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Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic promises day of learning, fun
For immediate release: April 15, 2013 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Photos available on FWC Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzBWzfa. Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic promises day of learning, fun Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family outings are the objectives for the Kids’ Fishing Clinic […]
Never before published photos of two-headed blue shark surface!
Former longline fisherman took photos in 2008, shares with NatGeo News April 11, 2013 by David Strege When news and photos of a two-headed bull shark surfaced last month, a former commercial fisherman contacted National Geographic News and submitted photos he took of a two-headed blue shark that had never been published before. Unlike the […]
Pending state-record speckled trout landed!
Huge speck weighed in at 10-pounds, 10-ounces, Department of Marine Resources confirms. David Floyd of Pascagoula is no stranger to catching big fish or holding state records. Floyd is the current record holder for permit in Mississippi, caught a 98-pound cobia last spring and has caught three speckled trout over 7 pounds in the last […]
Huge shark gives kayak angler a major surprise
Predator jumps while attacking hooked fish only a few feet away, in an event captured on videotape April 10, 2013 by Pete Thomas Isaac Brumaghim was fighting a small tuna from his kayak Sunday when all of a sudden the fish became “heavy” and he could no longer gain line. Suddenly, immediately behind him, the […]
Huge mako shark caught from Florida beach
April 08, 2013 by David Strege Will Smith—the fisherman, not the actor–was fishing for sharks past midnight on a Florida beach a couple weeks ago when his reel started singing as the line started racing out to indicate a huge fish. He strapped on a fishing harness and, with the help of Bill Dunlop, held […]