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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 […]

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 […]

ATOKA COUNTY, OK — An Atoka man has grabbed national attention after he was bitten by a venomous snake while noodling, or hand-fishing, a popular sport in Texoma. He says he is lucky to still have his hand, but says he is even more fortunate to still have his life. 20-year-old Destry Mitchell says he […]

Fisherman forced to dive down 25-30 feet to gaff a dying 505-pound blue marlin when line frays; catch is called ‘once in a lifetime’ July 15, 2013 by David Strege A group of Hong Kong-based hedge fund traders produced a “once-in-a-lifetime catch” when they landed a 505-pound blue marlin in an area in which they […]

For immediate release: July 10, 2013 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525   FWC officers rescue 3 from water, 2 from stranded boat in Taylor County Three Georgia men were rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers July 4 at the mouth of the Econfina River and the Gulf of Mexico. Another FWC officer […]