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Fishing/Outdoors
- 61st Rodeo tagged a success - Get on board for Destin Fishing Rodeo 62
- More than 75 people turned out for the general membership meeting of the Destin Fishing Rodeo Thursday night at AJ’s Seafood and Oyster Bar. “We had a good turnout,” for the 2009 Rodeo, said Rodeo Chairman Duane Clark, despite the... Full story
- Sending out an SOS — New movement divides fishermen
- Out of frustration, some area captains signed on as supporters of a Save Our Sector plan. Now they are having second thoughts. SOS is a group of for-hire fishermen, including charter boats and head/party boats, which own and operate businesses... Full story
- Okaloosa darter to be reclassified from endangered to threatened
- EGLIN AFB — The tiny Okaloosa darter that makes its home in the streams on Air Force property has been downlisted from an endangered to a threatened species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced its intent to reclassify the... Full story
- Looking for a few good fishheads — New directors for Rodeo 2010 to be elected at annual meeting Thursday
- The planning starts now. The Destin Fishing Rodeo, the oldest organization in Destin, is seeking members to join them in making the 62nd annual Rodeo in October the best ever. Memberships, $20 for individuals and $35 for families, are now... Full story
- LeMieux speaks with fishermen about fishery management
- PANAMA CITY — Government regulations imposed on recreational fishing for red snapper, amberjack and other Gulf of Mexico fish have decimated the region’s charter boat industry, area fishermen told Sen. George LeMieux, R-Florida, Tuesday... Full story
- Florida temporarily bans catching of certain fish
- TALLAHASSEE — The state has temporarily banned the catching of certain saltwater fish because the recent cold snap killed too many of them. The state canceled the upcoming snook season and banned the catching of bonefish and tarpon until... Full story
- A new journey for the New Florida Girl after regulations hammer iconic vessel (PHOTOS)
- The day of the all-day fishing trip aboard the New Florida Girl is no more. Instead the old boat, which is turning 40 this month, will have a new purpose on the water — to educate the youth of America. With all the regulations on the books,... Full story
- AREA FISHERMEN TO MARCH ON D.C.
- They protested on the streets in Fort Walton Beach, then on the harbor in Destin, now they are taking it straight to Washington D.C. More than a dozen of Destin’s boat captains are making plans to join others from up and down the Gulf Coast... Full story
- FROM ANGLING TO ART: Fishing regulations force Hired Gun’s Capt. Bill to sell boat and move on (PHOTOS)
- Captain Bill Waitzman of Destin has traded in his boat for art supplies, but he’s still dealing with big fish. After 10 years as owner and captain of the Hired Gun, Waitzman sold his charter boat to Captain Dale Beebe about a month ago. The... Full story
- 'THERE'S NO ONE WORKING': Community rallying to help fishermen survive
- DESTIN — A couple of groups are working behind the scenes this holiday season to better the plight of Destin’s fishing captains. They are working in conjunction, and even together, though they remain distinct from one another. One is a... Full story
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