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Florida Fishing News - Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take EffectTALLAHASSEE, Fla.
Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials say harvesting eight species of grouper will be closed for the season from Wednesday through March 31 in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, except in Monroe County.
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Florida Fishing News - Restrictions on snook, grouper fishing in FloridaSeveral species of grouper
Restrictions on snook, grouper fishing in Florida
Several species of grouper will be off-limits in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, while snook fishing is set to reopen on Florida's Atlantic coast.
South Florida fishing report
Anglers were catching lots of bass, including good numbers of big bass, from the south end of the lake to the Kissimmee River. The best fishing has been with live wild shiners. Anglers using lures had the best results flipping jigs and crawdads around reeds.
Restrictions on Snook, Grouper Fishing in Florida Take Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State wildlife officials say harvesting eight species of grouper will be closed for the season from Wednesday through March 31 in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, except in Monroe County.
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Florida Fishing News - Editorial: Water into landThe Florida Legislature seems ready to try
Editorial: Water into land
The Florida Legislature seems ready to try a new trick: turning public waters into private lands.
Notorious murderer facing Death Row again after attacks in Miami-Dade, Bradford
William E. Wells, who killed five people in 2003, originally wanted death by execution but wound up accepting life prison terms
GOP hopefuls resort to name calling in Florida- Gingrich gets Cain endorsement
The Republican race for president began to resemble a schoolyard brawl Saturday, as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich achieved new levels of name-calling amid an unusual debate over the nature of debates.
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Florida Fishing News - For Republicans it s a perfect mess in FloridaThe Archie Bunker
For Republicans it s a perfect mess in Florida
The Archie Bunker wing of the Republican Party, whose mental cheese slid off its cracker when a guy with the middle name Hussein advanced to the presidency, doesn t just want to see the GOP win back the White House . They want to see Barack Obama punished humiliated, even. And so they ve spent the last year fishing for a candidate who ll get onstage during a debate and call Obama a Kenyan ...
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Florida Fishing News - View from North Florida: Mitt's too richWhile media outlets and
View from North Florida: Mitt's too rich
While media outlets and Beltway pundits might use state polls to gauge the race in Florida between GOP presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, Ron Crum uses poles.
Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.
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Florida Fishing News - Medard reopens with fortified embankmentsMedard Park is restocked with hundreds
Medard reopens with fortified embankments
Medard Park is restocked with hundreds of thousands of bass, bluegill and catfish, but the park allows only catch-and-release fishing for now.
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Florida Fishing News - Fishing restrictions create stink in FloridaBy Raju Chebium and Ledyard
Fishing restrictions create stink in Florida
By Raju Chebium and Ledyard King Democrat Washington Bureau -- A long-simmering debate over federal fishing quotas and their economic impact on Florida and other coastal states could reach a boiling point this year as Congress considers changes to a landmark marine conservation law.
Medard reopens with fortified embankments
Medard Park is restocked with hundreds of thousands of bass, bluegill and catfish, but the park allows only catch-and-release fishing for now.
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Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportBass pro Don DeMott said the water
South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.
Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and rivers
Critics say the public could lose access to thousands of acres along lakes and rivers under pending legislation in Tallahassee.
Rosie O Donnell taking heat for shark killing
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.
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Florida Fishing News - Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and riversBy
Proposal would change public/private boundaries on Florida's lakes and rivers
By Craig Pittman, Times Staff Writer Monday, January 23, 2012 It seems like little more than bureaucratic tinkering. Bills now filed in the Florida House and Senate would change the definition of where something called the "ordinary high water line" is measured on waterways across Florida. But hunting and fishing groups are up in arms, calling the bills a blatant land grab that will block them ...
South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.
Wind might mean slow start for Southwest Florida weekend fishing
Fishing has been good, and should continue, notwithstanding a little Friday-the-13th kind of wind associated with the latest cold front.
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Florida Fishing News - Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the
Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.
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Florida Fishing News - Fishing Radar - Jan 21st & 22ndOur fishing crew surveys
Fishing Radar - Jan 21st & 22nd
Our fishing crew surveys the week's reports for the hot spots and hot bites across central Florida.
South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.
Debate over fishing quotas heats up again
A long-simmering debate over federal fishing quotas and their economic impact on Florida and other coastal states could reach a boiling point this year as Congress considers changes to a landmark marine conservation law.
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Florida Fishing News - Wind might mean slow start for Southwest Florida weekend fishingFishing
Wind might mean slow start for Southwest Florida weekend fishing
Fishing has been good, and should continue, notwithstanding a little Friday-the-13th kind of wind associated with the latest cold front.
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Florida Fishing News - Bob McNally's Outdoors OutlookExcellent spotted sea trout fishing continues throughout
Bob McNally's Outdoors Outlook
Excellent spotted sea trout fishing continues throughout much of inshore Northeast Florida, and some trout caught are good size, in the 3- to 4- pound range.Trout are being taken in many areas and places, but the larger, deeper creeks off the Intracoastal Waterway north of the St. Johns River have been especially good. Many of the most productive creeks have large shell bars, which also have ...
South Florida fishing report
Bass pro Don DeMott said the water level has dropped a little, which has moved the bass out towards the main lake edge. Fish the outside grass lines with Gambler Big Ezs and pitch Gambler 10-inch worms to thicker grass clumps and reeds. Top spots include Pelican Bay, Long Point and Ritta Island.
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Florida Fishing News - Winter tuna run hot and heavyCapt. Kyle Coker, Dave Back,
Winter tuna run hot and heavy
Capt. Kyle Coker, Dave Back, Jack Coker, Bucky Mims, Doug Gies and Mike Haan navigated to Northeast Florida's "Big Ledge" over the weekend aboard Kyle Coker's sport fishing boat "Liquid Diet."
Fishing report
Captain Bouncer Smith of Bouncer s Dusky out of Miami Beach Marina said deep-water bottom fishing produced catches of black belly rose fish and golden tilefish in 620 to 1,000 feet of water. Over the artificial wrecks, amberjack, black and gag grouper and mutton snappers are available. With more wind, sailfish and dolphins are biting outside the outer reef, and around Government Cut, tarpon to ...
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Florida Fishing News - Local fishing report: Redfish continue to school in the creeksWater
Local fishing report: Redfish continue to school in the creeks
Water temperatures in the St. Johns finally dropped around 10 degrees over the past week - down to the mid-50s. Fishing has been generally slower, probably because the quick temperature spikes caught the fish off guard.
Wind might mean slow start for Southwest Florida weekend fishing
Fishing has been good, and should continue, notwithstanding a little Friday-the-13th kind of wind associated with the latest cold front.
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Florida Fishing News - Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robberyJimmy McMillan, a well-known
Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robbery
Jimmy McMillan, a well-known bass fishing champion and store owner in Belle Glade, was shot to death at the store early Monday in an attempted robbery.
South Florida fishing report
Fishing report
New year brings new fishing regulations
New Florida fishing laws take effect today.
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Florida Fishing News - Winter offers chance to chase big bassFor coastal anglers tired
Winter offers chance to chase big bass
For coastal anglers tired of trying to coax a bite out of lethargic saltwater fish in January and February, one quick remedy is to go inland and sample some of Florida's incredible largemouth bass fishing. Because the largest female bass head to the shallows to spawn from January through early April, the colder months offer prime fishing at a time when most saltwater action has not fully turned ...
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Florida Fishing News - 100 years later, Flagler s legacy remainsMARATHON -- Henry Morrison Flagler
100 years later, Flagler s legacy remains
MARATHON -- Henry Morrison Flagler neither created nor discovered the Florida Keys.
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Florida Fishing News - Seminars to bring anglers, scientists togetherLove fishing? Want to know
Seminars to bring anglers, scientists together
Love fishing? Want to know more about fisheries-related research going on in Southwest Florida?
Rosie O Donnell taking heat for shark killing
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.
South Florida fishing report
Fishing report
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Florida Fishing News - Rosie O Donnell taking heat for shark killingRosie O'Donnell and her
Rosie O Donnell taking heat for shark killing
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.
Rosie O'Donnell criticized for shark-fishing trips off S. Florida coast
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.
Rosie O'Donnell bites back over shark fishing
Rosie O Donnell defended herself via Twitter against a hail of criticism over hammerhead sharks killed on family fishing trips off Miami Beach.
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Florida Fishing News - Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the
Catch of the Day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones
The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion.
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Florida Fishing News - Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robberyJimmy McMillan, a well-known
Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robbery
Jimmy McMillan, a well-known bass fishing champion and store owner in Belle Glade, was shot to death at the store early Monday in an attempted robbery.
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Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportLAKE OKEECHOBEE
South Florida fishing report
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
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Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportLAKE OKEECHOBEE
South Florida fishing report
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
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Florida Fishing News - Florida Sportsman magazine goes Reel Time with web-based fishing showIn
Florida Sportsman magazine goes Reel Time with web-based fishing show
In the ever-expanding world of media platforms, more and more entertainment and information is being sought by viewers on the Internet. And that trend even applies to the genre of the fishing show.
Winter offers chance to chase big bass
For coastal anglers tired of trying to coax a bite out of lethargic saltwater fish in January and February, one quick remedy is to go inland and sample some of Florida's incredible largemouth bass fishing. Because the largest female bass head to the shallows to spawn from January through early April, the colder months offer prime fishing at a time when most saltwater action has not fully turned ...
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Florida Fishing News - Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robberyJimmy McMillan, a well-known
Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robbery
Jimmy McMillan, a well-known bass fishing champion and store owner in Belle Glade, was shot to death at the store early Monday in an attempted robbery.
Over-Sea Railroad Centennial: 100 years later, Flagler s legacy remains
Henry Morrison Flagler neither created nor discovered the Florida Keys. He just made them accessible.
Inside the Conservancy Wildlife Clinic: Seek professional help for injured animals
Two grey squirrels and a red-breasted merganser were among the 41 animals admitted to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic this past week.
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Florida Fishing News - Fishing Radar - Jan. 7thOur fishing crew surveys the week's
Fishing Radar - Jan. 7th
Our fishing crew surveys the week's reports for the hot spots and hot bites across central Florida.
Some new fishing regulations in effect for South Florida
A reminder to anglers from federal and state fisheries managers: A shallow-water grouper closure is in effect in federal and state Atlantic waters through April 30. Recreational and commercial harvest are prohibited for: gag, black, red, scamp, coney, graysby, yellowfin, yellowmouth, tiger, rock hind and red hind grouper.
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Florida Fishing News - Some new fishing regulations in effect for South FloridaA reminder
Some new fishing regulations in effect for South Florida
A reminder to anglers from federal and state fisheries managers: A shallow-water grouper closure is in effect in federal and state Atlantic waters through April 30. Recreational and commercial harvest are prohibited for: gag, black, red, scamp, coney, graysby, yellowfin, yellowmouth, tiger, rock hind and red hind grouper.
Fishing notes for Jan. 6, 2012
The Halifax Sport Fishing Club received a $3,000 grant from Fish Florida to hire an offshore charter for one of the outings in its "Kids Can Fish Too" series, club president Capt. Don Martin announced.
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Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing reportLAKE OKEECHOBEEBig game, big reds and a
South Florida fishing report
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Big game, big reds and a few kings in 2011
The 2011 outdoor season left many avid Northeast Florida outdoorsmen with mixed feelings, particularly when deep sea fishing was on the agenda.
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Florida Fishing News - Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robberyJimmy McMillan, a well-known
Ex-Florida fishing champion slain in attempted robbery
Jimmy McMillan, a well-known bass fishing champion and store owner in Belle Glade, was shot to death at the store early Monday in an attempted robbery.
It was a good week for fishing in Polk County
As I begin my first column for 2012, I want to thank all of my readers for sticking with this ole boy for the past 58 years. It doesn't seem that long but time flies when you are having fun and I always have fun writing about something I love, Florida's great outdoors, especially Polk County.
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Florida Fishing News - After-school program teaches fishing, life lessonsA former building contractor in
After-school program teaches fishing, life lessons
A former building contractor in Palm Beach County turns his passion for fishing into a program that teaches children fishing and boating skills plus a lot more.
Florida Sportsman magazine goes Reel Time with web-based fishing show
In the ever-expanding world of media platforms, more and more entertainment and information is being sought by viewers on the Internet. And that trend even applies to the genre of the fishing show.
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Florida Fishing News - After-school program teaches fishing, life lessonsA former building contractor in
After-school program teaches fishing, life lessons
A former building contractor in Palm Beach County turns his passion for fishing into a program that teaches children fishing and boating skills plus a lot more.
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Florida Fishing News - Best Bets: Weather's been blessing for Southwest Florida fishing prospectsThese
Best Bets: Weather's been blessing for Southwest Florida fishing prospects
These past days before Christmas have been ones to truly love for Southwest Florida anglers, who reeled in pretty much everything but a partridge in...
New year brings new fishing regulations
New Florida fishing laws take effect today.
Florida Utopia for bass anglers
Happy New Year anglers, welcome to another year of fishing the freshwater lakes of Florida. There's nothing like being an angler in the one-and-only paradise, the "Utopia" of the global bass fishing community grandiose bias intended having been earned and well deserved.
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Florida Fishing News - Florida Utopia for bass anglersHappy New Year anglers, welcome to
Florida Utopia for bass anglers
Happy New Year anglers, welcome to another year of fishing the freshwater lakes of Florida. There's nothing like being an angler in the one-and-only paradise, the "Utopia" of the global bass fishing community grandiose bias intended having been earned and well deserved.
South Florida fishing report
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
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Florida Fishing News - New shark fishing limits set for Florida watersThe harvesting of
New shark fishing limits set for Florida waters
The harvesting of some sharks will be prohibited in Florida state waters in 2012.
Soggy pages from an outdoors notebook
A New Year offers a great opportunity to empty an overflowing Times-Union outdoor notes live-well accumulated through 2011. So here's a list of odds and ends to welcome 2012 --- some serious, some not, including a few fishing and hunting chuckles:
Season reopened, time to target trout
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of the local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Rick Grassett.