Outdoors

Sunday, January 04, 2009

FWC: Deer poachers stopped

Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they broke up what they consider to be the largest deer-poaching operation in Flagler County history.

Fishing: Dunn's Creek, a chance to connect

DUNN'S CREEK - By topographic standards, this is a small piece of water wiggling through Putnam County. It's not too wide in most places, and it's only several miles end to end. But what puts it in a unique place in the overall hydrology of the area is that its 6-mile length acts as both a buffer and a conduit between the St. Johns River and large, lonely Crescent Lake.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Jim Sutton's fishing forecast

Anglers are getting a New Year's present over the weekend. Winds will be 10 knots, and seas Saturday are forecast for under 1 foot.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Jim Sutton's Fishing Report

There was an open boat tournament out of Salt run Saturday. Allen Hempfield took first place with 22.4 pounds.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

A trophy like no other

Bill Hodges remembers seeing him for the first time Nov. 3. It was nearly dark.

Interim grouper rules nixed

Recreational and commercial anglers won a small battle, but not the war, when the National Marine Fisheries Service declined to implement interim grouper rules proposed by the South Atlantic Marine Fisheries Council last week.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Jim Sutton's fishing forecast

Most of the area lakes have had an upturn in speckled-perch fishing all week, and it's the same for the usual haunts up and down the St. Johns.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Jim Sutton's fishing forecast

Most of the area lakes have had an upturn in speckled-perch fishing all week, and it's the same for the usual haunts up and down the St. Johns.

Five charged in deer poachings

A night of pre-Thanksgiving poaching netted five people about 50 wildlife violations.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Jim Sutton's Fishing Report

SALTWATER Top catches: Tom Page and Gene Kasell fished Julington Creek and vicinity for nine channel cats and a mixed bag of 47 bluegills and shellcrackers. ... Capt. Tony Bozzella guided Mark Chappel and Alec Lawson to 15 speckled sea trout, 16 redfish and some bluefish and black drum, fishing the Sister's Creek on diving lipped plugs and jig and mud minnow combinations.

Sunday, December 21, 2008