My fishing license was recognition of my right to fish. But what good is a right to fish when there are no fish to fish for?

Friday’s extension follows DeSantis’ latest news of a second consecutive year of discounts on fishing and hunting licenses for Florida families. Half-off short-term licenses for Floridians ...

Seagrass is a keystone species, and in Florida, as Florida Sportsman reported in 2022, it acts as “a vital nursery for an estimated 70 percent of the fish that anglers catch, including species such as ...

Leah Androski [email protected] On Monday, Oct. 28, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order which stated the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will ...

Many bait shops sell licenses, as do the bigger retailers (Bass, Dick's, Walmart, etc.). Florida's FWC uses a third-party site for buying or renewing fishing licenses: GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.

According to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service data, there are 219,074 people with hunting licenses in Florida this year. Last year there were 1.7 million Florida fishing license holders, according to ...