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Monster Toccoa River Brown Trout

Veteran Toccoa River trout guide Joe DiPietro caught a 32-inch-long brown trout that weighed 18 pounds, 2.4 ounces. It absolutely crushed the existing river record of 12-pounds, 3.4 ounces

Non-Stainless Circle Hooks Now Required

Anglers using hook-and-line with natural bait to target reef fish like snapper or grouper from a vessel in Florida’s Atlantic state waters are now required to use non-stainless steel, non-offset circle hooks north of 28 degrees north latitude (near Melbourne) and non-stainless steel hooks south of 28 degrees north latitude.

Record Tiger Trout

A trout angler might fish a lifetime without ever seeing a tiger trout in person. Tiger trout are extremely rare, except in locations where they are hatchery produced and stocked. They are a hybrid cross of brown and brook trout that display beautiful markings distinct from either species. Tiger trout do occur in the wild where the two species coexist, but it is an anomaly. Tiger trout are sterile.

FWC Approves Oyster Plan For Apalachicola Bay

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, at its December meeting, approved the plan to rebuild the bay’s collapsed oyster population.

40-Pound Bag Wins Texas Tournament

Spring is on the way, but it’s not here yet for most of the country. In case you need a little inspiration to get out on the water, here’s the story of a Texas angler who hit paydirt with a more than 40-pound sack of fish during a Jan. 2 tournament when lows were in the mid-30s.

Man Stranded At Sea for 36 Hours Rescued by Ft. Pierce, FL Charter Boat!

‘It was nothing short of a miracle’: Charter boat captain recounts rescue of manstranded 36 hours at sea. … Chase …

Georgia Inlet Claims a Shrimper!

The Jimmy and Charlie Jr., an 88.4-foot steel hull trawler owned by Hong and Men Shrimp Company out of Gautier, Miss., ran aground at the mouth of the Altamaha River in Georgia during the early hours of Nov. 4, 2020.

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45th Annual Bisbee’s Black and Blue Exceeds $7.4 Million, Top Three Teams All Win $1.5 Million-Plus in Prize Money

Magic Touch earned top honors with a 459-pound blue landed on the last day of fishing, backed by a 344-pound blue from Day Two. The combined team from Texas and Florida is taking home $2,440,850 for those fish, including first and fourth places and multiple daily jackpot prizes.

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Graham County’s Snowbird Creek Has It All

Snowbird Creek, and its main tributary Big Snowbird Creek, are places fly anglers could spend days exploring and still leave water untouched. On its top end, Big Snowbird is one of the largest remaining flows populated with native southern Appalachian brook trout. On its lower end, near its mouth at Lake Santeetlah, Snowbird plays host to an annual migration of lake-run rainbows that reach lengths well in excess of 20 inches.

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Under the Sea – Mentoring Young Guns

If all goes well, it will be a fun day, and they will always remember their first fish with pride. Photograph it; celebrate it; enjoy it. Check out some great tips here!

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Sarasota Police Officer Leaps into Action to Stop Unmanned Boat in Dramatic Rescue

The unmanned boat was cruising in circles up to 40 mph off the Gulf Coast in Sarasota.

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