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• Stone crab season starts Oct. 15 with regulation changes in place

  Monday, October 5, 2020 -  Stone crab regulations are the same in state and federal waters.

• Lang Lake closed from Oct. 15 – Jan. 31

  Monday, October 5, 2020 -  Eagle Lake Fish Management Area remains open.

• FWC announces fall recreational red snapper season in Gulf

  Wednesday, September 30, 2020 -  Fall red snapper season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire operations in the Gulf of Mexico to open on the following Saturdays and Sundays: Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and Nov. 1.

• FWC’s TrophyCatch announces Eyeball Challenge results

  Tuesday, September 29, 2020 -  The Eyeball Challenge asked anglers to estimate the weights of bass in three separate challenges, each with a series of photos.

• Share your input: Attend a public workshop on blue crab traps and diamondback terrapins

  Monday, September 28, 2020 -  The FWC is hosting two virtual public workshops regarding accidental capture of diamondback terrapins in blue crab traps, and the utility of bycatch reduction devices to minimize harm to terrapins.

• Bay scallop season to close Sept. 25 in several areas

  Tuesday, September 15, 2020 -  Once these areas close, scallop harvest will not reopen until the 2021 season, the dates of which are noted below.

• Lionfish Challenge 2020 Update – Sept. 11

  Friday, September 11, 2020 -  The more lionfish removals, the more prizes you win.

• Labor Day last day to harvest bay scallops in Dixie County and a portion of Taylor County

  Friday, September 4, 2020 -  This includes all state waters from the Suwannee River to the Fenholloway River and includes the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee.

• Fish Rules App now expanded to include freshwater regulations

  Wednesday, September 2, 2020 -  The FWC encourages anglers to use the app whenever they are fishing to stay up to date on fishing regulations as well as help them identify their catch.

• FWC certifies new state record flathead catfish 

  Monday, August 31, 2020 -  FWC biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69.9 pounds, measuring 48.5 inches long, with a girth of 38.25 inches, caught by Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County.