Every light-tackle angler within an hour’s drive of Lake Monroe is glued to a TV set, watching the weather forecasts and waiting the winter’s first cold snap that will signal the start … ...

Rich Fitzgibbon and Jeremy Cannon teamed up for a 19.52-pound stringer to win the Tampa Pro Bass trail tournament on Lake Kissimmee Dec. 2. Darrell Cranor and Bill Fugate took second with 15.82 ...

Florida spiny lobster season closes April 1. Grouper season opens May 1. Hogfish season opens May 1. Headwaters Lake bass will be only catch-and-release soon.

In fact, Florida bass genetics influenced every bass ever documented weighing over 16 lbs. Florida bass are genetically predisposed to grow larger and faster than their northern cousins. This genetic ...