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Florida Youth Fishing Program Summit

October 08, 2010 

Recreational fishing is fun and gets young people outdoors to engage in a healthy, lifelong activity that enhances their quality of life and encourages them to become conservation stewards.  

Conservation education and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

August 02, 2010 

Summer provides ample opportunity for children to develop a love of nature.  

Florida Black Bass Management Plan Survey Results

July 01, 2010 

Florida anglers want a homespun management plan for the most popular freshwater sportfishes in America – the freshwater black basses.  

Angling for a million-dollar largemouth bass

June 01, 2010 

Fishermen around Florida are assisting the FWC by filling out surveys on bass fishing.  

Florida Freshwater Fisheries Management open for business under new leadership

May 07, 2010 

For 30 years, I've had the opportunity, challenge and pleasure of working with some great biologists dedicated to conserving Florida's unique fisheries resources while providing quality recreational fishing. Since 2004, I've had the privilege of working under the direction of Darrell Scovell, director of the FWC's Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management.  

Bass are on the beds and on our minds

April 01, 2010 

Spring is here, and the bass are on their beds. The males have been fanning out beds on firm lake bottoms with plenty of nearby vegetation. If they are successful in their amorous intents to entice a female to join them, they'll soon be spending time guarding the nest and fanning tens of thousands of eggs to keep them oxygenated. 

Get your free goodies for buying a 5-year freshwater fishing license now!

March 01, 2010 

Active, nature-based recreation develops happier, healthier and smarter lifestyles for Floridians, as well as encouraging a conservation stewardship ethic among resource users.  

Fishing Forecasts for 2010

February 01, 2010 

FWC biologists have completed their analyses of the 2009 fishing data to come up with a list of top fishing sites for 2010.  

Florida's FWC is looking to the future

January 01, 2010 

The FWC begins an era of new leadership in 2010.  

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