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License-Free Fishing Days June 1 & June 8

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be celebrating a saltwater license-free fishing day June 1 and a …

Grouper fishing reopens May 1 in Atlantic, Monroe County waters

  Grouper harvest season in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County, reopens May 1. Species included in …

Proposal to make tarpon, bonefish catch-and-release only moving forward

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at its April 17 meeting near Tallahassee, moved forward unanimously with a …

License requirements for lionfish harvest to be permanently waived

In August 2012, the FWC put a temporary rule in place that waived the recreational fishing license requirement when targeting …

The Block Island Wind Farm: Winners and Losers

The Block Island Wind Farm means many things to many Rhode Islanders. Jobs? Lower electricity rates? Disastrous spoiling of a …

Earth Month – 2013

By Shannon Dack During Earth Month, there are always wonderful quotes and phrases passed around on websites and emails. From …

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Freak on the Beach by Marco: October 2026

Marco fishes for cod on Prince Edward Island and striped bass off Cape Cod, then comes home to Wilbur By The Sea for the first pompano of the season.

Chasing the Fall Feed

Bait Cave Customs pro Joey Bloom on following the shad as the water cools, when some of the biggest bass of the year feed up.

3 Best Lures for Redfish

Capt. Mike Smith on the Gulp shrimp, the gold spoon, and the paddletail, and how to fish each one to get a redfish's attention.

Fishing the Fall Mullet Migration

Following the mullet pods from the Tomoka Basin to Mosquito Lagoon: the light tackle rigs and mullet imitations that work, and Florida's new redfish rules.

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