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• Let’s go fishing! Freshwater license-free weekend is April 2-3

  Tuesday, March 29, 2022 -  On these days, the fishing license requirement is waived for all recreational anglers, including residents and nonresidents.

• FWC begins habitat enhancement project on Lake Jackson

  Thursday, March 24, 2022 -  Habitat enhancement efforts, including management of invasive plants in open water and replanting scraped sites with native bulrush, are scheduled to be completed by June 1, 2022.

• FWC hosts public meeting on fishing regulations for Fellsmere Water Management Area

  Monday, March 14, 2022 -  The meeting will be held 6-8 p.m. March 30, in the Blue Cypress Room at the St. Johns River Water Management District Office, 525 Community College Parkway SE, Palm Bay, FL 32909.

• Suspect cited for 2,611 pompano over the allowable limit

  Monday, March 14, 2022 -  The FWC has charged a vessel captain with the unlawful use of a monofilament entanglement net (gill net) to take pompano outside of the Pompano Endorsement Zone in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

• FWC officers intercept commercial vessel with more than 11,000 pounds of illegally harvested shrimp

  Friday, March 11, 2022 -  During their inspection, officers discovered more than 11,000 pounds of shrimp, valued at more than $30,000, and several pounds of cobia fillets in the vessel’s freezer. Upon further inspection, officers also discovered turtle-excluder device (TED) violations.

• FWC invites the public to attend 27th Annual Tenoroc Youth Fishing Derby

  Monday, March 7, 2022 -  The FWC invites you to attend a free youth freshwater fishing derby at the Tenoroc Public Use Area, 3829 Tenoroc Mine Road, Lakeland, FL 33805 on Saturday, April 2, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

• Orange Lake meeting discusses hydrilla management, provides lake conditions update

  Monday, March 7, 2022 -  The FWC is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, March 15, to provide an update on lake conditions and discuss upcoming hydrilla management for Orange Lake.

• Celebrate TrophyCatch’s 10th season with 10 tags & thousands of dollars in prizes!

  Friday, March 4, 2022 -  FWC biologists tagged and released 10 largemouth bass with bright pink tags in 10 different locations across the state. If caught, one tag could be worth thousands of dollars in prizes!

• FWC approves limited recreational harvest of goliath grouper in state waters

  Thursday, March 3, 2022 -  This unique recreational opportunity is possible through conservation efforts by state and federal agencies that aided in the goliath grouper population rebuilding over the course of three decades, following years of overfishing

• FWC approves dolphinfish rule changes for Atlantic state waters

  Thursday, March 3, 2022 -  For current recreational dolphinfish regulations, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on “Recreational Regulations” and “Dolphinfish.” This page will be updated with the new regulations when they take effect.