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Re-Introduction of Brown Headed Nuthatches

On February 22, 2018 at 6 p.m., Jim Cox from Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida, will present his plan for re-introducing Brown Headed Nuthatches into Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Update: Feb. 2018

Realizing the economic advantages of an artificial reef program, local businesses and non-governmental organizations have started to become involved.

Advantages of Going Slow

by Mike Hammond In addition to the many environmental benefits mangroves provide, they offer unique paddling opportunities on the Calusa …

Always a Bright Side

by John Cassani Always a Bright Side, by John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper February is hopefully the last month for potentially …

Post-Irmageddon in the Ten Thousand Islands

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid On September 10, 2017, Irma made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida …

ECA’s February 1, 2018 Coastal Angler Submission

by Alan Ritchie The 2018 Scheduled Dredge of the Wiggins Pass and Doctor’s Pass Channels to Begin The Collier County …

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Lake Erie’s Big Brown Bass

Lake Erie boasts some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the world. On this massive lake, the Eastern Basin offers a stellar habitat for bronzebacks.

Under The Sea – Slings and Polearms

There’s a retro-movement taking place—a trend toward primitive hunting gear. Slings and polespears are used in places that do not allow trigger mechanisms.

Upstate New York Bass on the Fly!

For an angler, being outside and fishing in a short sleeve shirt with no one around should be enough to call any day a success. This day was about to get better. As we cast into a river with increasing water temps and a majority of the steelhead already back in Lake Ontario, our expectations of a tight line were low. Soon enough, as we launched large flies into the water, the addicting tight line grabs began. These fierce strikes were not steelhead, but hungry smallmouth bass. We enjoyed a full day on the river swinging 4-plus-inch flies and catching more than 25 smallmouth bass apiece.