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• You’re invited to FWC’s annual TrophyCatch Hall of Fame ceremony

  Tuesday, February 22, 2022 -  The ceremony will take place at Bass Pro Shops Gainesville, 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32608 on Saturday, Feb. 26.

• FWC to hold public meeting on proposed black crappie regulation change at Lake Jackson, Osceola County

  Tuesday, January 25, 2022 -  The meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area field office on Three Lakes WMA.

• FWC Commissioners direct staff to move forward with draft rules allowing for the production and sale of largemouth bass

  Thursday, December 16, 2021 -  . Staff will bring final rule language before the Commission at its next meeting.

• FWC approves rules to facilitate management for trophy largemouth bass

  Thursday, December 16, 2021 -  As part of the Florida Trophy Bass Project, staff proposed customized management strategies focusing specifically on trophy bass production at four select waterbodies.

• TrophyCatch awards Season 9 Phoenix bass boat

  Friday, December 10, 2021 -  The FWC's TrophyCatch program has awarded the Season 9 Phoenix bass boat to angler James Bernard from Lee, Florida.

• TrophyCatch to give away new bass boat in live drawing

  Tuesday, November 23, 2021 -  The five drawing finalists were randomly selected from 36,237 TrophyCatch program registrants and club winners and were announced on the TrophyCatch Facebook Page.

• FWC hosting public meeting on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Management Plan

  Wednesday, November 3, 2021 -  The FWC will host a public meeting to gather feedback on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 6-8 p.m. at the Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E Dakin Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741.

• Lang Lake closed from Nov. 1

  Friday, October 29, 2021 -  UPDATE: Lang Lake Fish Management Area remains closed until further notice.

• Catfish stocked in Okeechobee area support angler education

  Thursday, October 21, 2021 -  The FWC recently stocked 1,400 channel catfish in the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center and Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office gun range ponds.

• Virtual meeting Oct. 28 gathers input on proposed largemouth bass regulation changes for several areas

  Monday, October 18, 2021 -  The areas where the changes have been proposed are Fellsmere Water Management Area (commonly known as Headwaters and Egan Lakes), Victor Lake FMA, Suwannee Lake FMA, and Shop Lake at Tenoroc FMA.