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Fish Busters' is a column begun in 2006 and edited by Bob Wattendorf with assistance from Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management Staff and the Community Relations Office.  Scroll down for links to individual "Fish Buster" articles. Fish Busters' Articles are provided as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Files (PDF). Your browser will normally open these automatically using free software. If it does not, please read the PDF instructions for simple guidance on how to use these files.

2009

November 2009--Common Carp (127KB)
October 2009--Fisheries Habitats (117KB)
September 2009--National Fishing and Hunting Day  (146KB)
August 2009--Other Freshwater Animals  (148KB)
July 2009--Fish Stocking  (222KB)
June 2009--Anglers Legacy   (223KB)
May 2009--Get Outdoors Florida   (120KB)
April 2009--The Future of Freshwater Fishing in Florida  (147KB)
March 2009--It's About Habitat--Lake Panasoffkee (159KB)
February 2009--Best Freshwater Fishing Sites for 2009 (139KB)
January 2009--Get Outdoors Florida! (310KB)

2008

December 2008--Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration (250KB)
November 2008--Fishing Creels (211KB)
October 2008--Fishing is for Everyone (154KB)
September 2008--Fishing/Boating Photo Guidelines (147KB)
August 2008--Florida attracts anglers like chum attracts fish (166KB)
July 2008--Nonresident Anglers and 2008 Catfish Holes (134KB)
June 2008--New Rules (134KB)
May 2008--Freshwater Fisheries Vision (111KB)
April 2008--Top Bream Sites and Kids Fishing (321KB)
March 2008--Top Bass Sites and Record Potential (152KB)
February 2008--Nonnative Fishes (140KB)
January 2008--Catch-and-Release (119KB)

2007

December 2007--Florida Fishing Reigns Supreme (148KB)
November 2007--Freshwater Fisheries Roundtable (128KB)
October 2007--American Eels (104KB)
September 2007--Ethical Angling (110KB)
August 2007--Extreme Weather (125KB)
July 2007--Bluegill, Bream, Panfish Top sites for 2007 (254KB)
June 2007--Stress and "Last Child in the Woods"
May 2007--Florida Catfish Sites
April 2007--Florida Fishing Licenses
March 2007--Florida Bass Conservation Center (121KB)
February 2007--Bass Fishing (135KB)
January 2007--Crappie Fishing (101KB)

2006

December 2006--The Founding Fish
November 2006--Fisheries Biologists
October 2006--Sturgeon (256KB)
September 2006--Freshwater Fishing Regulations
August 2006--Solunar Theory
July 2006--Summer Bass Fishing
June 2006--Fishing Capital of the World
May 2006--Catfish Fishing
April 2006--The Bass Classic
March 2006--Bass Fishing
February 2006--Bream Fishing
January 2006--Crappie Fishing

These columns are distributed as a news release and in the form of a more lengthy column for the following periodicals. (Note: Magazine Links open in a new window).
Coastal Angler Magazine
Fishing Connection
Florida Fishing Weekly
Florida Game & Fish Magazine
Florida Outdoors Magazine
Outdoor Sports in the Southeast
Fish and Game Finder
Florida Outdoor Adventures Magazine
Outdoor Florida
Woods N Water Magazine

"City Fisher" John Cimbaro, Editor

Volume	Date	Keywords	Special Insert
Volume 39	Oct-Dec 2009	Exotic fish poster, New saltwater license	Picking a fishing rig
Volume 38	Jul-Sep 2009	Anglers' Legacy, Marsh-Canal Relationships	Minnows and Baitfish
Volume 37	Apr-Jun 2009	Sportfish Restoration, Prey size selection, Sick fish	Foot wear for fishing
Volume 36	Jan-Mar 2009	Catfish fishing, Creels, Molluscs	Tiny Lures (main file)
Volume 35	Oct-Dec 2008	Bevy of Bream, Interview with D.C. Bienvenue, Biology--the importance of mouth shapes, Nets in Freshwater	Nets (main file)
Volume 34	Jul-Sep 2008	Photo Contest, Fish Weights, New Rules	City Fisher Index (main file)
Volume 33	Oct-Dec 2007	Blackwater Hatchery, Sunshine Bass	Google Earth
Volume 32	Jul-Aug 2007	American Eels, Length-Weight in Fishes	Triploid Grass Carp
Volume 31	Oct-Dec 2007	Pacu, Topeekeegee-Yugnee Park, Brett Norton	A look at hooks
Volume 30	Jul-Aug 2007	Mayan Cichlids, Florida Bass Conservation Center, Build Your Own Lures, Palm Lake FMA	History of FWC
Volume 29	Apr-Jun 2007	Seminole Killifish, Photo Tournament Results, Fishing Regulations, Caloosa FMA	History of FWC
Volume 28	Jan-Mar 2007	Lake Chubsucker, Fish 'Coloration,'	How to Build a Pond
Volume 27	Oct-Dec 2006	Brook Silverside, Solunar Theory, Jon Fury	How to Shoot Fish (Photographic tips)
Volume 26	Jul-Sep 2006	Gizzard Shad, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), Volunteer Officers	Bait and Tackle Shops
Volume 25	Oct-Dec 2005	Bluefin killifish, zooplankton, Florida Wildlife Legacy	Holiday gift guide
Volume 24	Jul-Sep 2005	Exotic philosophy, benthics	Trolling
Volume 23	Apr-Jun 2005	Redstriped eartheater, redfin pickerel, water quality	Spinner baits
Volume 22	Jan-Mar 2005	Black acara, sailfin molly, limnology	Knot basics
Volume 21	Oct-Dec 2004	Pike killifish, longnose gar, fish vision part 2	Emergent plants
Volume 20	Jul-Sep 2004	African jewelfish, brown bullhead, fish vision part 1	Submerged plants
Volume 19	Apr-Jun 2004	Brown hoplo, mosquitofish, schooling behavior	Floating Plants
Volume 18	Jan-Mar 2004	Grass carp, striped mullet, smell and taste in fish	Exotic Fish identifier
Volume 17	Sep-Dec 2003	South E-4,  threadfin shad, swimming mechanics	Staying Safe Outdoors
Volume 16	Jul-Aug 2003	Earman Canal (C-17),  golden shiner, fish anatomy	Insert Aquatic Bird Identifier(2)
Volume 15	Apr-Jun 2003	Aerojet Canal (C-111), walking catfish,  spotted sunfish, fish respiration/gills	Insert Aquatic Bird Identifier
Volume 14	Jan-Mar 2003	Snake Creek, Florida gar, fish spawning	Insert: Tackle care
Volume 13	Oct-Dec 2002	North New River (G-15), yellow bullhead, live release	Insert: Gifts
Volume 12	Jul-Sep 2002	North E-4 Canal, tarpon, exotic fish	Insert: Exotic fish id and summary
Volume 11	Apr-Jun 2002	South New River, warmouth, longevity, osmoregulation	Insert: Beating the Crowd
Volume 10	Jan-Mar 2002	Cutler Drain, midas cichlid, snook, parasites, scales	Insert: Light fishing tackle
Volume 9	Oct-Dec 2000	Cypress Creek, swamp eel, redear sunfish, triploid grass carp, creel survey	Insert: Aquatic reptiles, turtles
Volume 8	Jul-Sep 2000	Hillsboro Canal, blue tilapia, chain pickerel, lateral line	Insert: Fly fishing basics
Volume 7	Apr-Jun 2000	Blackcreek Canal, clown knifefish, black crappie, radiotelemetry	Insert: Fish ID and anatomy
Volume 6	Jan-Mar 2000	Blue Lagoon, oscar, bowfin, tagging	Insert: Pond Management
Volume 5	Oct-Dec 2000	E-4 Canal, spotted tilapia, sunshine bass, electrofishing	Insert:  Gifts
Volume 4	Jul-Aug 2000	Loxahatchee, sailfin catfish, bluegill, mercury	Insert:  Dipnet fishes
Volume 3	Apr-Jun 2000	Lake Osborne, jaguar guapote, channel catfish, fish kills	Insert: World Record Peacock Bass
Volume 2	Jan-Mar 2000	L67a, butterfly peacock, bigmouth sleeper fish, aging fish otoliths	Insert: Family Fishing Tips
Volume 1	Oct-Dec 1999	Tropical Park, mayan cichlid, largemouth bass, NNFRL Intro	Insert: Tri-City Bait and Tackle Shops