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FWC looking for officer candidates
For immediate release: April 11, 2012 Media contact: Stan Kirkland, 850-265-3676 FWC looking for officer candidates The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking for a few good men and women, to borrow a phrase, to serve as law enforcement officers. Applicants must be at least 19 years of age, possess a high […]
Blue Catfish State Record Shattered!
John Nichols shattered the Alabama blue catfish record with a 120-pound, 4-ounce fish. Nichols, who lives in Tuscaloosa, caught the behemoth from Holt Reservoir on March 9, 2012. He used a chicken gizzard on a large circle hook and managed to land the beast using 40-pound fishing line. Jay Haffner, District Three Fisheries Supervisor for […]
They’re back; Sturgeon returning to Suwannee River
For immediate release: April 9, 2012 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxFmiec. They’re back; Sturgeon returning to Suwannee River They’re back. Gulf sturgeon have begun their annual migration back into the Suwannee River. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers have reported seeing the fish jump already […]
Maryland offering $200 gift cards for dead snakehead fish
Getting paid to fish sounds like a dream come true to some. But does it have the same appeal if you’re going up against a “fish from hell” that can travel on land and sink its teeth into a steel-toed boot? The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Inland Fisheries (DNR) is hoping so and is […]
FWC to stock Lake Osborne chain with Sunshine bass
FWC Media Event Photo opportunity FWC to stock Lake Osborne chain with Sunshine bass Who: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). What: FWC biologists will stock the Lake Osborne chain of lakes in Palm Beach County with approximately 30,000 sunshine bass – a hybrid striped bass. The bass will be divided among four […]