It was a place to come visit.” In the early 20th century, Lake Apopka was considered the most reliable bass-fishing lake in the South — but by the 1940s, everything changed. Food shortage ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Two individuals face legal repercussions for separate fishing infractions in the Florida Keys, ...

Featuring panels and talks from authors across the state. New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer will give the keynote; festival attendance is free and open to the public but registration is ...

All signs point to a slugfest when Lake Brantley, the No. 1 ranked softball team in Class 7A, takes on district rival Apopka for the third time this season in a Region 1 semifinal. The top-ranked ...

“We have to keep these species around as part of the ecosystem,” Apodaca ... off all the aquatic vegetation (sound familiar?). As a result, the bass fishing declined. Lake Apopka became known as the ...

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North Naples yard.

This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission data shows most bear attacks in Florida involve dogs. FWC advises securing ...

This survey was performed on sport fish species. The most common of these is the large mouth bass. The local economy in the Douglas Lake area is heavily impacted by anglers travelling from around ...

The fish survey listed walleye as the second least abundant species, with only one caught. The DNR doesn’t currently have plans for stocking Flint Lake, though. “In a glacial lake, a lot of ...

It is a common sight and smell along the lake in spring. But this year, beaches are more pungent and fish-strewn than others. Millions of alewife, an invasive fish species in the lake, died over ...

Since the construction of the Erie and Welland Canals, the invasive species found their way into Lake Erie. "Alewife are not really a great fish to have in your lake," Markham said. "They they are ...

Last year's fishing season in Ohio had some hidden gems for certain species. With the 2025 fishing season well underway, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has rounded up data from last year and ...