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Florida has thousands of freshwater lakes, rivers, reservoirs and canals, so choosing where to fish can be harder than finding water. This guide highlights 30 of BassOnline’s most useful freshwater fishing spots in Florida for anglers planning trips for largemouth…
Free Florida Fishing Licenses Florida’s Governor Rick Scott announces free Florida Fishing licenses for all the first responders and law enforcement that are helping with the efforts to rebuild our communities here in Florida after Hurricane Irma. There is no…
Lake Trafford Restoration Yields Great Bass Fishing The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed a 10-pound, 7-ounce largemouth bass was caught on Lake Trafford and approved in the TrophyCatch program. Lake Trafford, in Collier County, has received…
What Is a Sunshine Bass? A sunshine bass is a hatchery-produced hybrid created by crossing a female white bass with a male striped bass. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produces and stocks these fish because the hybrid does not…
Published: June 5, 2013 · Updated: September 8, 2026 Lake Victor in Holmes County is a 130-acre Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fish-management area with largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish, and black crappie. It is a…
December 2009 Bob Wattendorf FWC needs your input on the draft black bass management plan Black bass are the most popular recreational fishes in the United States, but do you know what they are? In the Sunshine State, black bass…
National Fishing & Boating Week begins June 6! Hey, it’s me Gil Blue – your native guide to fishing and boating. What? You never talked to a fish before? Well listen up, because you’re not going to want to miss…
Published: September 14, 2008 · Updated: September 8, 2026 Florida offers outstanding catfish fishing from Panhandle rivers to Central Florida lakes. Anglers can target channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, white catfish and bullheads in flowing rivers, deep holes, canals,…
