The Florida Freshwater Angler Newsletter
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The purpose of The Florida Freshwater Angler newsletter is to identify excellent Florida freshwater fishing opportunities and to provide anglers with relevant information that will enhance the quality of their outdoor experience.
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Oct-Dec 2024 |
TrophyCatch, Striped Bass, Aquatic bird identifier Part 1, Hardee County Lakes Park, What fish see Part 2 |
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Jul-Sep 2024 |
TrophyCatch, Spotted Sunfish, Double your fishing fun with birding, Lake Talquin and Ochlockonee River, What fish see Part 1 |
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Apr-Jun 2024 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Yellow Bullhead, Small Boats Part 2, Newnans Lake, How Fish Swim |
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Jan-Mar 2024 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Warmouth, Small Boats Part 1, Lakes Beauclair and Dora, Fish Mouths |
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Oct-Dec 2023 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Peacock Bass, Fishing with your Phone Part 2, O.L. Peacock Sr. Park, TrophyCatch Season 11 Research Articles |
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Jul-Sep 2023 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Chain Pickerel, Fishing with your Phone Part 1, Lake Tarpon, Living on the Edge |
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Apr-Jun 2023 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Redear Sunfish, De-Barb those Hooks!, Lake Victor, Fish Anatomy - The Inside Story |
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Jan-Mar 2023 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Channel Catfish, Give Kayaking a Try - Part 3, Lake Rousseau, Fish Population Length Frequency |
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Oct-Dec 2022 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Black Crappie, Give Kayaking a Try - Part 2, Lake Panasoffkee, How Old Is that Bass? |
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Jul-Sep 2022 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Bluegill, Give Kayaking a Try - Part 1, Lake Trafford, Invertebrate Identifier |
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Apr-Jun 2022 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, Electrofishing, Largemouth Bass, Give Bream a Try, Mary Holland Park |
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Jan-Mar 2022 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, State Record Butterfly Peacock Bass, Spotted Tilapia, Switching from Largemouths to Peacocks, Lower Blackwater River |
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Oct-Dec 2021 |
TrophyCatch Tracker, American Eel, Hall of Fame 100 Survey, The Plastic Worm, Lake Apopka, GoOutdoorsFlorida.com |
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Jul-Sep 2021 |
Mayan Cichlid, Catch a Cat, Apopka Challenge Research Results, Lake Okeechobee, TrophyCatch |
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Apr-Jun 2021 |
Lake Apopka Fishing Challenge, Triploid Grass Carp, Tackle Care, Fish & Wildlife Foundation, The Life of a Lake, Al Lopez Park Lakes, TrophyCatch |
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Spring 2021 |
Lake Apopka Fishing Challenge, Bigmouth Sleeper, Topwater Fishing, The Spawn, HOA and Community Lakes, TrophyCatch |
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Jan-Mar 2021 |
Mosquitofish, Knot Know-How, FishReelFlorida Instagram, Electrofishing, Lake Piney Z, TrophyCatch |
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Oct-Dec 2020 |
TrophyCatch Eyeball Challenge, Flathead Catfish, Fish Rules App, Blackwater Fish Hatchery, Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes, TrophyCatch |
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Jul-Sep 2020 |
Threadfin Shad, How to Certify a Florida State Record, Feathered Fishers, TrophyCatch |
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Apr-Jun 2020 |
TrophyCatch, Common Snook, Fish Length & Weight, Beating the Crowd |
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Jan-Mar 2020 |
TrophyCatch, Blue Tilapia, Fresh & Saltwater Fish, Fish Hooks, Suwannee Lake |
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Oct-Dec 2019 |
TrophyCatch, Golden Shiner, Sport Fish Restoration (SFR), Bait Net Basics, Bobby Hicks Park |
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Jul-Sep 2019 |
TrophyCatch Top Ten, Brown Bullhead, Fishing on Your Feet, Orange Lake, Fish Kills |
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May 2019 |
Bowfin, Braid Basics (Part 2), The Shape of Fish, TrophyCatch |
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April 2019 |
Oscar, Braid Basics (Part 1), Lake Griffin, Fish Scales, TrophyCatch |
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Jan-Mar 2019 |
Florida gar, Harris Chain of Lakes, Keeping Your Catch Alive, TrophyCatch |
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Apr-Jun 2018 |
Striped bass, Lake Trafford, Small water favorites, What fish see (Part 2), TrophyCatch |
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Oct-Dec 2017 |
Spotted sunfish, Lake Pierce, The Science of Trolling, What fish see (Part 1), TrophyCatch |
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Jul-Sep 2017 |
Yellow bullhead, Hurricane Lake and Bear Lake, Light tackle fishing, Minnow identifier, TrophyCatch |
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Apr-Jun 2017 |
Chain pickerel, Lake Apopka, Grass shrimp, How fish swim, TrophyCatch |
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Jan-Mar 2017 |
Warmouth, Osborne-Ida Chain of Lakes, State Record Mayan cichlid, Fish mouths, TrophyCatch |
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Oct-Dec 2016 |
TrophyCatch T-Mail, Butterfly peacock bass, Fish anatomy, Lake George |
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Jul-Sep 2016 |
TrophyCatch, Redear sunfish, Fish length frequency, Record shoal bass, Saddle Creek Park FMA |
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Apr-Jun 2016 |
Channel catfish, New rules for bass, Topwater fishing, Lake Jackson, TrophyCatch |
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Jan-Mar 2016 |
Largemouth Bass, The venerable plastic worm, Santa Fe Lake, The spawn, TrophyCatch |
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Oct-Dec 2015 |
Sunshine bass, Fishing with your phone Part 2, Angler's bookshelf, Lake Kissimmee, How old is that bass?, TrophyCatch |
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Jul-Sep 2015 |
New bass regulations, Fishing with your phone Part 1, Bluegill, Everglades Water Conservation Areas, 2015-16 Freshwater Fishing Regulations, TrophyCatch |
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Oct-Dec 2014 |
TrophyCatch, FWC Freshwater Fishing Blog, Black crappie, Kayaking, Lake Okeechobee, Life on the edge |
The Florida Freshwater Angler newsletter was formerly known as The City Fisher. Some of those issues are available below. Older back issues are listed in The City Fisher Index and can be requested by emailing John.Cimbaro@MyFWC.com
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Apr-Jun 2013 |
TrophyCatch, Largemouth bass, Fishing with your phone, Fish identification |
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Jul-Sep 2012 |
Florida gar, Braided line, Holiday Park, Sport fish quiz, Basic lake management |
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Jan-Mar 2012 |
Black Bass Management Plan, Channel catfish, Fish tagging study, Snake Creek (C-9) Canal, Everglades Decomp project, Freshwater bait & tackle shop finder |
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Oct-Dec 2011 |
Spotted sunfish, Grass shrimp, Interview: John Cassady (Monofilament Recycling), Invertebrate identifier |
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Jul-Sep 2011 |
Chain pickerel, Tamiami (C-4) Canal, Florida fly box, Sport Fish Restoration, Roof racks for anglers |
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Jan-Mar 2011 |
Bluegill, Getting children back to nature, FWC Big Catch Program, Small boats |
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Oct-Dec 2010 |
Black Bass Management Plan, Coded wire tags, Sunshine bass, Pond management, Fishing plastic worms |
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Jul-Sep 2010 |
Angler education, Fish intelligence, FWC social media, Snake identifier |
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Apr-Jun 2010 |
Boat ramp locator, Cold kill, Black Bass Plan survey, Topwater lures Part 2 |
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Jan-Mar 2010 |
Lake Osborne, Think like a fish, Black Bass Management Plan proposal, Topwater lures Part 1 |
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Oct-Dec 2009 |
Exotic fish poster, New saltwater license, Turtles frogs crayfish & mollusks, Picking a fishing rig |
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Jul-Sep 2009 |
Anglers' Legacy, Marsh-canal relationships, De-barbing hooks, Minnow and baitfish identifier |
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Apr-Jun 2009 |
Sport Fish Restoration, Fish prey size selection, Sick fish, Wade fishing |
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Jan-Mar 2009 |
Catfish angling, Creel surveys, Mollusks, Tiny lures |
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Oct-Dec 2008 |
Bream angling, Kayak fishing, Fish mouths, Netting bait |