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Spotted seatrout will reopen to recreational harvest Jan. 1 in the spotted seatrout Central East Management Region, which includes all state and federal waters from Palm Beach through Volusia counties. Spotted seatrout are one of Florida’s most popular inshore fisheries. This closed season was re-established…
Read More Florida FWC: Spotted Seatrout Central East Management Region Season Reopens Jan. 1
Several species of grouper and snapper will either open or close to harvest in Gulf and Atlantic state waters starting Jan. 1. Red grouper will reopen to recreational harvest in Gulf state waters (excluding Monroe County). Blackfin, silk, queen and wenchman snappers will reopen to…
Read More Florida FWC: Grouper And Snapper Season Changes To Look For Jan. 1 In Gulf And Atlantic
At the December 2021 meeting, the Commission approved the package of proposed rule amendments for the 2022-23 hunting seasons including many dealing with FWC-managed lands, and deer and wild turkey management. Included in the package are proposed rules to establish hunting seasons and regulations at…
Read More Florida FWC Approves Hunting-Related Rule Changes
The Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Manatee County Audubon Societies worked with videographer Dee Fairbanks Simpson to produce a short documentary describing the danger of fishing gear to birds, especially pelicans, and how fishermen can safely release entangled birds. Fishing gear entanglement has been identified as…
Read More Florida Audubon Societies Release Video Showing How To Rescue Entangled Birds
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program has awarded the Season 9 Phoenix bass boat to angler James Bernard from Lee, Florida. Five drawing finalists were randomly selected from thousands of TrophyCatch registrants to drop their names into a bucket for an…
Read More Florida FWC TrophyCatch Awards Season 9 Phoenix Bass Boat
The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 15 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, and will remain closed through Jan. 31, 2022, reopening to harvest Feb. 1, 2022. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during…
Read More Florida Snook Seasonal Closure In Atlantic Starts Dec. 15
One lucky TrophyCatch registrant is going to win a brand-new bass boat next weekend and the public is invited to join the festivities. Thanks to conservation partnerships, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) TrophyCatch program will be awarding a brand-new Phoenix Bass Boats…
Read More Florida FWC: TrophyCatch To Give Away New Bass Boat In Live Drawing
The recreational harvest of flounder in all state and federal waters will reopen Dec. 1. The minimum size limit for flounder is 14 inches total length and the daily recreational bag limit is five fish per person. This annual season closure and other management measures…
Read More Florida Flounder Recreational Harvest Reopens Dec. 1
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will be holding a feral hog management hunt on the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve in Hillsborough County Nov. 30 – Dec. 2. The property will be closed to the public from dusk until dawn during…
Read More Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve Closed From Dusk Until Dawn For Hog Hunts Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
A record in Florida has been surpassed, and not one to be proud of. 1,003 manatees have died in Florida from Jan 1, 2021, through November 12, 2021. The Florida manatee is a native species found in many of Florida’s waterways. The Florida manatee population has grown…
Read More FWC: Florida Documents 1,003 Manatee Deaths In 2021