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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

  • To spread the word that Florida's seafood products and fishing opportunities are normal around the state away from the oil spill in the northern Gulf, state wildlife and tourism officials will appear on a live television show from Coconut Grove on Friday night.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission leadership, the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, [...] FWC Live on VERSUS Friday Night to Promote Fishing, Seafood
  • This story appeared in The Ledger while I was on vacation, but it's worth repeating.Dirk Alan Willms of Sanford pulled off the highway to grab a gator almost 4 feet long that he saw crossing the road the night of July 12, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Willms, 44, picked up the 45-inch [...] Beware Catching a Gator by the Tail
  • Chances are few Polk County anglers fish at Lake Lindsey near Chinsegut Hill in northeast Hernando County.But the public ramp on Lake Village Lane at the 137-acre lake closed on Monday for a project to remove four acres of floating tussocks and 15 acres of large lily pads called spatterdock.The project by the Florida Fish [...] Public Ramp Closed at Lake Lindsey in Hernando County

Blog: For Shore Fishing

  • It looks like the mangrove snapper bite my be finally picking up after this latest full moon. This summer has been slow compared to the last few years which had seen an exceptional inshore bite for mangrove or gray snapper.This past weekend during the peak of the full moon, I managed to catch my limit [...] Inshore Mangrove Snapper Bite Starting To Pick Up
  • Capt. Charlie Conner/Fish Tales ChartersJuly 27, 2010'With the weather bringing windy conditions around the Indian River the past week, it was a little more challenging out on the water. I also had the privilege of attending the D.O.A. Outdoor Writers Festival again this year.  Not only did I meet old friends and make new ones [...] South Indian River Fishing Report 7/27/10
  • Capt. William Toney/Homosassa Inshore Fishing ChartersJuly 26, 2010'Scalloping is about as good as it gets in Homosassa. I have found two different crops of scallops and here is how they break down. For the mother lode, head south of Marker #4 in the Homosassa Channel. The scallops are really thick here and it takes no [...] Homosassa Fishing Report 7/26/10

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