Freshwater Fishing Links

These links are provided for the convenience of anglers who are browsing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website. Because of the length of this list, it is often useful to use your browser's "find on page" feature. In Explorer, Netscape and many other browsers the feature is accessed using Control-F (Mac users try Command-F), or look under the Edit button in the menu. There is no endorsement implied or otherwise. If any other fishing sites would like to be listed they may contact Bob Wattendorf for inclusion, a reciprocal link is appreciated (see Link to Us). Please note in your request which one of the following categories you would like to be considered for:

Angling Sites of General Interest

Aquatic/Fishing Education Sites

Florida Fishing and Vacationing Sites

Fish Biology and Related Sites

Fish Divisions in Other States and Canada

Government Agencies Affecting Florida Fishing

Magazines and Radio Shows for Anglers and Biologists

Mapping/Routing Sites

Non-Government Fishing Organizations

Search Engines

Tackle Manufacturers, Sales and Fishing Products

Useful Sites for Employees and Those Interested in Florida State Agencies

Various Fishing Clubs, Guides and Groups (ALSO SEE OUR GUIDES/OUTFITTERS LISTING)

Weather Sites

Women's Sites

ANGLING SITES OF GENERAL INTEREST

About.com Freshwater Fishing: A good site that has a real web guide who selects web resources on an ongoing basis to keep the site up-to-date and informative.
Active Angler: This site emphasizes fishing articles and other information for the active angler.
American Crappie Association: Includes articles about crappie fishing and information on crappie fishing tournaments.
AnglerGuide.com: A nice comprehensive site with forecasts, weather and more.
BaitNet: A site with links to thousands of bait-and-tackle shops, the Florida list is extensive and has a search feature allowing you to search by city or name.
BassDozer: A great list of bass fishing related links.
BassnEdge: Walt Reynolds, bass guide guide, site for bass'n info, including lake forecasts.
Bass On Hook: Dedicated to creating a total fishing resource, this source has a variety of useful features.
Bass OnLine: This site was created for to help anglers expand and explore Florida's statewide bass fishing opportunities, and to provide an online freshwater fishing community for individual anglers, tournaments and the industry to learn and share.
The Bass Resource: A great site featuring stories, tips, information on bass physiology and handling stress and much more.
Boaters World: The second largest marine retailer in the US.
Boating America: A nice site with many links and brief articles about places to boat and fish in America.
Boating News Classifieds: A portal site selling boats and other boating fishing supplies.
Boat Owners.com: This site is loaded with links about boating, fishing and diving.
Boat U.S.: Boat US is a great resource and leader in the boating, conservation and ethics arena.
Brotherhood of Catfishermen
: Primarily a discussion group for catfishing enthusiasts from around the world.
Combat-Fishing: It features fishing information and reports, articles on fishing tactics, fish ecology, and a fish species guide. It also has articles for the non-angler, on outdoor activities. But, be careful it eats band-width and takes a while to load.
Carp.com: Yup, it's a dedicated website for carp fishing enthusiasts, with articles, tackle tips, photos and more.
CyberAngler: Provides information on fishing in Florida waters, including: fishing reports by some of Florida's premier captains updated daily, a directory fishing guides, fishing tournament information, new fishing articles monthly, flyfishing tips and techniques, and much more!
eAngler: Provides a tremendous wealth of information about fishing throughout the US and is a great on-line store for all things fishing.
FishHoo: Primarily a huge links page to fishing related items. Well organized and a good option for finding what you want.
Fishing Club: The North American Fishing Club web site contains many articles on fishing, info on fishing products, links to fishing games and fish recipes. They are the sponsor of the special Schrade knife offer for Florida freshwater fishing license buyers and a participant in our five-year fishing license promotion.
The Fishing Information Network: A decent site with links to many guides and other information for anglers.
Fishing Links: Fishing Links is an index page for all things fishing.
Fishing Knots--Grant's Guide: There are lots of fancy knot pages out there, but this one focuses on practical knots for the angler and when to use them.
The Fish Mount Store: Whether you are looking to reproduce a trophy catch or want a magnificent nautical decoration the Mount Store from Port Canaveral provides outstanding hand painted, fiberglass half mounts. Taking a photo and measurements of your fish, releasing it and then having a mount made is a great way to support conservation.
The Fishing Network: TFN is an outstanding site, they feature the first on-line fishing derby to record your catches using photographs, they have a good reference section, links to fishing clubs, and other options, ...dedicated to anglers everywhere since 1995!.
Fish Reports: Fish Reports provides links to fishing forecast web sites around the world.
Fishing World: Fishing World provides an angler's network area and Fishing World library that is worth checking out.
Fishing Works: Lots of categorized links, many of them sponsored.
Fish Sniffer: Part of Rivals.com they have lots of links to fishing related information.
Fishing US: Find up to the minute fishing reports, classified ads, news, charters and guide information; plus tide reports, tackle reviews, forums, and a photo gallery.
Florida Bass Fishing: A very nice site full of great fishing tips.
Go Boating.Org: A wonderful site from the Marine Industry Association of South Florida with lots of information boating, fishing, conservation and water safety.
Great Lodge: A international fishing and hunting website that provides a great deal of information that anglers and hunters will be interested in. (Opens in separate page because Great Lodge locks your back key).
Great Outdoors Recreation Pages: An outstanding site with a very helpful list of FLORIDA FISHING LOCATIONS. In addition, they also have how-to tips, humorous stories and links to other sites.
Land Big Fish: A great site with a specialized fisheries search engine, allowing you to find fishing locations, articles, tips and much more. It includes a comparison of state record fishes.
Largemouth Bass: An interesting site with a variety of search engines to help find fishing articles and sites.
The Mother of All Maritime Links: They live up to their billing. If you want to know about boats, cruises, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, maritime events or the like, check them out for a link.
My Fishing Expert: Interesting articles, tips and product reviews where you can get advice on bass, & fly fishing.
Outdoor 411: Basically a link directory to outdoor sites including fishing, boating and diving.
Outdoors Network: This page provides several interesting stories and links (Opens in separate page because they lock your back key).
Outdoor Resources Online: A comprehensive directory of Internet sites dedicated to outdoor recreation. Listings for Backcountry (Hiking/Camping), Biking, Climbing/Mountaineering, Equine, Fishing, Golf, Hunting, Rivers, Sailing, SCUBA, Skiing, Spelunking, and Surfing.
Pro Bass Networks: Share fishing tips with professional bass fishermen.
Pro Bass Fishing: A good place to find out about bass tournaments, fishing guides and more fishing links.
Sportfishing Florida Net: Gateway to a variety of Florida fishing information, with good articles, and useful links.
Sportsman's Interactive: Cabela's interactive page with links to information from all the state's including an interactive map.
Stripers242: An on-line forum for striped bass anglers.
Total Flyfishing: A Flyfishing resource page with specific info about Florida.
UFish: UFiSH brings you Premium Information on the World of Fishing and Boating from Charters, Boat builders and Products and Service sites to Marine/Weather Forecasts, Loran/GPS Coordinates & Fishing Tips and much more...
Ultimate Fishing Site: The Ultimate Fishing Site is a source for fishing information, fishing trips, types of fish, fishing videos, boating and more, with information on top places to visit, lodging, guides and charters, fishing 101 sections and other travel resources.
USAngler: A nice comprehensive web site with fish identification information, tips, links to guides and marinas and more.; AQUATIC/FISHING EDUCATION SITES
Aquatic Educational Resources: An outstanding source of information from the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation with numerous links including a fishing, boating and aquatic stewardship directory with over 2,000 educational links, plus access to the Report on the Best Practices in Fishing, Boating and Aquatic Stewardship Education, in PDF format.
Aquatic Resource Education Association: AREA is a professional association of biologists and educators that are working in conservation education with a focus on the aquatic environment, fish and fishing.
American Library Association--Librarian's Guide: The Librarian's Guide for Parents and Kids has many (700+) fun and educational links.
Animal Diversity Web: An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology from the University of Michigan (Very Slow Site).
Ask Jeeves for Kids: A novel and informative search engine for kids that is easy to use.
CATCH: CATCH is North Carolina's Caring For Aquatics Through Conservation Habits program.
Kid's Click: A great set of links provided by Librarians including science and recreation sites.
Cool Kid's Fishin': Features a number of activities related to fishing, crustaceans and shellfish including topics such as food chains, a fish finder game, fish clock, fish quiz, and fun facts.
The Discovery Channel: The Discovery Channel has great information on nature and science, as well as schedules for the TV station's educational programming.
Earth & Sky: Earth & Sky is a clear voice for science.The information on the Earth & Sky web site, and in their daily radio series, is developed from interviews with scientists.
Earthwave: A site dedicated to education and information about rivers, fish and wildlife. It includes especially good information on alligator, sturgeon, paddlefish and zebra mussels.
Education Index: A great list of educational web sites for teachers, students and anyone interested in learning more about our diverse environments.
Fact Monster-Science: A very nicely organized reference site with a variety of information from encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries and the almanac.
Federal Aid--Aquatic Education: Up to 10% of Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds are spent on aquatic education.
Fish FAQ: A bouillabaisse of frequently asked questions and answers about fish, do they sleep, what's the biggest fish, how many are there?
Fish Link Central: A very comprehensive list of fish links (as opposed to fishing or fisheries links). It includes a great photo gallery.
Fishing for Success: (FFS) is a joint program run by the University of Florida/IFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Gainesville Police Department, and the Alachua County Sheriffs Office.
Florida Aquarium: Explore the path of a drop of water from a Florida spring to the ocean and examine the habitats and fishes that it encounters along the way.
Florida Association of Counties: Provides links to all 67 Florida counties, from which you can locate valuable information about fishing and special events. Frequently, the best place to look within the county pages is under parks and recreation.
Florida Cooperative Extension Service: A very nicely done site with info on aquascaping, Florida's state fish, wildlife and floral species, and links to environmental education groups.
Florida Educators Cyberspace Navigator: An excellent link page for teachers with links to Department of Education programs, other agencies, museums, libraries, Florida schools and more.
Future Fishermen Foundation: The Future Fishermen Foundation is the education arm of the American Sportfishing Association, the creator of the "Hooked on Fishing--Not on Drugs" program and a participant in the 4-H National Sport Fishing Program.
Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment: GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.
Hands on the Land: A national network of field classrooms linking students, teachers, and parents to their public lands.
Hooked on Fishing--Not on Drugs: This site provides information on how to get involved in the American Sportfishing Association's "Hooked on Fishing--Not on Drugs" program.
Hooked on Fishing--Not on Drugs; Florida FWC Site: This is part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission home page and discusses our involvement and how you can participate.
Human Dimensions in Fisheries: Dr. Bob Ditton's Human Dimensions research from Texas A&M.
Kid's Cove: Part of the Zebco site with fishing games and tips for kids.
Ichthyology Web On-Line: If you know what an ichthyologist is you know what this page is about, if not check it out.
Jason XII Home Page: An award winning environmental education site that is highly interactive.
Just Read, Florida!: A comprehensive and coordinated reading initiative of the Florida Department of Education
Florida LAKEWATCH: Florida LAKEWATCH is a volunteer citizens group coordinated through the University of Florida to collect water quality data on lakes throughout the state.
The Learning Web: The USGS starting point for education.
National Aquarium in Baltimore: An outstanding site with good information for teachers and students, fish anatomy highlights etc.
National Environmental Education Foundation: The National Environmental Education Foundation provides environmental information to help Americans live better every day, with resources and opportunities to improve our lives and the health of the planet.
Nature Serve: An outstanding site with information on species and habitat status and distribution, from the Association for Biodiversity Information.
North American Association for Environmental Education: The NAAEE is a network of professionals and students working throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world.
Odyssey Expeditions: Odyssey Expeditions is an organization dedicated to providing the educational background, underwater exploration skills, and personal talents to help students develop into 'Ambassadors of the World's Oceans'. Their website has great features on fish biology, swimming mechanisms, breathing etc.
Project Wild: Project Wild and Aquatic Project Wild homepage, provides an overview, activity guides and links to participants.
Project Wild; Florida FWC: This is part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission home page and discusses our involvement and how you can participate.
Sea and Sky Exploration: This page pertains to ocean and space exploration but is one of the most attractive I have seen, and just naturally draws students in and has some nice Java games.
Seaworld Educational Resources: Sea World's excellent aquatic and marine education programs for teachers and others.
Virtual Language Centre: A great language skills site. Check out the Fishing Idioms game.; FISH BIOLOGY AND RELATED SITES
Aquarium Central: A high tech web page with lots of info for aquarists.
Aquatic Ecology Links: Aquatic Ecology Links has a huge number of links to pages dealing with all aspects of aquatic ecology, including fish, plants, invertebrates, water quality, birds, reptiles and more.
Aquatic Plants/University of Florida: Provides photos and descriptive information about virtually all the aquatic plants you'll find while fishing in Florida.
Bass Fishing Log: Provides a place to record your fishing log data and compare to other anglers. The site also has many interesting links, including information on pond management, aquatic plants, and animal consciousness.
The Catfish Institute: This site has great recipes, both on-line and free on request, and information about catfish aquaculture.
Ecology WWW Links: A huge compilation of links of potential interest to ecologists and biologists.
Fish Base: A global information system on fish from the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). This is an excellent resource.
Fish Information Service (FINS): A very nice site especially for aquarists covering both fresh and saltwater. Abundant photos of aquarium fish, tips on aquarium maintenance and disease control, etc.
Fish Link Central--Fish Photos: A wonderful collection of photos of fish most taken in aquaria, as well as other links about fish and aquaria.
Florida Biotic Information Consortium: Provides links to actual data bases, as well as, listings of museums, aquaria, parks and conservation organizations.
Florida Museum of Natural Histories--Ichthyology: Excellent site including a section on freshwater research, fish collections/images, education resources, organization links and more.
Florida Springs Fishes: A nice site listing fishes observed in various freshwater springs, many with photos.
Forest Service Fisheries Biology: Provides several useful resources, including bring back the natives, fish facts, fish watch and rise to the future.
Great Lakes Fishing Organization: Even if it is way up in the cold country, this is a great site. I especially like their section on exotic plants and animals.
Institute for Food & Agricultural Sciences: Don't let the name fool you this site has a lot of great information including on-line books covering aquatic exotics (fish, insects and plants) and an aquatic plant management guide.
Master Index of Freshwater Fishes: A complete listing of scientific and common names of freshwater fishes and many aquatic plants, with some aquarium articles.
Seaworld's Fish Reference Section: An informative site about how fish are classified, their biology and other interesting information.
Smithsonian Institution: A nice site with information on their fish collections and links to other museums.
Springs of Florida: A very nice site from the US Geological Survey summarizing the contents of their book about Florida Springs.
Water Resource Guide: This web portal provides access to Florida County Water Atlas websites, which provide up-to-date information on current water quality, hydrologic, and ecological data, as well as information about recreational opportunities.
Year of the Ocean--Kid's Page: Nice links for kids and teachers about various aquatic topics.
FLORIDA FISHING AND VACATIONING SITES
Absolutely Florida: This provides information on travel accommodations and things to do throughout Florida to help plan your trip.
Destin-Ation Florida: A fishing vacationing site featuring the Destin (Panhandle) area of Florida.
EcoFlorida Tours: Find backcountry outfitters, nature guides, lodges and more. Just select an area or scroll down. A free service of the EcoFlorida print publication.
Emerald Coast Online: An excellent source for planning fishing trips and vacations along Florida's Emerald Coast.
First Coast Angler: A fishing site about Florida's northeast coast that includes inland freshwater angling.
Fish-4-Fun: An outstanding site for both freshwater and saltwater anglers with good updates and fishing forecasts and many useful links.
Florida Bass Fishing: A real good site with plenty of links and a search engine. Provides a photo gallery and some updates on local fishing forecasts.
Florida Boaters Guide: A complete Florida Boating resource with everything about Florida boating, fishing, diving and other marine links.� The Marine Services directory has over 5,500 listings of marine service providers serving boaters throughout Florida that can be searched by zip code, city, area code or name.
Florida Fishing Regions: This site provides information about specific lakes and rivers in Florida and is hosted by the Great Outdoor Recreation Page (GORP).
Florida Fishing Reports: Florida Fishing Reports are provided directly from anglers and are not censored in any way; the page is hosted by the Bass Fishing Homepage
Florida Game: The Outdoor Sportsman's Guide.
Florida Information Locator: An absolutely outstanding site for easily finding information and links on Florida.
Florida Outdoors: A beautifully designed site with information about all aspects of Florida's outdoors recreation and conservation.
Florida Parks--Fishing Locations: Maintained by DEP this site lists the state parks that provide fishing opportunities.
Go Fish!ng: Primarily a link site with Florida emphasized.
Island Anglers: A fishing club coupled with a online newsletter/fishing resource web site. We cover Freshwater, Saltwater and everything in between.
Recreation.Gov: This link carries you to a page that lists all of the Federal lands with recreational access in Florida and links to them.
Thomas Landing: Thomas Landing is an old Florida Fish Camp, serving the Kissimmee Chain of lakes.
Titusville Outdoors: Dean Pettit's page provides information on Fishing in the Titusville area including the seagrass flats of Indian River Lagoon, surf fishing along the beaches and freshwater fishing in Fox lake and the St. Johns River.
Travel Florida Highways*: From Florida Media, the publisher of the state highway map, this site lists premier destinations and out-of-the-way treasures. including, sports (fishing/boating), attractions, nature, culture and history and also provides city-to-city distances.
Tropical-Adventure.com: Your complete Caribbean, Central America, and Florida Vacation travel guide. Get maps, travel stories, contest giveaways and much more.
VISIT FLORIDA: VISIT FLORIDA is the not-for-profit corporation that promotes tourism to Florida. The site is great for planning all aspects of your vacation.; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AFFECTING FLORIDA FISHING
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants: Provides excellent information on all of Florida's aquatic and invasive plants, including a field guide and information on the invasive nature of many exotic plants.
Environmental Protection Agency Water Shed Locater: A great site from EPA that allows you among other things to type in the name or zip code of a watershed and find out all of the up-to-date information about water quality indicators and other information on the water shed.
Fed World: The best starting point for searching for information from the Federal Government.
Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus: A surprisingly useful site for learning about local fishing opportunities.
Florida Chamber: The Florida Federation of Chambers of Commerce web site.
Florida Chambers of Commerce: A list of the Florida Chambers of Commerce online.
Florida Community Network: An excellent starting place for finding out about Florida and Florida's government at all levels. Opens in a second page because it locks your back key.
Florida Cooperative Extension Service: A nice site with news, links, info on school environmental education programs, aquascaping, Florida's state species, a wildlife guide and more, including the "ask Joe" section.
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services--Seafood & Aquaculture: Provides information about the state's seafood and aquaculture industry.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection: DEP is responsible for water and air quality, state parks and aquatic plants and dredge and fill (lake bottom alteration/fish attractor permitting).
Florida Department of Health: The Florida Department of Health is responsible for all human health issues including providing consumption advisories about fish.
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles: The DHSMV is responsible for boat registration and administers the bass specialty plate.
Florida Directory: This is the State of Florida's on-line directory to phone numbers, e-mails and addresses for state employees, including those at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Florida Environmental Policy and Planning: The Program for Environmental Policy and Planning Systems provides consultation, training, and technical assistance to public sector agencies at the international, national, regional, state, and local level.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is responsible for managing all of Florida's freshwater fish and wildlife, including nongame animals.
Florida Museum of Natural History--Fish Site: Site is currently being expanded to include a section for kids. It has a good photo gallery and some interesting facts about fish in Florida.
Florida Vacancy Locator: This page allows you to search for job vacancies within Florida's state government system including positions available at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Keep America Beautiful--Florida Affiliates: Includes a calendar of events, environmental awareness tips and a list of environmental groups.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: Provides up-to-date weather information, as well as, important environmental information related to weather trends. Drought information, hurricane monitoring/history, water levels and similar information can all be accessed here.
Online Sunshine--The Florida Legislature's Homepage: Provides access to information about bills pertaining to fishing and the environment and the Legislators who establish policy.
MyFlorida: Your portal to Florida Government services.
State of Florida.com: A great locator site for information related to Florida, including government information and much more. Well organized and easy to use.
States Organization for Boating Access: SOBA's web page is still in its infancy but explains the mission of the Organization and lists its officers.
State Links at a Glance: A great site for accessing all 50 states' websites and facts about the states.
US Coast Guard: The Coast Guard has important recreational boating safety information and issues Captain's Licenses that are required under specific circumstances to take people out on navigable waters for hire (e.g., fishing guides and charters).
US Census Bureau: The census bureau has a wide variety of useful statistics including the National Survey of Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Recreation 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 editions. This is the information source used for estimating how much time and money Americans spend fishing, hunting and otherwise using the outdoors for recreation. The 2006 State report is also available.
US Corps of Engineers: The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for much of the structural modifications that affect water levels and routing throughout Florida.
US Environmental Protection Agency: The EPA is involved in ensuring healthy water and air quality throughout the US. (Search for information on your Water Shed)
US Fish and Wildlife Service--Sportfish Restoration: The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program is vital to funding fisheries programs in Florida. Anglers should be aware of how this program operates and how to support it.
US Fish and Wildlife Service--Southeast Region: This is the regional Fish and Wildlife Service office that works with Florida.
US Fish and Wildlife Service Reference Service: Provides a powerful search engine for inquiring about Fish and Wildlife Service reports and findings.
US Forest Service: Provides links to Forests in Region 8 of the USFS that include the three forests in Florida with fishing.
US Geological Survey: Has many interesting resources including water atlases and information on aquifers. Links also provide information on water contamination, and they have a special Florida Water Resources page.
US National Biological Services: An excellent web resource for information on Federal biological research programs, it also has a nice photo gallery and kids page.
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS: Water Management Districts (WMDs) play a vital role in fisheries by regulating the quantity of water and timing of discharges. In addition, much of the vegetation control in the state is managed by the Districts and several very important reservoirs and water conservation areas were created and are maintained by district activities. The following links are to the five Florida water management districts:
Northwest Florida WMD
St. Johns River WMD
South Florida WMD
South West Florida WMD
Suwannee River WMD
American Fisheries Society Journals OnLine: Outstanding source of information on fish and fisheries. You can search for articles and review abstracts for free. Printable copies of the full articles are available for a fee.
AQUA OnLine: Elsevier's new free service, AQUA-Online carries full abstracts of published articles.
BassMaster Magazine: Great magazine with plenty of information for bass anglers.
Biosis--Fish Links: Although the magazines they publish may be somewhat technical, Biosis provides a great list of links to all fish, including fishing, culture, aquaria, organizations and other categories.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries Science: Site allows you to browse some issues and few the contents from others.
Coastal Angler Magazine: This magazine focuses on Indian River Lagoon, Lake Okeechobee and Lake Istokpoga.
Field and Stream Magazine: A very well done site that includes a "fish finder" to learn more about many fresh and saltwater fish species. It also has sunrise and tidal info and tips for fishing.
Fish Busters' Bulletin: A monthly column pertaining to freshwater fishing in Florida.
Fishing Connection: A wonderful monthly publication focused on fishing in the Jacksonville area.
Fishing Florida Magazine--Online: A nice online magazine, with links to a radio talk show about fishing, by Captain Mel and local fishing forecasts.
Fishing Life: An eMagazine with lots of tips and other valuable information.
Fish & Game Finder Magazine: Another excellent site for fishing tips, fishing reports, fishing tournaments, links to fishing retailers and more.
Florida Fishing and Boating Magazine: Published by Florida Media for the Florida Sports Foundation, with input from FWC, this is the official state fishing and boating magazine.
Florida Fishing Weekly: Florida Fishing Weekly is designed for the most active Florida anglers.
Florida Game & Fish Magazine: An excellent publication covering freshwater, saltwater and hunting opportunities in Florida.
Florida Links to the News: A quick list of Florida newspapers, radio and television stations, as well as additional weather links, magazines and national publications.
Florida Monthly Magazine: Florida Living Magazine publishes "Watching Wildlife with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission" and carries numerous articles about outdoor events, Florida's wildlife heritage and wildlife recipes.
Florida Outdoor Adventures Magazine: Focusing on the Lake County area they provide a diversity of information and articles.
Florida Outdoors Magazine: Spending time enjoying Florida's outdoors is the natural thing to do. And, Florida Outdoors is your gateway to discovering these adventures.
Florida Outdoor Writers Association: The FOWA is an organization of writers who cover both the recreational and ecological aspects of Florida's great outdoors. This site has a great collection of photos and links to many outdoor writers and photographers.
Florida Sportsman: An excellent magazine and web site somewhat weighed toward saltwater fishing, however.
Frank Sargeant's Tampa Tribune Articles: This is the archive for articles written by Frank Sargeant at the Tampa Tribune.
In-Fisherman: A great magazine with a decent web site. Includes lots of recipes, and information of fishing tournaments.
Journal of Recreation and Leisure: A journal with great information on the value of recreation to people's health and well being.
National Geographic: As top of the line as everything else they do, but they disable the back button, so we open them in a separate page.
Newspaper Association of America--hotlinks: As site with links to virtually all the newspapers in America.
North American Fishing Club: They are seeking paying members but have some good articles, links and info on tackle available.
Outdoor Florida: Another free monthly tabloid devoid to outdoor recreation in Florida.
Outdoor Life: A very nice site with a good list of sportfish including tips on catching them and their biology. There are also many fishing articles and radio show tapes from past Outdoor Life episodes.
Outdoor Sports in the Southeast: Our goal is to inform, entertain, and above all, encourage ethical use of our natural resources. We hope to appeal to women and especially youngsters who have outdoor interests.
Outdoors Show from Jacksonville: The Outdoors show comes from 600-The Ball radio station that each Saturday broadcasts a show including updates on the Commission's Jacksonville Urban Pond Program (JUPP). The website also has weekly forecasts and tips pertaining to the JUPP.
Palm Beach Interactive: Presented by the Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News, the site includes a good outdoor recreation section.
Scientific American: A very informative magazine and website.
Sports Afield: Their on-line magazine with plenty of stories and links. They lock your back key, so we open them in a separate window..
Water Line: WaterLine is the online version of the Sun Herald's boating and fishing section, primarily covering marine and sailing news along the waterways and coast of Southwest Florida, including Ft. Myers, Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County and Sarasota County. However, it does have links and information about freshwater fishing as well and a neat nautical flag translator.
Woods N Water Magazine: Established in 1978, Florida sportsman, hunters and fishermen often refer to Woods' n Water Magazine as "The Bible".

Cornell's Digital Earth: A fascinating site that lets you design maps and overlays using Geographic Information System (GIS) data from a variety of sources. You can even supply your own user data.
EnviroMapper
An excellent GIS driven site from EPA providing access to individual counties and water bodies with information that includes water quality and other relevant topics.
Florida Bass Lakes: Paul Bruessow's fishing maps with his own hot spots annotated using Google Maps and ZeeMaps.
Fishing Hot Spot Maps: A mail-order source for fishing maps and information, including electronic data bases.
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