FWC stocks hybrid bass at Lake Bryant Lake Bryant offers some of the best freshwater fishing for largemouth bass and bream in the region. To provide anglers with another species, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently stocked about 25,000 hybrid bass in the lake. The fish should reach 8 to 10 inches in [...]
Lake Apopka Aquatic Plant Management Meeting January 24th
January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Managing Aquatic Plants in Lake Apopka is the focus of a public meeting in Winter Garden on Tuesday, Jan. 24 hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The meeting is from 6-9 p.m. in Tanner Hall, 29 W. Garden Avenue in Newton Park, Winter Garden, The goal of this meeting is to solicit [...]
Broward County Kids Bass Fishing Tournaments
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Passing this on and maybe you know some kids looking to get their start as a future pro in tournament bass fishing. We have had kids start in this program who have gone on to be very successful in local adult money tournaments. Only have 8 slots left. Please see pics and PDF attachment for [...]
Become FWC’s eyes and ears to protect wildlife
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you are like most Florida anglers and boaters, you enjoy your time on the water. It’s an opportunity to get close to nature and break the routine of work, school or retirement. The peaceful challenge of trying to find, attract and catch your piscatorial prey is made possible, in part, by the scientific management [...]
Public meeting on Kissimmee Chain hydrilla management
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The final draft plan for hydrilla management on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for treatments through spring 2012 will be the focus of a public meeting Aug. 31 in the Osceola County Chambers in the Administrative Building at 1 Courthouse Square in Kissimmee. The draft plan includes revisions based on appropriate public comments Florida Fish [...]
FWC Reveals "Trophy Catch" Program at iCast
July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A hallmark of the long-term Florida Black Bass Management Plan, which the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved on June 9, 2011, will be a sensational new TrophyCatch angler recognition program. Florida intends to ensure that Florida is the undisputed bass fishing capital of the world. Representatives of the FWC, the Wildlife Foundation [...]
