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For immediate release: June 12, 2013 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943   Gulf recreational snook harvest to reopen Sept. 1 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reviewed and discussed the current status of snook populations in Gulf and Atlantic waters at its June 12 meeting in Lakeland before deciding to allow the recreational harvest […]

For immediate release: June 12, 2013 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943   FWC permanently waives license requirement for lionfish harvest Temporary changes making it easier for divers to help control the lionfish population will be put into Florida rule soon. At its June 12 meeting in Lakeland, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) adopted […]

Reed did it all himself, hooking and fighting tarpon; fish was bigger than he June 10, 2013 by David Strege – http://www.grindtv.com A 6-year-old fisherman named Reed recently caught a fish of a lifetime—a 100-pound tarpon—and he fought the fish like a seasoned professional. When asked if he wanted to tighten the drag a little […]

  Deputy Joshua Gordon removed the bag from the deer’s head and snapped a photo of it, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. Florida deputies spotted an endangered Key Deer with a bag of Doritos over its head early Sunday. Deputy Joshua Gordon removed the bag from the deer’s head and snapped a photo of […]

For immediate release: June 10, 2013 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525   Stolen pontoon boat creation results in charges for designers It generated quite a bit of interest on the river, but a pontoon dock that was turned into a boat and retrofitted with a motor and Jeep cabin, was stolen. Robert Lee Alvord (DOB 06/29/82) […]