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GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
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The Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission last week bent to pressure from the federal regulators with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and agreed to match state gag grouper closures to those set by the council, with a shutdown from November 1 to June 30 yearly, a move the feds believe is necessary to restore the breeding stock of large adults in offshore waters.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.
Because of the warmer weather we've been having, captains are fishing spring areas and catching trout, redfish, and even a few snook. Greenbacks have also hung around all winter in deeper waters near the bridges and markers. The result is that bigger fish are being caught with live bait.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
The 21st edition of The Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo and Boat Show is March 2-4 at the Florida State Fair Grounds. Hosted by long-time Tribune outdoors editor Frank Sargeant, the show features some 150 vendors and attracts more than 20,000 visitors annually. This year's show includes some 40 seminars from top outdoors experts including Captains Mike Anderson and Billy Nobles, Bill Miller and Glen Pla, as well as internationally known fly-rodder Nick Curcione. Admission is free on Friday, $8 for adults Saturday and Sunday. For details, visit tampaoutdoorexpo.com.
If you consider sheepshead "panfish," you're going to need a bigger pan for the next couple of months.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.
Word travels fast through the world of anglers, canoeists and kayakers.
TALLAHASSEE — Several species of grouper will be off-limits in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, while snook fishing is set to reopen on Florida's Atlantic coast.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
Who's on first, what's on second?
TALLAHASSEE — Water pollution rules supported by business, agriculture and utility interests but opposed by environmentalists, who say they are too weak, appear headed for quick passage in the Florida Legislature.
Medard Park is restocked with hundreds of thousands of bass, bluegill and catfish, but the park allows only catch-and-release fishing for now.
So far this month, the weather has been all but typical. Given the nice, warm temperatures, I'm not so sure the fish know what season we're in.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
Astronomers assure us there are perfectly logical reasons for the tides to be lower in winter than in summer. But for those of us who view calculus much like the barb of a stingray, as something to be aware of but to give a wide berth, it suffices simply to know that the lowest tides of the year occur on our coast in the colder months.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Frank Sargeant.
Unlike an amusement park ride, the real world does not give you a controlled experience for your admission. Go fishing in South Shore waters and you could be pleasantly surprised at what bites your line.
Many environmentalists would like to see them go away permanently. They cook billions of larval shrimp, crabs and fishes every year in their boilers, and the hot water they generate kills thousands of acres of sea grasses in some areas.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller.
For coastal anglers tired of trying to coax a bite out of lethargic saltwater fish in January and February, one quick remedy is to go inland and sample some of Florida's incredible largemouth bass fishing. Because the largest female bass head to the shallows to spawn from January through early April, the colder months offer prime fishing—at a time when most saltwater action has not fully turned back on.
GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of the local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Rick Grassett.
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