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    Find out where the fish are biting throughout Central Florida as well as the locations of boat ramps in Polk County.

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Del Milligan

Blog: Fishology

  • FWC Votes to Keep Snook Closed on Gulf Coast http://fishology.blogs.theledger.com/11577/fwc-votes-to-keep-snook-closed-on-gulf-coast/ Snook season will remain closed on Florida's Gulf Coast until Sept. 1, 2011.However, snook season will be open on the Atlantic coast this fall from Sept. 17 to Dec. 15. But the Atlantic coast will also be closed after mid-December until Sept. 1 of next year.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to [...] FWC Votes to Keep Snook Closed on Gulf Coast
  • Okeechobee at 14.05 Feet, Bass Biting http://fishology.blogs.theledger.com/11574/okeechobee-at-14-05-feet-bass-biting/ Abundant rains in August have raised Lake Okeechobee to 14.05 feet above sea level as of Thursday.FLW Tour pro Koby Kreiger of Okeechobee said bass fishing has been superb on Horny Toads and Skinny Dippers, soft plastics reeled across the surface.It will be interesting to see what the fishermen competing in the FLW Bass Fishing [...] Okeechobee at 14.05 Feet, Bass Biting
  • Cast Your Vote for Best Fish Stories http://fishology.blogs.theledger.com/11571/cast-your-vote-for-best-fish-stories/ Voting for the best fish story in The Ledger's “Fish or Fiction?” contest ends on Friday.More than 250 readers have voted so far this week.To see the contest entries and vote, go to www.theledger.com/fishstories. Cast Your Vote for Best Fish Stories

Blog: For Shore Fishing

  • Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report 9/4/10 http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger.com/13025/mosquito-lagoon-fishing-report-9410/ Capt. Keith Mixon/Mixin' Work With Play Fishing ChartersSeptember 4, 2010Breezy conditions have limited the amount of fishing time along Florida's Space Coast. Winds have been blowing up to 20 miles per hour thanks to the hurricanes moving to the east of our shoreline. However, this has not stopped the fish from biting altogether. Finding protection [...] Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report 9/4/10
  • FWC Votes To Extend Red Snapper Season http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger.com/13018/fwc-votes-to-extend-red-snapper-season/ (ForShoreFishing.TheLedger.com)The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Thursday voted to reopen the recreational harvest season for American red snapper in Gulf of Mexico state waters for eight straight three-day weekends this fall. Federal fisheries management officials are expected implement an open season for red snapper in Gulf Federal waters to coincide with these dates.FWC [...] FWC Votes To Extend Red Snapper Season
  • FWC Votes To Close Snook Season On Gulf Coast, Atlantic Will Open http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger.com/13000/fwc-votes-to-close-snook-season-on-gulf-coast-atlantic-will-open/ (ForShoreFishing.The Ledger.com/Michael Wilson)Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners met in Pensacola today and voted to keep the snook season closed on Florida's Gulf Coast until September 1, 2011. Catch and release only will be allowed through the remainder of 2010 and through August of 2011.The FWC voted to open the snook season on the Atlantic [...] FWC Votes To Close Snook Season On Gulf Coast, Atlantic Will Open

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