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Ten Resolutions to Get You Fishing

Here are some “resolutions” for 2017 designed to get you out on the water. Trust me, these are resolutions you’ll want to stick to.

Christmas Trees for Improved Fish Habitat

Christmas Trees for Improved Fish Habitat As the holiday season comes to a close, many of us are more than ready …

New Barracuda Size Limits for South Florida – Includes Martin County

At its November meeting in St. Petersburg, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set new barracuda size limits. …

Tips and Tricks to Choose Sustainably Sourced Seafood

By integrating sustainable fishing and seafood practices into our daily lives, we can ensure that local ecosystems thrive for generations to come.

Dolphins Act As The Ocean’s Sentinels, What Can They Tell Us About Algae Blooms?

Over the past 50 years, a great number of previously unknown human diseases emerged, while other well-known maladies, including cholera and tuberculosis, have seen a significant resurgence. Not surprisingly, dolphins and other marine mammals experience a similar trend. Algal-bloom bio-intoxication is one of the better-understood disease agents.

The Paradise Reef of Collier County

By Capt. Jim Kalvin: There’s been a lot of gloom and doom lately regarding the cumulative effect of creeping regulations …

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Florida’s Chain Pickerel

In the northern parts of our great country, anglers enjoy chasing down enormous pike and elusive musky. We Floridians don’t usually give a second thought, but they are in Florida!

LABAN WINS 34TH BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT WITH 26.90-POUND KINGFISH

Stretching 500 miles across the northern side of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Art of Kicking Fish

When the fish gets in the strike zone of the dolphins tail, you can see the dolphin looking at the fish and lining up the kick. It's a difficult technique to learn, and not all dolphins know how to do it. However, once learned, it provides an obvious advantage over simply chasing a fish and catching it with the mouth. A quick, precise flip of the tail and dinner is served, versus chasing a fish down and catching it with the mouth which can often take a few minutes and require a lot of energy.