A debate that has boiled for months about how to prevent seabirds from becoming snared in fishing gear at one of Florida’s premier angling locations may soon enter its final chapter. Thousands of ...

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 ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

Jay Cross is probably the most knowledgeable angler that fishes the Skyway Fishing Piers. “I’ll get off work and fish for a little while. It all depends how the fishing is going,” Cross, who is known ...

Anglers wishing to try their luck on the new North Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier now have to pay for the privilege. "The money will help us pay for the facilities bathrooms, electricity, water lines," ...