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Florida Fishing News - Florida tourism agency now backs drilling (The Washington Times) A


Florida tourism agency now backs drilling (The Washington Times)
A Florida tourism group has dropped its long-standing opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling, saying that a cheap national fuel supply would trigger a boom for the Sunshine State's No. 1 industry.

Lousy weather hampers fishing (Tallahassee Democrat)
Cold weather and high winds continued to make fishing tough for local anglers. Water temperatures plummeted on the shallow-water reefs and wrecks, slowing grouper fishing for the hardy anglers willing to get wet and bounced around. A few keepers have been taken, but most have been slow.