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FLORIDA FISHING REPORT IS SHUTTING DOWN

Dear Fellow Angler,

It has been decided to discontinue the FloridaFishingReport.net Weekly Florida Fishing Email Report and stop the posting of photos to the web site after delivering 53 email reports during the last year.

Response to the photos and angler action was strong. Approximately 65,000 of the 200K subscribers opened the fish email report each month. Subscribers sent in over 1500 photos.

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The Florida Fishing Report March 10, 2011 was the final email report. No more photos will be posted to the web site.

WOUNDED WARRIOR BASS TOURNAMENT APRIL 2, 2011 at Camp Blanding Rod & Gun Club near Starke FL.

Floridafishingreport.net is proud to help promote the Wounded Warrior Bass Tournament scheduled for April 2, 2011 in North Central Florida. Kingsley Lake, Lowry Lake, Magnolia Lake and Blue Pond will be open to the public on a first come registration basis limited to 130 boats.

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Jonathan Bennett caught and released this largemouth bass on March 9, 2010 at a Pinellas county lake. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Rick Setser caught this 12 lb jack crevalle during an outgoing tide on March 9, 2011 in a Cape Coral canal. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Darrel Giraud caught this 26 inch jack crevalle using a live crab and ultra light tackle on March 7, 2011 around 12 pm three miles south west of Key West on the flats while on charter with Captain Mark Chesser out of Marathon Shores. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Rodney K. in beautiful Estero Bay near the water tower, 2 hours before top of the tide. 3 inch natural gulp shrimp under a popping cork on March 6, 2011. 80% of the time, it works every time! CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

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Harry Fisher caught this 5 lb bass using a wacky worm on March 6, 2011 at a small Kissimmee pond. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Derek Trovato caught this 25 inch snook free lining shrimp during an incoming tide on March 5, 2011 off Pinellas Park. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Chris Meszaros caught this 5 lb and 23 inch redfish using live shrimp during an incoming tide on March 4, 2011 in Sarasota Bay while fishing with Capt. Terry Frankford. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jonathan Bennett caught and released this 3 lb largemouth bass on March 3, 2010 at a Pinellas county lake. He used a zoom watermelon red Horney toad. This was the largest of 4 bass caught and the first bass on his new boat! CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

The mighty Cabo (Sattar Daze) piloted by the fishing legends out of Jupiter , the Sattar family, went to battle and won the war as reported on March 3, 2010. While Adam Sattar was reeling in a bonita (keeper), this 14 foot bull shark ate the bonita. It took a good hour to bring in this monster. Arms were like rubber. Brit Oster (did a great job) eventually won the battle and the shark was released safely and unhurt with it's belly full of THEIR bonita. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Chris Belflower caught this 7 lb 2 oz largemouth bass patiently working the bottom with a Watermelon Seed Worm without a weight on March 2, 2011 at Lake Fairview in Orlando on Barnard Point while fishing with Captain Paul Barnard. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Captain Morgan Charters reports this nice dolphin caught outside Boca Inlet on a live goggle eye on March 1, 2011in 200 foot of water. They also released 2 sailfish. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Charlie Labastilla caught this 12.5 lb and 23 inch snapper using silver siders during an incoming tide on March 1, 2011 off of Triumph Reef Miami in about 100 feet of water while fishing Captain Edward Lafuente. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Four year old Anderson Barber caught this 8.5 lb and 21 inch sunshine bass using shrimp during an incoming tide on February 27, 2011 off the Suwannee River. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Corey caught this 60 lb black drum on February 27, 2011 in Tampa Bay. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Michael Mandell caught this 4 lb 9 oz and 24.5 inch spotted sea trout using live pinfish on February 26, 2011 at the end of the incoming tide on Biscayne Bay. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Mark Brown caught this black drum caught in Tampa Bay on Feb 25, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Bill Kristenenson, Dino Riccaridi, David Neeley, Rick Jenkins, David Hicks and Brian Uphoff caught their limit of amberjacks on February 25, 2011 using live pinfish in about 120 feet offshore off Anna Maria Island. The party also caught lots of mangrove and yellowtail snappers on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters operating out of the Cortez Fishing center Bradenton Fl. Cell 941-720-6475. www.captlarrymcguire.blogspot.com CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Nico Salomoni caught this 66 inch black tip shark using bonita chunk on February 24, 2011 of a Palm Beach County beach. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Lexi Troha caught this 42 lb amberjack using pinfish on February 24, 2011 near the T Tower Marco Island. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Preston Randall caught and released this 5 lb 2 oz largemouth bass using a shiner on February 24, 2011 in a Davie lake while fishing with his grandfather. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Rives caught this 40 lb wahoo using ballyhoo on February 22, 2010 off Sand Key. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Alan Robinson caught this 4 lb bass and 3.5 lb pickerel using shiners on February 22, 2011 at Lake Toho Kissimmee. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jim Trice caught this 40 lb tarpon on February 19, 2011 using live shrimp during a strong outgoing midnight tide at Government Cut, Miami Beach while fishing with Captain Sef Stupakof. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Duane Cowgill from Holmes Beach caught this zesty yellowtail snapper on February 18, 2011 using a sardine in about 125 feet off Anna Maria Island. Duane took the day off from work at the Holmes Beach Barber shop to catch amberjack and snappers with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters operating out of the Cortez Fishing center Bradenton. Cell 941-720-6475. Website www.captlarrymcguire.blogspot.com CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Eric Olson caught this 14 lb and 5 foot kingfish using live goggle eye during an incoming tide on February 5, 2011 at the Hillsboro Inlet. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jeff Mueller caught this gag grouper in January 2011 about 30 miles off of Pensacola. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Ryan Phinney caught this approx. 6 lb peacock bass using shiners in December 2010 in a Kendall Miami Canal. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

John Dunn caught this sheep head off the Sanibel Bridge on December 22, 2010. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Bruce Marx from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma shows off his trophy sailfish prior to returning same to the water just off the reef at Islamorada Key. The sailfish was caught using a live ballyhoo on December 16, 2010 while fishing from the 65 foot charter boat, Ms. Islamorada. Photo by Bob Marx. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Rodolfo Sardina caught this 4.9 lb peacock bass using 7.5 culprit brown worms on November 20, 2011 in the Everglades. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jamers caught this 5.5 lb and 26 inch redfish using finger mullet on November 2, 2010 at Lovers Key. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Hunter Hampton caught three of the four black drum with live shrimp at the Southbay Yacht and Racquet Club pass to the Intercoastal in Osprey, Florida in November, 2010. His dad only caught one of them! CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Adam Johnson caught this gator trout on August 20, 2010 using finger mullet during an out going tide at Jacksonville Mill Cove. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Previous Week Angler Action Submissions.

Matthew Cuoco caught this black fin tuna trolling a Rap-X sinking lure on February 28, 2011 off of Baker's Haulover Inlet. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Stephen Cuoco caught this black fin tuna using a squid tipped feather on February 28, 2011 off of Baker's Haulover Inlet. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Lillian Kwong caught these two nice Spanish mackerel (her first) inside the St. Lucie Inlet State Park off of Stuart on February 27, 2011 using homemade yellow feather jigs. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Adam Sattar hooked these monsters in the Palm Beach to Jupiter corridor on February 27, 2011. The mighty Cabo was rockin but the fish came a knockin. Supported by boat Captains Eric and Brian Sattar, the fish stood no chance. Fried in a little oil with Lemon and Pepper Seasoning, oh what a delight it was. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Kyle Vanlandingham caught this approx. 29 lb 6 oz and 43 inch redfish using live shrimp during an incoming tide on February 26, 2011 at Pickens Point Pensacola. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Eight year old Curtis Ranck caught this 8.7 lb largemouth bass using Rapala crank bait while fishing the St. Johns River with his dad Devin near Deland on February 25, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jeremy Oehrle caught this approx. 13 lb and 28 inch black drum using live shrimp on February 24, 2011 at Johnsons Beach Perdido Key. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Alice Jordan's six year old grandson Nicholas Bennett caught and successfully released this 8 pound bass in a small pond in Stuart using a live blue gill on February 24, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

David Shoup caught and released this sailfish 2 miles out in 265 feet of water using live goggle eye and 20 lb test on February 23, 2011 out of Sunrise. In all they caught 2 sailfish and 2 nice mahi. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jacob Murphy and his granddad Tom from Atlanta had a blast February 22, 2011 on the Banana River while fishing with Captain Peter of Native Sons Fishing Charters, LLC. Pictured is young Jacob holding his very first redfish which measured 33 inches and weighting approximately 13 pounds. For more information on fishing the central east coast of Florida go to www.nativesonsfishing.com CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Left to right 13 year old Riley Besecker from Buffalo NY with his feisty black tip shark he caught using a live pinfish on February 22, 2011. Assisting Zach holding the shark is first mate Larry Bethke. He was fishing in about 165 feet offshore off Anna Maria Island. The party also caught yellowtail snapper and amberjack all day long plus battled many larger sharks in the 250 lb range on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters Operating out of the Cortez Fishing Center Bradenton FL. Cell 941-720-6475 Website www.captlarrymcguire.blogspot.com. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Chad Doyle caught this approx. 21 lb and 38 inch redfish using live shrimp during an incoming tide on February 22, 2011 at Pickens Point Pensacola. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Allan Colby caught and release this approx. 20 lb and 38 inch snook using pigfish during an incoming tide at the Ft. Pierce Lagoon on February 20, 2011 while fishing with Scott Belieu. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Mark Fajet caught this 7 foot sailfish using goggle eye on February 19, 2011 off Key Biscayne. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Ryan and Mark Fajet caught this double header of approx. 4 foot barracudas using goggle eyes off Key Biscayne on February 19, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Jere Watkins caught this approx. 5.5 lb and 28 inch redfish using a DOA Paddle Tail during an incoming tide on February 19, 2011 off Honeymoon Island. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Chad Austin caught this 19 inch spotted sea trout using a 3 inch Berkley Gulp Shrimp on February 19, 2011 off of Bear Point, Fort Pierce. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Mike Brockman caught this 10.2 lb black drum while fishing for redfish in the backwaters of Fernandina Beach on February 19, 2011 with Captain Tom Kelley. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Julia Baker from Jacksonville caught this big redfish while fishing in the feeder creeks off the Inter Coastal waterway on February 18, 2011 with her son Phillip, pictured holding the fish next to Julia's husband. They caught and released over 40 redfish. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Ed Shroyer caught this 7 lb 15 oz largemouth bass using a green fluke on February 11, 2011 at Crooked Lake in Polk County. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Kerry Hanrahan caught this 5 lb red grouper bottom fishing with sardines on February 9, 2011 off Leisure Beach out of Hudson with Captain Dean Kenyon. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Andrei Blumburg along with her brother Elliot and dad Vince spent a fantastic February 2011 morning of fishing on the Banana River with Captain Peter Deeks, Jr. of Native Sons Fishing Charters, LLC. The Blumburgs caught redfish, trout, ladyfish and black drum. Pictured are Aubrei and Capt. Peter holding one of their black drums. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Amelia Hubbard caught this 2.5 lb bass fishing in a Cape Coral canal just before sunset using a blue and red Culprit worm on February 4, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Lauren Hubbard caught this 1.5 lb bass fishing in a Cape Coral canal just before sunset using a blue and red Culprit worm on February 4, 2011. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Chesie and Taylor Blanco caught their first sailfish on live pilchard fishing in 146 feet of water out of Hillsboro inlet on December 22, 2010. They were using light tackle and it took 35 minutes to land and release. Captain Wally Morgan Charters 954-249-8818 CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

PROGRESS IN PARADISE: Coral Reef restoration efforts, rebuilding fisheries habitat.

Southern Florida and the Florida Keys are considered by many anglers to be the fishing capital of the world as well as being home to the only living coral reef system in the continental US. Coral reefs provide an amazing and unique habitat that supports an abundance of sport fish species as well as providing much of the foundation for our entire marine ecosystem. Healthy coral reefs are incredibly beneficial to the angling community by providing the environment in which many of our favorite species can live and thrive. Many Pelagic species feed near reef systems, most snapper and grouper are reef dwellers, and coral reefs protect the back country flats and estuaries that so many great sport fish such as tarpon, permit, and bonefish depend on for their feeding, breeding, and overall existence. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Conservation and scientific organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy, Mote Marine Laboratory, and their partners, are making important strides in discovering the reasons why coral health and abundance has been on the decline for several decades. Research has uncovered a combination of elevated sea temperatures, water pollution, disease, and the early 1980's die off of spiny sea urchins, nature's algae eating reef cleaners, that comprise the majority of factors negatively impacting coral and coral reef health.

Recently, through grant funding and along with revenue generated by the "Protect Our Reefs" license plate in the State of Florida, these organizations have begun the long and difficult process of rebuilding our coral reefs and thus restoring habitat that is critically important to fisheries and fishing. Coral Reef restoration is not just another hopeful species specific conservation story, there's a tangible and direct impact on all anglers by supporting the future of recreational and commercial fishing. Without a healthy coral reef system, many of the fisheries and fish species that we enjoy for recreation, sport, and food, could disappear. CLICK PHOTO to enlarge.

Important progress has been made to ensure the future of our reefs and fisheries. Staghorn coral, as an example and once one of the most abundant species in Florida and the Caribbean, had declined by nearly 98% and was thought to be on its way to disappearing altogether in this part of the world. Staghorn coral is important to anglers and fisheries as it provides massive amounts of habitat and cover for juvenile and larval fish, a primary component to the future health of our fisheries. The relationship is rather simple - the more baby fish that can survive and the more habitat they have to survive in, the greater the amount of larger fish will both eat them and then be eaten ... and the food chain continues to thrive. Further declines in coral health and populations can impact wild fish stocks and any time there are pressures on wild fish populations, it may lead to bans, closures, and limits, clearly something that no angler wants to see.

The Staghorn cuttings (left photo) seen here in wild nursery off Summerland Key, Fl, are just a few weeks old. (Photo credit Erich Bartels/Mote.) In a similar nursery (right photo), this is what Staghorn coral can look like at roughly 2 years of growth. (Dave Gilliam/ NOVA SE Univ.) CLICK PHOTOS to enlarge.

Habitat restoration is a critically important step towards creating healthier oceans and fisheries. This collective partnership between scientific organizations, conservation organizations and government agencies, along with the financial support of the angling and corporate community, can make a positive difference in enhancing future of fishing through coral reef restoration.

How to help: Click here Mote.org/4reef

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