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• New Florida Seatrout Regulations Go Into Effect
  Changes affecting spotted seatrout include: Redefining the areas where spotted seatrout are managed by splitting the state into four management zones instead of three; The recreational season will be open year-round statewide; Raising the recreational bag limit in Northeast Florida from five to six.
  
• New Redfish Rules Go Into Effect in Florida Waters
  Changes affecting red drum include: The creation of three management zones for red drum instead of one statewide management area. The areas represent the northwest, northeast and southern sections of the state's waters; Increasing from one to two the number of red drum that a recreational fisherman can take per day in the Northeast and Northwest zones; Establishing a statewide vessel limit of eigh
  
• Florida snook season opens Wednesday, February 1
  The recreational harvest season for snook reopens Wednesday in Florida's Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. Anglers may keep one snook between 28 and 32 inches in length per day in the allowable harvest areas only.
  
• Rosie O’Donnell Under Fire For Dead Shark Photos
  TV personality and well-known philanthropist Rosie O’Donnell has come under fire from environmentalists after
  
• A Swimbait Introduction
  There's no bait that's accounted for more 10+ pound bass in the last ten years than swimbaits, and they catch the big ones here in Canada too.
  
• Top Ten Bass Spots in Western Canada - #9
  South of Nanaimo lies a strange-shaped, algae-filled, tannin-coloured bass lake that may just be the best smallmouth sanctuary in the west, if you don't mind treating them like largemouth.
  
• Pros Weigh In - Finding Steelhead in Rivers
  In this edition of "Pros Weigh In" we get tips on finding steelhead from a tournament winning angler, and a Canadian fishing legend.
  
• S.C. Angler Sets New Pompano State Record
  Courtland T. Babcock breaks the South Carolina state record for African pompano with a 44-pound 3-ounce monster.
  
• Top Ten Bass Spots in Western Canada - #10
  The northernmost stretch of the Pend Oreille River, Seven Mile Dam, offers some of the best smallmouth water in the west.
  
• 2012 Bassmaster Classic Field Set
  All 49 spots for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic has now been set, with anglers from 22 different states and five different circuits.