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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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Moon Phase – Does It Really Help Catch Fish?

Almost every angler understands the best fishing times are when the fish are feeding. This tends to be during dawn and dusk, but what often goes unnoticed are the two periods elsewhere in the day, which are moonrise and moonset. These are important, because these moon phases also have an effect on a variety of factors when they trigger a feeding pattern during these periods.

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Carlos Lindquist with a 91lb Wahoo. Neptune Fishing Adventures/Topshot Charters

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