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FWC announces 2013-14 hunting season dates
For immediate release: July 31, 2013 Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 FWC announces 2013-14 hunting season dates (click image to enlarge)
World Record! Angler catches 9 billfish species in 26 days!
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has started recognizing their newest “Conservation” clubs with six new “Royal Slam” clubs. These clubs consist of anglers catching all IGFA-recognized species in certain categories. The IGFA “Billfish Royal Slam” recognizes anglers who have caught the following nine species within their lifetime: Atlantic and Pacific sailfish, Atlantic and Pacific […]
FWC Hunter Safety classes for August
FWC Hunter Safety classes for August Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 07/24/2013 01:54 PM EDT HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES ALACHUA COUNTY AUG 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES BAKER COUNTY AUG 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES CLAY COUNTY AUG 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES COLUMBIA COUNTY AUG 2013.doc HUNTER SAFETY CLASSES NASSAU COUNTY AUG 2013.doc […]
Gray triggerfish, greater amberjack recreational season to open in Gulf
For immediate release: July 24, 2013 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Photos available on FWC Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/p/bLR4ZB. Gray triggerfish, greater amberjack recreational season to open in Gulf Gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open for recreational harvest in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters Aug. 1. The commercial harvest of […]
Tuna Capsizes Boat in Hawaii, Almost Drowns Angler
by Chris DiScipio Fish catches man. An ode to Captain Ahab. A 230-pound Ahi tuna capsized a boat and nearly drowned the angler who had him on the line. Anthony Wichman, the 54-year-old Koloa, Hawaii native, was 10 miles southwest of Port Allen, Kauai Friday morning when things went horribly wrong. “He gaffed it once in […]