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• Reel in some Florida fun on license-free fishing weekends in June

  Thursday, June 1, 2023 -  The FWC invites Florida residents and visitors to go fishing during two license-free weekends: June 3-4 for saltwater and June 10-11 for freshwater.

• Shoal bass conservation update: Another successful release of hatchery-raised stock

  Monday, May 22, 2023 -  Freshwater fisheries biologists and managers from the FWC successfully released 7,800 hatchery-raised shoal bass fingerlings (young fish) into the Chipola River on May 12.

• FWC Commissioners approve rule changes to two fish management areas

  Thursday, May 11, 2023 -  The changes will establish Doral Glades Park as a new fish management area in Miami-Dade County and remove Lang Lake as an FMA in Hamilton County.

• Congratulations, youth artists! FWC announces winners of the Florida State Fish Art Contest

  Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -  The winners from all grades will have their artwork displayed in the 2023-24 Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing Regulations booklets.

• FWC to meet May 10 and 11 in Miami

  Tuesday, April 25, 2023 -  The FWC will meet in person May 10-11 at the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon, 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL 33126. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. ET each day and is open to the public.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Apopka

  Thursday, April 13, 2023 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the lake in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and could impact access to navigation.

• FWC partners with RBFF to fund youth fishing education in Florida

  Wednesday, April 12, 2023 -  The FWC and RBFF will support five organizations that help Florida’s Hispanic youth learn about conservation, fishing practices and fishing gear to create confident and responsible anglers.

• Catch some fun this weekend on license-free freshwater fishing days

  Monday, March 27, 2023 -  On these days, the fishing license requirement is waived for all recreational anglers, including residents and non-residents.

• The Florida Fishing Trail is coming soon to Hardee County!

  Friday, March 24, 2023 -  The Florida Fishing Trail will feature a series of freshwater lakes and is estimated to be complete in Spring 2024.

• FWC: You’re invited to the Annual Tenoroc Youth Fishing Derby

  Thursday, March 2, 2023 -  This special event will be conducted on Derby Lake Recreational Facility, a 16-acre former phosphate mine that is stocked with a variety of freshwater sport fish and catfish.