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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
No License Needed to Go Freshwater Fishing In Florida This Weekend!
March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Written by Bob Wattendorf, FWC Wednesday, 30 March 2011 14:04 Freshwater fishing opportunities April 2-3 in Florida Spring is a wonderful time for freshwater fishing throughout Florida. For starters, the weather tends to be especially comfortable. In addition, most sunfish – including bass, bluegill and redear sunfish – are in the shallows this time of [...]
Florida Fish Busters’ Bulletin – December 2010
December 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
Hydrilla—the nine-headed marsh serpent Bob Wattendorf In classic Greek mythology, the Hydra was a marsh serpent that had nine heads to start with, but each time one was cut off, two more grew back. Hercules finally defeated the Hydra by cauterizing the necks as he slew the beast and accomplished his 12 labors. Hydra makes [...]
