Tiny killer lurks in Florida lakes
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Something in the lakes around Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of three boys this summer.
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It hardly seems fair, but new research suggests that water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators may harm their species more than help.
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This is the time of year when, in the lengthening shadows of afternoon, the air grows still and mysterious around here. An aura of secrecy and duplicity replaces that friendly banter among serious fisherpeople. Down the long strand of beach, shadowy figures keep to themselves, never showing whatever success they may be enjoying.
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Florida's explosive population growth&#151;and the unquenchable thirst that comes with it&#151;has some wondering how long the spring-fed Suwannee River will stay wild.
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By JOHN FLESHER  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 10--BRADENTON BEACH -- The knee-deep stacks of rotting algae lining the beaches of Sarasota County have been sending the tourists north to Manatee County.
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By Lyndsey Lewis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb.
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With the twist of a knob, electronics technician Erik White sent a burst of sonar into the water just west of Bassetts Island off Pocasset. About 20 feet from the boat where White stood, a small bright yellow watercraft came to life.
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A rare discovery three miles south of Provincetown in Cape Cod Bay has marine biologists scratching their heads. For the first time since 1998, a white lobster has been caught in New England.
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By Associated Press  Stingrays are strange-looking but normally shy creatures whose defenses include poisonous, serrated barbs in their tails.
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An algae bloom that has fouled waters off the Florida Keys has moved into Biscayne Bay.  Brian Gwilliams, a fishing guide, told the Miami Herald he has seen the algae in the southern part of the bay.  One weekend, I was in Midnight Pass and it was crystal clear, he said.
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By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 8--Jonn Graham doesn't wait for warm weather to chase smallmouth bass.   He fishes as long as the ice is off area rivers, including the Mackinaw and Vermilion.
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By Scott Richardson  Al Nutty spends his days as a fishing guide on Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois.   The 2,750-acre reservoir offers walleye and smallmouth fishing that is improving. He's seen crappies that reach 2.5 to 3 pounds. Channel catfish are good and largely ignored.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ Florida's snook were in full retreat from winter, moving back to what vestiges of warm water they could find.  That put them in the "skinny" water of bayous, channels and backwater flats _ saltwater so shallow that it sometimes barely covers their fins.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS LOS ANGELES - A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive &quot;Reggie&quot; who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.
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By BOB RIEPENHOFF  Phelps  We were drifting our boat just outside a big rock bar on North Twin Lake, bouncing fathead minnows off the bottom, when the first walleye hit.  It was one of those sneaky, light hits that make you wonder whether the jig just bumped a rock.
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By LEE GRAVES  On some lakes, pro anglers can feel like prizefighters, landing blow after blow with bruising bass.