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Offshore

NOAA Announces 2015 Charter Halibut Measures

NOAA Fisheries is providing notice of the immediate effect of regulations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). The commercial IFQ halibut season opened Saturday, March 14, 2015. At its annual meeting in January, the […]

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Fishing with Bill Miller Report

Kingfish action has been terrific this week. Great reports are coming in from up and down the coast. The Veteran’s Reef off of Dunedin has been on fire reports Bill Graham. Graham and friends had […]

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New Floating Member of Aeration Family

Frabill’s new saltwater-grade Floating Pump System provides oxygen when and where others fail. It’s been a long drive to your fishing destination in the middle of Nowheresville. Dirt roads narrowing to trails, hills, dales and […]

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Fishing with Bill Miller Report

The time I spent on the water this week confirms that spring is all around us.    Spring fishing signs include lots of bait showing up all over Tampa Bay. I saw glass minnows, threadfins […]

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Spring Issue of Gulf Fishery News Available

The latest issue of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s newsletter is now available. Topics include red snapper harvest limits, electronic monitoring and reporting, advisory panel openings, and information on upcoming meetings and opportunities […]

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Florida Lists More Lionfish Removal Derbies

Be the Predator! Get in involved with lionfish removal by attending one of the following derbies or events! Host a workshop: The FWC Lionfish Team conducts demonstrations on lionfish handling and filleting at events around […]

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Cuda Knife & Shear Sharpener

The Cuda Knife & Shear Sharpener allows quicker and safer one-handed use via a suction base that secures to any clean, flat surface. Compact and easy to store, the Sharpener is constructed of industrial aluminum […]

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Inshore

Fish Crabs for Blackfish

It takes a tough fish to make its living eating critters encased in hard shells, but the pugnacious blackfish fits the bill.  Blackfish are also known as tautog or tog, shortened versions of the name […]

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Cuda® Needle-Nose Pliers

Built with the strength, power and agility of a barracuda, Cuda tools deliver world-class hardness combined with a corrosion resistance that allows them to thrive in fresh and saltwater environments. Cuda’s Needle-Nose Pliers boast visible […]

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Azores Spinning Reels

Okuma Fishing Tackle’s Makaira and Andros platforms have revolutionized offshore conventional reel power and performance. Upon release of those products, Okuma’s attention shifted to saltwater spinning reels, with a focus on advancing strength,

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New Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy

Today at the annual Progressive® Insurance Miami Boat Show, NOAA Fisheries Administrator Eileen Sobeck announced a new national policy to better serve America’s 11 million recreational saltwater anglers and the companies and communities that rely […]

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Atlantic States MFC Reports Menhaden Not Overfished

The 2015 Atlantic menhaden benchmark assessment indicates the resource is not overfished nor experiencing overfishing relative to the current maximum spawning potential (MSP) based biological reference points. Population fecundity, a measure of reproductive capacity,

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Giant 78.66-Pound King Mackerel Wins

The nineteenth annual Stock Island Marina Village King Mackerel Tournament promoted by Lee Murray of Murray’s Marine and sponsored by Evinrude Outboards, Yellowfin Boats, and Continental Trailers was held January 29th thru the 31st. 72 […]

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Efforts underway to trash marine debris

One man’s trash may be another man’s treasure, but in the nation’s waterways, all of man’s trash is a threat to marine life.Whether it’s the whale who died in the Chesapeake Bay recently after swallowing […]

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Fishing with Bill Miller Report

On windy days residential canals and rivers are the places to be. They offer protection from the wind and the water temperature is usually a little warmer. If you can find and catch white bait […]

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Fishing with Bill Miller Report

Winter is a good time for silver trout. A smaller cousin to the speckled trout, silvers gather up in big numbers in deep water as the water temperatures drop. Popular gathering spots around Tampa Bay […]

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Barracuda in Trouble?

Recently there has been a slow but steady realization by many South Florida fisherman that the Keys barracuda population is in decline. As a result, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, KeysKeeper, and the Lower Keys Guides […]

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NOAA Announces Two New Habitat Focus Areas

The Northeast Reserves and Culebra Island, Puerto Rico; Biscayne Bay, Florida, targeted for conservation efforts. NOAA has selected two sites in the southeast and Caribbean as Habitat Focus Areas — places where the agency can maximize […]