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Monthly Archives: January 2009

First Deer Youth Hunt Northwest Florida

Youth Hunt’s are extremely important to the development of young hunters. Getting instruction from responsible parents and adults is critical in hunter safety. Jed gets his first deer in this video with a beautiful shot dropping the deer in its tracks. The video was taken in Northwest Florida. May there be many more deer hunts [...]

Outta’ the Woods February extends deer season in Northwest Zone

By Tony Young

Media Relations Coordinator
Division of Hunting and Game Management
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Thus far, this deer season hasn’t been good to me as far as quantity goes, but thanks to a good friend who invited me to hunt with him on his lease, I did bag a very nice 7-pointer on New [...]

FWC lauds sea turtle protection proposal

Sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico may get more protection, thanks to a vote on Thursday by a federal fisheries management agency recommending emergency action to prohibit the use of a type of fishing gear that incidentally catches sea turtles in their offshore habitat on the west Florida shelf of the eastern Gulf.
The Florida [...]

Bait Fish Tactics with Captain Joe Ward

Captain Ward puts out a good video on rigging and catching live bait. Captain Ward starts with live shrimp rigging techniques, then moves on to Pin Fish or Pig Fish catching using a number 10 gold hooks, a Sabaki Rig, a Pin Fish Trap, and Cast netting. It’s a good video to see how to [...]

North Florida spotted seatrout season closes, Atlantic snook reopens Feb. 1

On Feb. 1 the recreational harvest season for spotted seatrout in North Florida will close for one month to help maintain spotted seatrout abundance. The sport harvest season for Atlantic snook will reopen on the same date.
The harvest and possession of spotted seatrout is prohibited Feb. 1 - March 1 in all waters north of [...]

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Gulf gag grouper season closes Feb. 1

The recreational harvest of gag grouper from all Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida is closed Feb. 1 - March 31. The two-month closure will reduce the harvest of Gulf gag grouper and help rebuild the population of this important species.
More information on grouper management is available online at MyFWC.com/marine/grouper/index.htm.

Fishing Report Choctaw Beach 1-26-09 Redfish

Fishing Report Northwest Florida Choctaw Beach January 26, 2009. While Kayak fishing I found a large school of redfish on flats from 1 foot to 3 feet of water. I was quite shocked to find the schools since it was a very low tide, a new moon, and the middle of the day. I used [...]

Fishing On The River Ebro Is A Fantastic Sport

Catfish Fishing On The River Ebro Is A Remarkable Experience
It could be that you are one of the many people that are out there catfishing on a regular basis or are you someone that is looking to take it up, if you are either of these descriptions then we can say to you now it [...]

Making Use Of The Best Largemouth Bass Fishing Lure

It is important the you are always prepared when you go bass fishing and one of the things you will need is to make sure that you have the best largemouth bass fishing lure. Do have this with you and do you know how to get this is the question. The truth is that there [...]