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By Bob Wattendorf Throughout the southeast, freshwater anglers await early spring fishing, not just because of the glorious weather but also because the majority of sportfish are beginning their spawning patterns. The TrophyCatch (TrophyCatchFlorida.com) program clearly shows that submissions of bass heavier than 8 pounds, which are caught in Florida, documented and released, peaks each […]

For immediate release: March 1, 2016 Media contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 or Amanda.Nalley@MyFWC.com Photos available on FWC Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzBWzfa. Video available on FWC YouTube site: Go to http://youtu.be/KzOua12jMX8. Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic promises day of learning, fun Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family […]

FWC to improve aids to navigation at Suwannee River entrance channels The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled improvements to the aids to navigation that mark the Suwannee River entrance channels at Alligator Pass, McGriff Channel/Wadley Pass and Salt Creek. The work includes replacing and relocating several red and green dayboard marine […]

The recreational harvest season for one of Florida’s premier fish  ̶  snook  ̶ reopens on March 1 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. The season will remain open through April 30. In the Gulf, anglers may keep one snook per day that is not […]

For immediate release: Feb. 10, 2016 FWC considers modifying 2016 Gulf recreational red snapper season    At its Feb. 10 meeting at the Florida Public Safety Institute near Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a draft rule to modify the 2016 Gulf of Mexico recreational red snapper season. This newly proposed season […]