In 2008, the eastern bridge, built in 1954, was closed to fishing. It had a 54-year lifespan when it was deemed structurally ...

While many anglers went to the bridge to fish for dinner or bonding time with family, other memories were made by meeting new ...

George reports there’s some great fall fishing in the bay right now. The schools of scaled sardines are all over the shallow ...

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Like many Manatee County anglers who were raised on the waters of Tampa Bay, the Manatee River and Sarasota Bay, Smith looks forward to the Crosthwait weekend almost year-round. W ...