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FWC, partners coordinate first statewide Nonnative Fish Catch, Click and Submit Contest

As part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 22-28, the Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be partnering with other agencies to coordinate the first statewide Nonnative Fish Catch, Click and Submit Contest.

Free hunter safety Internet-completion course offered in Stuart

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety Internet-completion course in Martin County. The course will be held at the Stuart Shooting Center, 3091 SE Jay St., Stuart, on Feb. 18-19, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

Snook reopens Feb. 1 in Atlantic state waters

The recreational harvest season for snook reopens on Feb. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe …
AQUATIC-HABITAT

SARP CELEBRATES DECADE OF AQUATIC HABITAT CONSERVATION

Shafts of early morning sun filter through forest cover in the Appalachian Highlands. The sunlight catches a glint of swirling line as an angler casts for brook trout in a recently restored stream.
Phosphorus Waterways

$10M Prize Program for Removing Excess Phosphorus from Waterways

The Everglades Foundation has announced a global initiative offering a $10 million prize to anyone who can solve one of the world’s most daunting environmental problems. Applications are now being accepted.
bonefish

Ghost Stories- Grand Bahama, Grand Indeed!

Ghost Stories is a vital research project aiming to integrate local Bahamian knowledge into fisheries habitat mapping and conservation.

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2026 BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT SET FOR JULY 12

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.

Hot Action on Eight-Day Trip Aboard the American Angler

The anglers who headed out in mid-October aboard the 90-foot American Angler, out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego, with Captain Ray Lopez at the helm, experienced multi-species Nirvana on an eight-day Penn Fishing University excursion. This October eight-day trip is known as the Fall Variety Special, and it more than lived up to its billing, with 27 different species of game fish caught.

Adventures South Of the Border: In Search of Monster Roosterfish

My son Charles and I are always looking for giant roosterfish— one of my favorite fish of all. It has a dorsal fin that kind of looks like the tail feathers of a rooster, thus giving it the name roosterfish. It is a member of the jack family and fights as hard as any jack does.

The Short Stroke: Fighting Fish in Deep Water

Ever notice how the best anglers land their fish with barely any drama? Smooth, steady pressure, moving with the fish around the boat, focused on one goal—bringing it in fast and clean. Want to sharpen your skills? Check out these great tips!

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Owen’s First Wahoo

41”snook

20 inch sheepshead

ELLE with a snook