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• FWC reveals TrophyCatch pink tag hint maps

  Thursday, June 30, 2022 -  As TrophyCatch heads into the last months of Season 10 and the 10-Tag Celebration, eight more prized fish are still swimming in Florida lakes and the FWC is offering clues about where to find them.

• Second tagged bass caught for TrophyCatch’s 10-Tag Celebration! Eight remain swimming across the state

  Thursday, June 16, 2022 -  The second tagged bass was caught on Newnans Lake on June 11 by RJ Crawford, an angler from High Springs.

• Join FWC and Bass Pro Shops for first TrophyCatch 10-Tag Celebration Ceremony

  Thursday, June 9, 2022 -  The event will take place Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Lowrance “Show Up and Shop” event at Bass Pro Shops Tampa, 10501 Palm River Road, Tampa, FL 33619.

• Joe Budd Pond temporarily closed

  Friday, June 3, 2022 -  This closure is due to lowered water levels to evaluate the condition of the water control structure and fishing access areas and for any necessary repairs to be made.

• Fish license-free in Florida two weekends in June

  Wednesday, June 1, 2022 -  The FWC invites residents and visitors to go fishing in Florida during two license-free weekends: June 4-5 for saltwater and June 11-12 for freshwater.

• FWC invites the public to attend a virtual public meeting on proposed black crappie regulations

  Wednesday, May 25, 2022 -  Attendees should sign up by June 7 via email at Crappie@MyFWC.com and include which meeting they wish to attend, their name and email address.

• FWC: First pink-tagged bass caught! 9 more are swimming, worth big prizes!

  Tuesday, May 24, 2022 -  On May 22, Florida angler, Dale Dew, caught the first pink-tagged bass of the FWC's TrophyCatch 10-Tag Celebration.

• FWC hosts public meeting on research of striped bass on lower Ochlockonee River

  Monday, May 23, 2022 -  The in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. ET at the Joe Budd Wildlife Field Office.

• FWC announces winner of High School Fishing Conservation Project Competition

  Friday, May 20, 2022 -  The FWC's High School Fishing Program congratulates Punta Gorda Middle School fishing team as the Grand Prize winners of the FWC’s High School Fishing Conservation Project Competition.

• FWC reaches major milestone with release of genetically pure hatchery-raised shoal bass

  Monday, May 16, 2022 -  The FWC successfully released 3,300 hatchery-raised shoal bass fingerlings (young fish) into the Chipola River in May.