Horseshoe Beach News

Published: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. Things are picking up just about everywhere as water temperatures slowly cool, but the salty waters along the Gulf Coast are yielding the most consistently positive results for North Florida anglers.

Hurricane Bill is approximately 385 miles south of Bermuda with rain bands already affecting the archipelago.

An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., located three people in their 15-foot pleasure craft at about 6 p.m. Monday, after their boat became disabled and adrift eight miles southwest of Little Pine Island, Fla.

The waters are clear, blue, sparkling, and the beaches are golden. Close to Queensland's Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday resort islands, the seaside town of Bowen is a place for lazy beach holidays with a spot of snorkeling and scuba diving and barbecues in the park.