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News & Tips: Final Results of Florida's 2013 Python Challenge...
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Final Results of Florida's 2013 Python Challenge

April 25, 2013
At the beginning of this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a competition to boost awareness about one of the Everglades’ most imposing invasive species -- the Burmese…
News & Tips: Hunting Eastern Wild Turkeys
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Hunting Eastern Wild Turkeys

April 22, 2013
Birds can be flocked-up during the earliest phase of spring turkey season, and our turkeys were. Jim Martin and I had a plan in the early season to hunt a little old school going after dominant birds…
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Stemming the Tide of Wetlands Loss

April 12, 2013
Whether you’re tangling with redfish in the Mississippi Delta, casting for bonefish in the Florida Keys or in a duck blind in North Dakota, America’s wetlands and waterways provide unrivaled fishing…
News & Tips: Doug Hannon, Legendary Angler & Inventor, Dies at 66...
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Doug Hannon, Legendary Angler & Inventor, Dies at 66

April 1, 2013
Doug Hannon, considered a legend in the fishing world and a longtime host on ESPN's Sportsman's Challenge TV series, died March 28 in his home in the Tampa, Fla., suburb of Keystone, according to a…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Traveling Florida's Space Coast...
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Travel Blog: Traveling Florida's Space Coast

March 19, 2013
Even though it would take another month to complete the angling portion of my Florida's Space Coast expedition, the results could not have been any better. Under the shrewd guidance of Captain Bryan…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie...
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Bass Pro Shops to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie

March 18, 2013
Bass Pro Shops Announces Plans to Open 11th Florida Store in Port St. Lucie Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate a new store in Port St. Lucie, Florida at the highly…
News & Tips: Florida's Neglected Peacock Bass Fishing...
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Florida's Neglected Peacock Bass Fishing

March 14, 2013
I like it when my guide fishes with me on a booked trip. That's particularly true when I'm the only client, as was the case on a recent outing. The more baits in the water, the quicker we'll find a…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island...
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Travel Blog: Angling Adventures at Little Palm Island

March 5, 2013
Little Palm Island, located at Little Torch Key, Fla., is designed to provide a lifetime angling vacation experience for couples, friends and family members over 16 years of age. There are 30 rooms:…
News & Tips: Getting Started Flats Fishing
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Getting Started Flats Fishing

January 25, 2013
  A bonefish comes in on a fly. Picture the scene. Palm trees and lush red mangroves swaying in a soft ocean breeze. Pelicans, egrets, crested cormorants and ibis stalking sun-soaked shallows and…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Plans 10th Florida Store in Palm Bay...
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Bass Pro Plans 10th Florida Store in Palm Bay

January 9, 2013
Palm Bay, Fla. — Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will open a 112,000 square foot Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center store in Palm Bay, FL at the highly visible intersection of…
News & Tips: Sight Fishing with a Lure at Mosquito Lagoon...
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Sight Fishing with a Lure at Mosquito Lagoon

January 8, 2013
While the title carried a play on words, it was barely a suggestion of the fun and finesse that accompanied the hunt for redfish and other gamesters I had with Captain Willy Le of Native Fly Charters…
News & Tips: Kayak Fishing at Grande Tours
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Kayak Fishing at Grande Tours

January 7, 2013
  Today's kayaks are outfitted with more comfort, balance and big fish-catching capacity than ever before. Most of my experience with marine fishing vessels was from pushing skiffs with a pushpole…