Florida
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Fish don’t talk, but we can
Fish don’t talk – even if they are referred to as largemouths. But we can and should. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) mission is “To manage fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.” The latter aspect of that mission makes it critical that FWC staff and stakeholders, such as freshwater anglers and boaters, collaborate to ensure the use of the most appropriate fisheries management practices.
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Florida FWC Approves Lionfish Removal Efforts
At its April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a two-part lionfish plan to further encourage removals of the invasive species in 2016.
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Gulf Red Snapper Season Set
At its April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set the 2016 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters.The 2016 season will open Saturdays and Sundays in May starting May 7.
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FLORIDA’S KENNEY LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE
For years Beaver Lake has seemed to have pro angler J.T. Kenney’s number. In his previous 13 visits to the northwest Arkansas fishery, Kenney has averaged a finish of 85th place and finished in the money just three times. This week at the Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by Jack Link’s, Kenney’s luck could be turning.
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Legendary Angler Rick Clunn Storms Into Lead With Huge Catch At St. Johns River
Rick Clunn of Ava, Mo., takes the lead on the third day of the Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels, bringing a whopping 31 pounds, 7 ounces to the scales on Saturday for a three-day total weight of 62-15.
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Proposed No Take Zones in South Florida
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) supports healthy fisheries and habitat, including our coral reefs. When appropriate CCA has supported a number of spawning season area closures in the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. CCA has an active habitat restoration and artificial reefs placement program.
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Florida FWC Announces Deadline for Comment on Imperiled Species Plan
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds the public that their comments are welcome on the draft Florida Imperiled Species Management Plan, an innovative, integrated and comprehensive approach to conserving multiple imperiled species.
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Fishing a Foot Deep on the Florida Flats
For those who are new to it, fishing in a foot of water may seem a fool's errand. You can look down and clearly see that there are no fish under the boat, obviously--the water is crystal clear in many areas and hardly deep enough to float a mallard.
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Florida Gulf Recreational Snook Harvest Closes Tomorrow
Florida Gulf Recreational Snook Harvest Closes Tomorrow
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Florida TrophyCatch Program Celebration
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) just concluded Season 3 of the TrophyCatch citizen-science, conservation rewards program for anglers who catch, document and release largemouth bass greater than 8 pounds. One angler caught the biggest bass in three seasons and, for the first time, a woman joins the ranks of Hall of Fame winners in a big way.
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New Bag Limits Effective Nov. 1 for Barracuda in Southern Florida Counties
New recreational and commercial bag limits for barracuda go into effect Nov. 1 for state and federal waters off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties only.
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Florida TrophyCatch Program Welcomes New Partners
TrophyCatch (TrophyCatchFlorida.com) recently announced the successful conclusion of its third season as a citizen-science, conservation rewards program that continues to document Florida's status as the bass fishing capital of the world. Entering into Season 4 (Oct. 1, 2015, to Sep. 30, 2016) several new businesses have partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to make TrophyCatch even more appealing.
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Red Tide Again Showing Off Florida's Gulf Coast
Blooms of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, are present along and offshore of Bay and Gulf counties and adjacent to Franklin County in northwest Florida, and along and offshore of Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida.
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Florida FWC Approves Barracuda Conservation Measures for South Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its Sept. 3 meeting in Fort Lauderdale approved new recreational and commercial bag limits for barracuda for waters off south Florida.
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Bull Shark Travels 80 Miles Along Florida Coast in 128 Days
The bull shark named "Social Distortion" was originally tagged and released by angler Tyler Guidice on April 15, 2015 while fishing with Captain Chad Robert and Mate Hunter Lafever aboard the charter boat Outcast out of Haulover Inlet in southeast Florida.
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Angler Wrangler Hoe-Down Fundraiser Set for Florida's Bergeron Ranch Oct. 3
Ladies, Let's Go Fishing Universities - Teaching conservation and marine stewardship to new anglers, ladies and families, as they enter the sport of fishing.
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Florida Bass Pros Lead The Field At New York Elite Series Shootout
Shaw Grigsby of Gainesville, Fla., takes the lead on the first day of the Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, bringing 22 pounds, 15 ounces to the scales on Thursday
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Coast Guard Locates Boat of Missing Teens 67 N.M. Off Ponce Inlet, Florida
Coast Guard 45 Foot Response BoatMIAMI — The capsized vessel two missing teens were last seen aboard was located by Coast Guard search-and-rescue crews 67 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet, Florida, Sunday.
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FWC arrests poachers for possession of illegal species, including sea turtle
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested four people over the weekend for possession of undersized and illegal species.
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