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Florida Fishing News - Longline fishing may return to Straits (Miami Herald) Just when


Longline fishing may return to Straits (Miami Herald)
Just when recreational anglers believed the reopening of the Florida Straits to pelagic longline fishing gear was dead comes word from NOAA Fisheries that the issue is still alive.

Mack to celebrate Veterans Day fishing with vets (Bonita Daily News)
U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, will be in the district Monday to go fishing with some military veterans after this Veterans Day weekend. Mack is to join two Iraq War soldiers from Lee County, U.S. Major Keith Overton and U.S. Major Jack Griggs, for a morning of fishing with Capt. John Bunch.

Florida haul launches Freeman to new heights (Roanoke Times)
In June, Jeff Freeman got to fish with some of the best professional bass fishermen in the world. Now he has earned a chance to fish against them. Freeman, fishing from the back of pros' boats in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Smith Mountain Lake, won that tournament's co-angler division.