TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida man has been hospitalized after contracting a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria while fishing out in the Gulf of Mexico. ABC affiliate WFTS reports Mike Walton is being ...

Louisiana resident Adam Petersen was ahead of the curve when he named his Cajun charter fishing boat company "Gulf of America Outfitters." The name wasn't meant to be a political statement, but a ...

Florida's gulf coast has a 126-day red snapper season for private anglers, while the Atlantic coast only has a two-day season. Inshore fishing in the Halifax/Indian River area saw success with various ...

GRAYTON BEACH, Fla. -- Kayaker Chris Smelley was spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard after being stranded at sea for 12 hours with no phone or life jacket. The dramatic rescue, in the middle of the ocean, ...

Federal agencies are continuing to crack down on illegal fishing operations in the Gulf of Mexico, from arrests to international sanctions. The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted three lancha crews and ...

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April ordering an increase in fishing limits to restore “American seafood competitiveness,” fishermen from Texas and other coastal areas ...

FWC says if contaminated shellfish are eaten, people may become ill with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) or Saxitoxin ...

Five rehabilitated sea turtles were released back into the Gulf of Mexico at Inlet Beach in Walton County. The group included ...

When the clocks sprang forward last weekend, it provided a seasonal opportunity for anglers. The extra hour of daylight at the end of the day now coincides with the usual best time to fish, the few ...

The boat was slicing through choppy waves many miles out to sea when the cry went out and fingers pointed the captain toward a patch of blue water, boiling with gray froth. It was a pogie ball, a ...