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• FWC announces next steps for the Lake Okeechobee Management Plan

  Monday, March 1, 2021 -  The FWC invites the public to attend a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. that will provide an update on the Lake Okeechobee Management Plan currently in development.

• You’re invited to a black crappie regulations review virtual public meeting for Orange Creek Basin

  Thursday, February 18, 2021 -  The FWC will host a virtual public meeting for Orange Creek Basin – Orange, Lochloosa and Newnans lakes – on Feb. 25 from 6-8 p.m. ET.

• FWC announces next steps for the Harris Chain of Lakes Management Plan

  Wednesday, February 17, 2021 -  The FWC invites the public to attend a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. that will provide an update on the Harris Chain of Lakes Management Plan currently in development.

• You’re invited to a black crappie regulations review virtual public meeting for the Northwest Region

  Tuesday, February 16, 2021 -  The objective of the conversation will be to gather stakeholder input on current black crappie regulations and will focus on statewide opinions as well as resource specific regulations.

• You’re invited to a black crappie regulations review virtual public meeting for the St. Johns River

  Tuesday, February 9, 2021 -  The objective of the conversation will be to gather stakeholder input on current black crappie regulations and will focus on statewide opinions as well as resource specific regulations.

• Fish attractors deployed in Lake Apopka thanks to public-private partnership

  Tuesday, January 26, 2021 -  Fish attractors concentrate fish where anglers can easily catch them, which provides greater fishing opportunities for Florida anglers.

• Lake Walk-In-Water conservation project complete

  Tuesday, January 26, 2021 -  With help from Polk County Parks and Natural Resources, FWC biologists deployed 40 individual artificial trees at each of the seven fish attractor sites selected throughout the lake for a total of 280 trees deployed.

• You’re invited to black crappie regulations review virtual public meetings for central Florida waterbodies

  Friday, January 22, 2021 -  The objective of the conversations will be to gather stakeholder input on current black crappie regulations and will focus on statewide opinions, as well as resource specific regulations.

• FWC partners with FOLA on inaugural Lake Apopka Fish Challenge

  Tuesday, January 19, 2021 -  The contest, which runs from Jan. 15 to May 31, offers anglers the chance to catch a tagged fish in Lake Apopka and return the tag to the FWC for a prize from FOLA.

• You’re invited to black crappie regulations review virtual public meetings for the South Region

  Friday, January 15, 2021 -  The objective of the conversations will be to gather stakeholder input on current black crappie regulations and will focus on statewide opinions, as well as resource specific regulations.