POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s new rule requiring non-residents to purchase short-term recreational fishing licenses in person instead of online is drawing backlash from some charter boat captains, who ...

“I’ve just been getting bites the whole day,” said 14-year-old Willie Hurst, who spent the afternoon fishing with his father off of Pier 60. The area of the pier from the bait house to the gate had ...

Twenty-year-old Florida native Madden Metcalf delivers his most anthemic track yet with “Sound Of The Summer,” out now via Wexler Records/MCA.

Fish early or late and deep to beat the Gulf Coast heat - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Scalloping - Courtesy Mike Winkles for Florida's Sports Coast (Pasco County, Fla.) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Boaters and divers are hitting the water today as the 2026 recreational bay scallop season ...

Florida lawmakers approved a tax package that includes sales tax holidays for outdoor supplies and back-to-school items. If signed by the governor, the tax cuts are estimated to reduce state and local ...

Florida tweaks red snapper fishing proposal until lawsuit is resolved. FWC proposed 39 red snapper fishing days in Atlantic, up from two in 2025. Florida fishery managers "adjusted" their approach for ...

A federal judge has paused the extended 39-day Atlantic red snapper season for recreational anglers in Florida. The ruling was issued due to concerns from commercial fisheries and activists about ...

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The night before Florida's recreational anglers were supposed to have the first 29 days of a new 39-day red snapper fishing season in the Atlantic Ocean, a judge put a stop to it. A commercial fishing ...

SEVEN. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA SENIORS. TODAY IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE EASIER FOR VISITORS TO COME TO FLORIDA TO FISH SINCE NOVEMBER. SHORT TERM NONRESIDENT FISHING ...

FLORIDA, USA — Florida tourists can once again register for short-term non-resident fishing licenses online following pushback over a brief FWC policy change. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...