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New public freshwater fishing opportunity!
Bass stocking completes new public freshwater fishing opportunity in Ft. Pierce The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission (FWC), in partnership with the Treasure Coast Research and Development Authority, is pleased to announce the stocking of 700 Florida largemouth bass fingerlings into the 7-acre pond at the St. Lucie County Treasure Coast Research Park which […]
4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest
*(Maps: To see maps of these areas, go to MyFWC.com/Fishing and select “Saltwater,” “Recreational Regulations” and “Gulf Grouper”.) 4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season […]
Free fishing derby for youth
Media contact: Gary Morse 863-648-3852 Free fishing derby for youth at Tenoroc Fish Management Area The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sponsoring a free youth freshwater fishing derby at Tenoroc Fish Management Area and Youth Conservation Center in Lakeland on April 2, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No fishing license is […]
Spiny lobster season closes April 1
REMINDER: The spiny lobster recreational and commercial season closes to harvest in state and federal waters starting April 1 and will reopen Aug. 6. The two-day recreational sport season is the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July, which is July 27 and 28 this year.
Hearing-impaired accommodation offered at hunter safety course
For immediate release: March 22, 2016 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-754-1294 Hearing-impaired accommodation offered at hunter safety course The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety Internet-completion course with hearing-impaired accommodation July 16 in Gainesville. An interpreter will be provided at the field day for this course. Students who have […]