- 04/29/2012 03:00 PM
In the Know: Why is spearfishing legal in Florida, but prohibited in Collier County?
Q: Why is spearfishing in Florida prohibited only in Collier County and the Keys?
- 04/27/2012 02:13 AM
Hawaii olympian shares history, heritage of spearfishing
A self-described “barefoot boy from Hawaii Island,” Sonny Tanabe began his swimming career by freediving with his uncle off the Hilo coast. He later won a spot on the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, which participated in the 1956 Melbourne Games.
- 05/12/2012 05:38 PM
First Coast diver struggles to regain salt life after paralysis from decompression sickness
Steve Cohen went spearfishing in 1989 and got hooked. On the pursuit, on the hunt, on the life. He was in his 20s. He had been drifting: dabbling in real estate, not finishing chiropractor school. He felt unfulfilled.
- 05/12/2012 11:23 PM
Jacksonville diver, stricken while pursuing his passion and livelihood, struggles to regain his salt life
Steve Cohen went spearfishing in 1989 and got hooked. On the pursuit, on the hunt, on the life. He was in his 20s. He had been drifting: dabbling in real estate, not finishing chiropractor school. He felt unfulfilled.
- 05/04/2012 04:08 PM
Changes in walleye bag limits
Tribal spearfishing is wrapped up for another year and that means some changes in bag limits for walleye anglers who are heading out Saturday morning.
- 04/24/2012 11:14 PM
Outdoors Notebook: Kayak fishing seminar set for this weekend
The Kayak Fishing with the Pros free kayak fishing seminars will take place Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at South River Outfitters, 7647 S.W. Lost River Road, Stuart. Free seminars will cover a full range of kayak fishing and spearfishing topics, featuring experts in the field. The two-day event will include instruction, demonstrations and sales on equipment, gear and kayaks.
- 05/11/2012 07:24 AM
Tennessee man dies while diving off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man on vacation with his wife and 10-month old baby has died while diving offshore of Key West. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that 39-year-old Ollie Macon Smithwick, from Cookville, Tenn., was spearfishing with two friends near the Vandenburg shipwreck Thursday morning. Smithwick went into the water first, and his friends reported ...
- 05/17/2012 02:02 PM
Cookeville doctor killed in Florida diving accident
A Cookeville anesthesiologist was killed last week while vacationing with his wife and 10-month-old baby in Florida.
- 05/12/2012 09:56 AM
Tennessee doctor dies diving the 'Vandenberg'
A doctor from Tennessee died in a diving accident Thursday, apparently while fighting a speared fish on the Vandenberg shipwreck. Ollie Smithwick, 39, an anesthesiologist at the Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center, was diving off a private boat with two friends on a spearfishing trip off Key West.
- 04/17/2012 08:50 PM
Currents carry fishing buoy 600 miles around Florida; name sends it home
By Terry Tomalin, Times Outdoors Fitness Editor Tuesday, April 17, 2012 ST. PETE BEACH — Craig Cavanaugh learned years ago that if you fish and dive in the Gulf of Mexico, you should put your name on all equipment. You never know where it might end up. "I've had a boat sink right out from under me," said the 51-year-old Pinellas County resident. Cavanaugh was spearfishing with friends in mid ...
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