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• TrophyCatch awards Season 9 Phoenix bass boat

  Friday, December 10, 2021 -  The FWC's TrophyCatch program has awarded the Season 9 Phoenix bass boat to angler James Bernard from Lee, Florida.

• Snook seasonal closure in Atlantic starts Dec. 15

  Friday, December 3, 2021 -  Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season.

• Snook seasonal closure in Gulf starts Dec. 1

  Wednesday, November 24, 2021 -  The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 1 in Gulf state and federal waters, including Monroe County and Everglades National Park, and will remain closed through Feb. 28, 2022, reopening to harvest March 1, 2022.

• New regulations for spot and Atlantic croaker on Atlantic coast effective Dec. 1

  Tuesday, November 23, 2021 -  These changes are part of a coastwide, multi-state conservation strategy for the Atlantic stocks of these species.

• Flounder recreational harvest reopens Dec. 1

  Tuesday, November 23, 2021 -  The minimum size limit for flounder is 14 inches total length and the daily recreational bag limit is five fish per person.

• TrophyCatch to give away new bass boat in live drawing

  Tuesday, November 23, 2021 -  The five drawing finalists were randomly selected from 36,237 TrophyCatch program registrants and club winners and were announced on the TrophyCatch Facebook Page.

• Lang Lake closed from Nov. 1

  Friday, October 29, 2021 -  UPDATE: Lang Lake Fish Management Area remains closed until further notice.

• Greater amberjack closes Nov. 1 in Gulf state waters

  Monday, October 25, 2021 -  The season is scheduled to reopen May 1-31, 2022.

• Spotted seatrout Central East Region seasonal closure starts Nov. 1

  Monday, October 25, 2021 -  Spotted seatrout will be closed to recreational harvest Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 in the Central East Region, which includes all state and federal waters from Palm Beach through Volusia counties

• Catch a Florida Memory celebrates 5-year “catch-iversary” with program milestone

  Monday, October 25, 2021 -  The FWC Saltwater Angler Recognition program, Catch a Florida Memory, celebrated it’s 5-year anniversary by achieving more than 20,000 approved angler catches.