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Photo of Mike Spelman in Blue Springs Cave, taken by Mike Wisenbaker Freshwater fishing in Florida is a major source of recreation to residents and tourists from very diverse backgrounds, and results in generation of over a billion dollars in revenue flow for the state each year. What most people don't realize is that there are also important nongame or nonconsumptive uses of freshwater fishes in Florida that provide recreational opportunities such as diving and snorkeling.

Mike Spelman is a long-time Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission employee and an avid diver and underwater photographer. He currently works at the Joe Budd Aquatic Education Center, and among his previous assignments he was involved in the Gulf Coast Striper reintroduction study and Apalachicola River Project. His photography and tips are featured in this section, which is designed to help introduce us surface dwellers to what lies below the air-water interface of our rivers and lakes.

Take Me Fishing.org is a great general information site for recreational anglers and boaters.

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