Make sure item is really useful

November 28, 2008

It's that time of year when I try to help outdoors enthusiasts avoid getting holiday gifts they'll never use. Sadly, I have lots of experience when it comes to receiving pathetic presents.

Recent columns

• Outdoors notebook

  November 21, 2008

  Chumming clinic: George Poveromo, host of George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing on ESPN2, has a free seminar on chumming for mackerel and bottom fish at 7:30 tonight at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Dania Beach. Poveromo will discuss where to locate mackerel and yellowtail snapper off Broward and Miami-Dade counties and how to successfully chum for them and catch them. Call 954-929-7710.

• Outdoors calendar

  November 21, 2008

  Saturday: East Cape Boat Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Fly Shop of Miami, 8243 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami. Call 305-669-5851.

• A solitary spot offers best shot

  November 21, 2008

  Duck season opens Saturday, and South Florida waterfowlers will flock to the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and the stormwater treatment areas in the hopes of having something fly into their decoy spreads.

• Gold medal only the beginning for sailor

  November 14, 2008

  Since winning a gold medal in the Laser Radial at the Beijing Olympics, Anna Tunnicliffe's life has pretty much returned to normal.

• Economy can't deter boaters

  October 31, 2008

  It looked like business as usual Thursday at Bahia Mar Yachting Center on the opening day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, with plenty of people and plenty of eye-catching products on display.

• It takes comfortable shoes and a good game plan to conquer show

  October 26, 2008

  To make the most of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, you have to have a game plan. With thousands of boats and marine accessories spread over six sites, it's easy to get sidetracked and miss seeing what you want to see.

• Fishing foray bouys troops

  October 24, 2008

  As the host of George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing and a senior editor with Salt Water Sportsman magazine, George Poveromo has fished all over the world and caught some amazing fish.

• One man's fight to save the Everglades

  October 17, 2008

  If Everglades restoration doesn't start soon, Ron Bergeron is afraid that there may not be an Everglades left to save.

• A monster snook

  June 19, 2005

  Hooking a big snook is one thing. Catching it is another. You need skill, smarts and luck.

• Canoe trip through Loxahatchee offers birds, bass and gators

  May 3, 2002

  Boynton Beach · If you're into watching wildlife, catching fish or simply enjoying a relaxing canoe trip, May is a great time to do so at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.