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Florida Tides
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Upcoming Fishing Tournaments
THE CASTAWAYS BASS CLUB will compete on Lake Hatchineha Saturday. Trail for boats with 40-HP outboards or less, and boats 17 feet or less. Entry fees $50 per team, including big bass. Membership $15 per angler. New members welcome. Call Johnny...
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Polk CCA Banquet Is April 5 in Bartow
The Polk County Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association will hold its 26th annual fund-raising banquet and auction on Thursday, April 5, at the Bartow Civic Center.
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Scenic Highway Plan Gets County Panel's Approval
The vistas along portions of Scenic Highway now have a better chance of being protected. On Tuesday the Polk County Commission unanimously approved changes in the county's development regulations that set up incentives for buffering roadside...
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Environmentalists Target Rodman Dam of Ill-Fated Florida Barge Canal
Two environmental groups plan to sue if the federal government doesn't agree to remove the Rodman Reservoir dam that's a vestige of the ill-fated Cross Florida Barge Canal. They filed a 60-day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service on...
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Private Sector May Get Wetlands Funds
A bill to take millions of dollars away from state agencies and to hand it to a private industry with a poor track record has been zooming through the Legislature.
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A Day in Crystal Lake Park
Crystal Lake Park is more of a passive recreation park that spotlights a waterfront view in the midst of a bustling Lakeland neighborhood.
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Fishing Around Tampa Bay
At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, Spanish mackerel just starting to run, but not consistent yet, reports Bob Beeson. Also fair catches of sheepshead, flounder, whiting, silver trout, and a few spotted seatrout. Water temperature 62 at 1 p.m. Thursday, 4...
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Fishing Around Polk County
Around Lakeland, bass really picking up on warming trends in and around bedding areas depending on moon phase, but slowed down during cold front. Bass up to 21 inches at Tenoroc in Butterfly, Horseshoe and 5 on junebug worms and spinnerbaits,...
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Tharp Sets FLW Record on Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee has turned out five-fish stringers over 30 pounds in the first two major bass tournaments of the year. Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., dominated the FLW Tour's 17th season opener with over 30 pounds Thursday and Friday for a...