Outdoors

Gulf and Bay: News and notes

By RODNEY PAGE, Times Staff Writer
Published January 25, 2008

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Win $1.7M on Fishing without Lifting a Rod

Proving that there is a fantasy league for just about every sport, FLW Outdoors presents Fantasy Fishing. Participants pick 10 anglers for each of the seven Forrest L. Wood events on the bass tour throughout the spring and summer. Those anglers earn points for the participants in each tournament. At the end of the season, the player with the most cumulative points wins $1-million. Not only that, but the winner of each of the six tournaments wins $100,000 and the participant with the most points in the season-ending Forrest L. Wood Cup wins $100,000. The FLW bass season begins Feb. 28 on Lake Toho near Kissimmee. The Forrest L. Wood Cup is Aug. 14-17 in Columbia, S.C. Registration is free and available at FantasyFishing.com.

PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

Commercial mullet closures on docket

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a series of public workshops regarding commercial mullet fishing. The commission is considering ways to allow more fishing opportunities for commercial mullet fishermen, including possibly modifying the July-through-January weekend closures for the commercial harvest of mullet. Locally, a meeting will be held Feb. 25 at the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg from 6 to 8 p.m.

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[Last modified January 24, 2008, 20:40:00]