Thousands of boaters will hit Florida’s waterways this Labor Day weekend and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s will have extra officers on the water to insure that everybody has a good but safe time. “It doesn’t make sense to captain a boat if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs,” said [...]
One of the hottest tournament tours, the World Billfish Series, rolls into Islamorada in the Florida Keys on Aug. 27 – 29. The Islamorada Swordfish Series should draw some of the region’s top blue water anglers. …
Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico didn’t have much of a red snapper season this year. A mainstay for charter boats and recreational fishermen in Northwest Florida, red snapper is one of the most tightly-regulated fisheries in federal waters. Anglers literally have just weeks to fish for this highly-prized sportfish. …
Florida officials may loosen the rules governing red drum, one of the state’s most popular sportfish. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has scheduled a series of public workshops this fall to these new regulations for redfish. If approved, this gamefish may be managed differently in different regions of Florida. …
Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico didn’t have much of a red snapper season this year. A mainstay for charter boats and recreational fishermen in Northwest Florida, red snapper is one of the most tightly-regulated fisheries in federal waters. Anglers literally have just weeks to fish for this highly-prized sportfish. …
