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*(Jonathan Johnson displays his state record Mayan cichlid) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologists certified the first state record Mayan cichlid weighing 2.37 pounds caught by Jonathan Johnson from Fort Myers on Nov. 28, 2016. Johnson caught the fish in a Collier County canal on a lipless crankbait, and relates that […]

The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 15 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, and will remain closed through Jan. 31, 2017, reopening to harvest Feb. 1. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season. Gulf state and federal waters, including Monroe County […]

*(Story and photos courtesy of http://www.foxnews.com/) A Burmese python in the Everglades with a penchant for venison gulped down three whole deer — one doe and two fawns — before wildlife officials captured and euthanized it, a new study reveals. The gustatory feat sets a record: It’s the first invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) caught […]

Snook harvest seasonal closure in Gulf starts Dec. 1 The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 1 in Gulf state and federal waters, including Monroe County and Everglades National Park, and will remain closed through Feb. 28, 2017, reopening to harvest March 1, 2017. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the […]

Hogfish conservation measures and boundaries set *(Photo courtesy of Capt. Larry McGuire & Show Me The Fish Charters)  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved several conservation measures that are consistent with federal rules and set a new state management boundary for hogfish at the November meeting in St. Petersburg. “Hogfish is an […]