Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park - located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge - is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that a new Skyway Fishing Pier will be constructed in Manatee ...

The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside Interstate 275 in Manatee County in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com A stretch of ...

Before recently moving to Bradenton, angler Kaleb Guillotte spent five years in Orlando after growing up in Biloxi, Mississippi. “I grew up on boats and fishing, my family was big into the seafood ...

In three weeks, hundreds of boats will take to the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay in search of one large kingfish that could win them over $100,000. This year’s 31st Annual Old ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials proposed new rules for people who fish at the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. During a virtual meeting Wednesday night, The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — There’s a renewed effort underway to help pelicans and other birds that are getting tangled up in fishing line and hooks around the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Recently, a group ...

Starting Sunday, Oct. 1, if you plan to fish the Skyway Fishing Pier, there is an online educational course that is required to be passed to access the state park. Anglers online are posting mixed ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Skyway Pier is not only one of the most popular places in Tampa Bay to fish, but also a great place to see pelicans up close. But can those majestic birds and ...

The new rules are meant to prevent pelicans and other seabirds from becoming snagged in fishing gear at the busy angling spot. A wildlife sign hangs from the wall as Ashleigh Hall, 36, sports her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that a new Skyway Fishing Pier will be constructed in Manatee County and the Pinellas County pier will be updated. Part of the ...