David Esslinger reeled in the tuna while fishing with some buddies, and it took everyone onboard to boat the massive fish.

The crew brought “food for a month, beer for 2 months,” but they only needed a few hours to land a monster catch.

The coastal, pristine barrier islands that are now Lovers Key State Park on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida once were ...

Anglers are reminded to check their watercraft for registration, lifejackets and all other safety equipment prior to hitting ...

The crew catches the fish, then poses with it aboard their boat. Screengrabs from Facebook post by David Esslinger. They returned to land with their prize and weighed it at the Pelican Rest Marina ...

On April 10, Houston resident David Esslinger and his crew left the Pelican Rest Marina aboard the Catillac, a 42-foot catamaran owned by Carson Deer, in search of blue marlin. But what they ended up ...

If you are itching to explore the cays, you can take a private boat or hop on a local ferry ... You'll also find five national parks here, including Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park, great for ...

Offshore, big green sea turtles row slowly by under your boat. As a paying volunteer ... created the first wildlife refuge—three-acre Pelican Island on the east coast of Florida—he sent ...