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July 11, with the last day of harvest being July 10. The season will reopen Fridays, Satur-

days and Sundays in September and October, and on Labor Day.

This season will help maintain fishing opportunities for recreational anglers in state waters

and provide additional fall weekend fishing days.

The private recreational angler red snapper season in Gulf federal waters ran June

1-9 and was extended two days due to Tropical Storm Colin, closing June 12. The federally-

permitted charter boat and head boat season for federal waters will run June 1-July 16 (clos-

New fishing regulations go into effect

to New regulations simplify rules tofisheriesmanage the quality of black

improve bass more effectively statewide

bass fisheries. New black bass fishing regulations are in effect throughout Florida, as of July

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

1. This regulation change will streamline existing rules, allow anglers to keep smaller, more

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

abundant bass and protect larger bass in order to ensure that Florida continues to produce

trophy bass in the future. 

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and spotted bass. Largemouth bass are the state freshwater fish and are found throughout

Florida, whiletheother species in the north central and northwest

   are only found in rivers

regions. A the new black bass  below. Visit MyFWC.com/fishing.

summary of  regulations is

  previousthreeblackandspecial bass -

·The     bass fishing zones   40 areas with  regula

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inseliminated. 

t o  have been 

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·All species of black bass are included in the five fish daily aggregate black bass

bag limit. This is the same as the previous statewide rule.

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·Largemouth bass: Only one may be 16 inches or longer in total length per angler,

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per day, with no minimum length limit.

This week's featured photo is of Austin Poole with a  hehadtogobe-

   Triggerfish     let  

·Suwannee, shoal, Choctaw and spotted basses: 12-inch minimum size limit, only

cause it was not in season. Austin (one of the best employees I ever had at Captains

one may be 16 inches or longer in total length.

Cove) is leaving for the Marines in 2 weeks.  Luck     

 Good  Austin.

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BUDDY & FRED'S HARDWARE

Captains    

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39 W.Inglis, 447-5610

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Open M-Sa 5:45-6pm 

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Me 

 or  Than A Bait Store

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Even bait

though we have a great  selection!

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Serving Inglis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando, Crystal River & Homosassa

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