POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s new rule requiring non-residents to purchase short-term recreational fishing licenses in person instead of online is drawing backlash from some charter boat captains, who ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) has voted to approve staff recommendations for new rules for fishermen on the Skyway Fishing Pier. The rules come after hundreds ...

Series documenting multi-phase pond and lake projects: construction (day-by-day builds and final days), filling and finishing ...

Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered a federal courtroom in Miami, where life as he knew it would end.

Along with the greater amberjack season opening and red snapper season reopening, the long-awaited gag grouper season is finally open. This year, the gag grouper season ...

Scientists have documented humans and dolphins teaming up to fish together in a handful of places around the world—and now, ...

Florida’s “cook your catch” tradition lets anglers bring freshly caught fish to local restaurants to be grilled, blackened, ...

A 71-year-old Florida man refused to be run off by any alligators, even one that grabbed him by the leg in his backyard and dragged him into the water. A quiet Friday night a couple of weeks ago ...

This gator messed with the wrong senior. A quick-thinking Florida fisherman attacked by an alligator narrowly escaped with his life by digging his thumb in its eye and then repeatedly hammering it in ...

Huge numbers of blackchin tilapia, a fish native to west Africa, are wreaking havoc among Thailand’s river ecosystems. Experts – and some chefs – are seeking sustainable solutions The menu at Kor-Tae ...

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — A 71-year-old Florida man is recovering after he says an alligator attacked him while he was fishing behind his home, forcing him to use a fishing pole and his hands ...