pretty clear something bad has happened.

The seeds of this tasselflower are carried off by the wind.

Finding spots for land-based fishing is a lot harder than it was six weeks ago. Going through the list of functional fishing piers in Charlotte County right now is …

It’s an expected part of parenthood that your kids eventually move away. It’s like that for people, and it’s like that for animals. They don’t stay in the nest forever.

A while back, Chef Tim Spain wrote a column about jack crevalle, calling them the “beef of the sea.” I posted that column in several Facebook fishing groups and got a wide variety of responses.

People come to Florida on their vacation to fish only to find out season has closed. Why can’t we create a seasonal rule that lasts all season? I haven’t fished