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Fishing on the Winter Haven Chain has been good
News Chief, FL
For eight weeks starting today, Outdoor Ramblings will run a photo of a lake in Central Florida, and all you have to do is identify it. The first person who calls Ron's Tackle Box at 863-956-4990 with the correct answer will be the week's winner.

Lawmakers push to ease fishing rules
Gloucester Daily Times,  USA
By Richard Gaines Along the Atlantic Coast all the way to Florida, complaints from fishing ports are the same even if the fish — and the fishing — are different. Winter flounder here, summer flounder father south and red snapper in Gulf waters — these ...

Freshwater fishing free this weekend
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL
Folks who have considered going fishing but couldn't make time to get a license can fish without one this weekend. Residents and nonresidents of any age can fish in public freshwater fishing areas without a license on the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report 4/2/09
The Ledger, FL
Fishing along Florida's East coast has remained consistent. Redfish have been caught along the flats in 2-3 feet of water adjacent to sand bars or near pot holes. Crank baits such as Bass Assassin's Goldfish Red Daddy Spinner Combo work well with a ...

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DEP and FWC "Hook" Kids and Families on Fishing
Wakulla.com, FL
This weekend families can enjoy a free freshwater fishing weekend throughout the state, when no fishing license is required for freshwater fishing. This covers both Florida residents and non-Florida residents fishing in public fresh waters no matter ...
FWC: Free freshwater fishing weekend ahead Gainesville Sun
Free Freshwater Fishing Weekend in Florida The Ledger
Keepin It Fresh: From Crank Baits to Kevin VanDam Sebastian Sun
Ocala - Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News
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Cape Coral Barometer
Hogfish from Matlacha Pass
Cape Coral Barometer, FL
A fisherman's fond dream, you can walk out of your room onto the deck and drop a line into some of the best fishing waters Florida has available. Before you get onto the bridge, you'll surely notice the bright red "Island Time Zone Begins Here" sign. ...

New sports radio station to include Tobeck ... on fishing
Seattle Post Intelligencer
"Fishing is a passion of mine. When you grow up in Florida, you fish. Since I left football, I've really enjoyed having summer time to chase tuna off the coast and be up here when the salmon are showing up." Since retiring from the NFL, Tobeck has been ...

From fishing poles to the grave, anti-tax legislators turn to ...
Central Florida Political Pulse, FL
The Florida Legislature is trying to plug the $6.1 billion budget shortfall literally by digging deeper into the pockets of anyone who drives a car, goes to court, or buys a burial plot. Legislative budget-writers have littered its dozen or so spending ...
Florida legislators raise fees instead of taxes Sun-Sentinel.com
Florida lawmakers ready to raise fees MiamiHerald.com
Florida House panel talks trash tax The News-Press
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South Florida fishing report
MiamiHerald.com, FL
Captain Bob LeMay has been finding large, hungry tarpon at night under Biscayne Bay bridges, and recently, Thorne Sparkman, founder of Reel-Time.com, the first Internet fly-fishing magazine, fished Biscayne Bay at night with LeMay and hooked more than ...
March and April Fishing Report for Naples and Marco Marco Eagle
Anna Maria Area Fishing 4/1/09 The Ledger
Angler's Outlook: If it rains in April, look for snook and tarpon Marconews
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Flame retardants found in Florida waters
Bizjournals.com, NC
A previous study by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and the State University of New York found that Florida's top saltwater predators, including sharks, had high and increasing levels of PBDEs. In 2007, Florida commercial fishing generated ...

Arkansas Sportsman Magazine
Natural State Bass Forecast
Arkansas Sportsman Magazine, AR
"Upper and Lower White Oak tend to be great bass lakes, and we stock the lower lake with Florida-strain bass." The upper lake covers 1032 acres and features two AGFC ramps and a barrier-free fishing pier; the lower section comprises 1645 acres and has ...

The lure of recession-time fishing
National Post, Canada
"The one little treat people are giving themselves these days is getting out and going fishing and getting away from it all," said Mel Berman, who runs a fishing talk-radio show in Florida, a major destination for anglers. ...

Commentary: Tigers' Leyland has no answers, only questions
The Detroit News, MI
For instance, he sensed Monday that someone was "fishing," and nothing bothers him more than when a reporter tries to pry an answer out of him before a decision can be made. So there was Leyland on the bench before Monday's game against the Red Sox, ...

Applying sight-line lessons to fishing
Bethany Beach Wave, DE
As I reported last week, my wife and I are spending this month down in the Florida Keys practicing our fishing techniques so we'll be sharp and ready for action when the water's warm and the fish start to snap back home on Delmarva. ...

Fishing report: New York brothers find plenty of tarpon biting
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
... fly-fishing out of Flamingo with Capt. Jorge L. Valverde. Rattlers results: Alfred Hernandes caught 6.61 pounds of fish, including the big bass of 2.6, to win the South Florida Bass Rattlers club tournament along Alligator Alley. ...

Fly-fishing film a 90-minute festival
Anchorage Daily News, AK
... as Papua New Guinea, Russia, Belize and the Florida Keys. "Eastern Rising" by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel, the Felt Soul Media duo behind the award-winning Bristol Bay documentary "Red Gold," offers some fly-fishing scenes from Bristol Bay. ...

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Boater’s World sinking
Bradenton Herald,  United States
... executive director of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida in Fort Lauderdale. “It is a little bit of a surprise because they seem to have a pretty good game plan.” Small boating and fishing retailers in Manatee County, however, ...
Boater's World puts up closing signs: Its parent company filed ... Trading Markets (press release)
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Florida Travel Calendar for May
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
Also offered are fishing and boating demonstrations, boat tours, and children's games and activities. At Sims Park and Orange Lake. VIP seating for Blues Concert available. Most, but not all, activities are free. 727-842-8066. www.nprmainstreet.com May ...
South Florida Travel Calendar for May Sun-Sentinel.com
North Florida & the Panhandle Travel Calendar for May Sun-Sentinel.com
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Sunshine Skyway/Tampa Bay Fishing Report 3/22/09
The Ledger, FL
"What a week of fishing. As many of you know I do like to fish for quality rather than a bunch of small fish and that is exactly what we did this past week and it was worth it. Every day this past week we caught fish with some big fish in the mix. ...
Best Bets: Spring has sprung — and so have the fish The News-Press
Fish Find Feeding Switch Tampa Tribune
Bait and switch Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The Ledger - The Ledger
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South Carolina fishermen got just a bit greedy here
News Chief, FL
But they kept all they caught, so each person was charged with 340 fish over the legal limit Besides the fines and jail time, all of these people should be banned from fishing Florida waters for at least two years. The four anglers were fishing out of ...
Morning Best Time For Catching Fish Tampa Tribune
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