January 2, 2010 – 4:12 pm
The recreational harvest of greater amberjack from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will
reopen on Jan. 1. Federal waters extend beyond 9 nautical miles from shore in the Gulf off Florida.
The National Marine Fisheries Service closed the recreational harvest of greater amberjack in these waters on Oct. 24 because an established annual recreational harvest [...]
December 31, 2009 – 7:11 pm
The recreational harvest season for spotted seatrout will reopen in South Florida on Jan. 1. Spotted seatrout harvest has been closed since Nov. 1 in South Florida to help maintain an abundant fishery.The areas affected include Atlantic coast waters south of the Flagler-Volusia county line and Gulf coastal waters south of a line running [...]
December 30, 2009 – 7:45 am
As another year comes to a close so does the Atlantic Grouper and Red Snapper Season. As of January 1, 2010 the recreational and commercial harvest of shallow water groupers (including gag grouper, black grouper, red grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper) will close until April 30, 2010 in Atlantic federal waters.
The Red Snapper harvest wil close [...]
December 27, 2009 – 8:57 pm
A few Guys and Girls find a new way to find fish while Canadian Ice Fishing in Northern Ontario through 24 inches of ice. This movie was sent to me by e-mail and I don’t have the source of the file. Please click to see movie.
Canadian Ice Fishing
Please do not attempt this it is [...]
December 27, 2009 – 3:52 pm
Youth hunts for quail, turkey available at Babcock Ranch Preserve
Applications for youth hunts at Babcock Ranch Preserve in Charlotte County are now available online from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The agency will choose 10 lucky applicants for each of the two quail hunts and seven for each of the [...]
December 19, 2009 – 4:43 pm
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rules consistent with federal regulations to address overfishing of grouper in the Atlantic Ocean and to encourage anglers to help protect Atlantic reef fish when releasing them to the water. Stock assessments indicate Atlantic gag, red and black grouper are undergoing overfishing, which means fishing pressure [...]
December 15, 2009 – 8:12 am
New rules were approved to enhance the FWC’s policy to protect stressed shark populations in Florida Waters. New rules for sharks establish a 54-inch fork length minimum size limit for all sharks, except Atlantic sharpnose, blacknose, bonnethead, finetooth and blacktip sharks and smooth dogfish. The rules prohibit the removal of shark heads and tails at sea [...]
December 14, 2009 – 8:34 am
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ended a two-day meeting in Clewiston Thursday. Commissioners voted to retain Rodney Barreto as chairman and selected Dick Corbett to serve as vice chairman for 2010. During the Wednesday session, the FWC adopted final rules allowing use of peregrine falcons for falconry in Florida. Commissioners approved draft [...]
December 11, 2009 – 4:31 pm
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Thursday to elevate public awareness of the importance of Florida bonefish by declaring it a saltwater game fish.
“Bonefish are one of the major reasons Florida is ‘The Fishing Capital of the World,’” said FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto. “We took this action today to emphasize how [...]
December 6, 2009 – 7:54 am
Black bass are the most popular recreational fishes in the United States, but do you know what they are? In the Sunshine State, black bass include Florida largemouth, shoal, spotted and Suwannee basses. We are fortunate to live in a state known as the Garden of Eden for these fiesty sport fish. Scientists specializing in [...]
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