Tucker Martin, 17, from Chipley, set a new state record for shoal bass on Sunday, March 8 around 5 p.m. He was bank fishing with a friend on the Chipola River, in northwest Florida’s Jackson County, when he cast a spinner bait up under a bridge and the fight was on. He was expecting to catch a spotted bass or largemouth, but landed a shoal bass that weighed 4.49 pounds (4 pounds, 8 ounces) and measured 20.3 inches in total length, with a girth of 14.4 inches.
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Ducks Unlimited announces top university chapters
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – March 30, 2015 – Each spring, Ducks Unlimited announces its Sweet 16 list of top-producing volunteer university chapters throughout the nation. This elite group is considered the best of the best when it comes to fundraising and overall chapter strength. To qualify for this year’s Sweet 16, chapters must have raised more […]
Public input sought on quail management
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proposing rule amendments on four Quail Enhancement Areas – Three Lakes WMA, Jennings Forest WMA, Blackwater WMA and Apalachicola WMA. The main objectives of these amendments are to expand hunting opportunities and hunter satisfaction while allowing bobwhite populations to expand. We invite you to provide feedback […]
Missouri Angler Catches Biggest Fish in State History
*(By Jeff Phillips jphillips1@schurz.com – Courtesy of http://www.ky3.com/) CAPE FAIR, Mo. – An Eastern Missouri angler can tell the story of the one that did NOT get away from him on Table Rock Lake.Andy Belobraydic of Richwoods, MO reeled in a record setting fish on Saturday. He landed a 140 pound, 8.8 ounce paddlefish at […]
4 Florida counties open April 1 to gag grouper recreational harvest
State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting April 1. This regional season will remain open through June 30, with the first day of the closure being July 1. The season also includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian Pass, including […]