05/26/10 — Bass fishing enthusiasts will want to stow a digital camera in the tackle box this summer for a chance to win $1 million for catching a record largemouth bass anywhere in Florida.BountyFishing.com, the place where anglers compete for cash prizes uploading photos of the biggest fish, announced the Florida Million Dollar Bass Bounty [...]
This Father's Day – think bass fishing
May 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
May 21, 2010 Contact: Bob Wattendorf, 850-488-0520 Make this Father’s Day one for families, summer fun and tradition by going fishing in Florida, the Fishing Capital of the World. Surprise Dad with a family fishing outing and a 5-year freshwater fishing license, or give him an opportunity to catch a Florida bass worth a million [...]
SMI Partners With Wounded Warrior Project to Send Injured Vets Fishing With Bass Master Pro Angler Mark Shepard
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BUTLER, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — SMI, a manufacturer of cold therapy products and services for hospitals and outpatient surgery centers, has joined forces with the Wounded Warrior Project to send injured U.S. veterans bass fishing on Lake Okeechobee in Florida. The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. [...]
Bass Fishing Survey for Florida Bass Management Plan
May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dear Florida Angler, Whether you are an occasional angler or an avid, whether you fish with a cane pole in your back yard or traveling to Florida “The Fishing Capital of the World” from afar, or if you have a business that depends on quality sportfishing–we want your opinion. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation [...]
Lake Trafford stocked with 150,000 bass from FWC
April 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
April 21, 2010 Contact: Gabriella B. Ferraro, 772-215-9459 Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will stock 150,000 Florida largemouth bass fingerlings in Lake Trafford, the largest lake south of Lake Okeechobee. The 1,500-acre freshwater lake is an important resource for boating, fishing and wildlife-viewing. Over the past few years, the lake [...]
Florida Freshwater Fisheries open for business
April 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
Published on: April 19, 2010 For 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity, challenge and pleasure of working with some great fisheries biologists and a cadre of supporting scientists, technicians and staff dedicated to conserving Florida’s unique fisheries resources while providing quality recreational fishing. Mostly unbeknownst to the angling public, the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management, [...]
