Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt flats, white ibis, and murky swamps, Highway 41 (known as Tamiami Trail) was the original Alligator Alley and the one way into Florida's Everglades City. The ...

Stone crab season is upon us, and if you don’t “know a guy” with a sketchy shack in his backyard where you trade cash for claws, that’s OK—you head out to any of these local spots to satisfy your ...

It’s Grant Phelan’s favorite time of the year. And for good reason. Stone crab season kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 15, and will be here for another shell-cracking 6½ months. “Stone crabs are here, the ...

Eric Paul owns the seafood market, which opened in 1978 on U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce. Paul offers stone crab annually, which he ...

Fresh Florida stone crab claws are back in stock, on ice at area seafood markets. Bring out the mustard sauce, the lemon slices and maybe a bit of melted butter. You’ll want something sparkling to ...

Murky. Messy. Tedious. Physically challenging. These are the words I’ve used when describing stone crabbing to friends. Until recently, this reporter held a fishing license with official recreational ...

Stone crab season in Southwest Florida began on October 15 and will last for six and a half months. Local restaurant owners report that while the season's start has been good, calmer Gulf waters have ...