Check out Tim Piscitelli's new fishing link. You'll find marine forecasts, weather links, fishing links, a tide predictor and some terrific fish photos! He has started a message board and would like to have any angler post a message about fishing. Check It Out!!

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Interactive Marine Weather Local tide predictor

SW Florida Reefs Artificial Reefs

Library Resource The Collier county Public Library has a lot of information about fishing! Mangrove (Gray) Snapper

Roasted Fillet of Grouper Stuffed with Stone Crab Meat and Shiitake Mushrooms Now that you've caught that Grouper here's an excellent way to prepare it! Black Grouper

Farming for Fish: Alternative Opportunities for Small Farms If you're having trouble catching fish, you could always just grow your own Catfish. Or maybe you want to supply the local fishing industry with some Bait. Redfish (RedDrum)

Naples Fishing Club Offshore, nearshore, backwater, and freshwater - you don't have to go far in southwest Florida to have the angling adventure of a lifetime.

Common Snook

Fishing is Fun Fishing in Florida is easy, exciting and fun. There are so many productive places to fish in the state it's not stretching the truth to say if you see some water and it's more than a few inches deep, it's worth checking out. There's probably fish to be caught. Ladyfish

NFN Sports Center Fishing Links Where to go locally, and who might take you out. Spanish Mackerel

How to Be a Competent Southern Waterperson What should you do if your boat runs aground? :-) Are YOU a Competent Southern Waterperson? Author Randy Wayne White says there are 10 things you need to know to be one. Tarpon

How to get lost in the Mangroves A solid canopy of green supported by weird-looking trees with roots like umbrella spines; ... Can I find my way out? Deep in the Mangroves

Fishing for Fishing Searching the WWW for "fishing" with the Alta-Vista search engine resulted in more than 500,000 sites identified. Here are some helpful hints. Spanish Mackerel

The Fisherman and his Wife A fable for children ... or is it? With the initiation of a monthly theme on the Naples Free-Net the Media Center accidentally discovered something neat and, in so doing, perhaps a bit of evidence that all is not what it seems. Redfish (RedDrum)

National Buoy Center Virtual Tour The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), a part of the National Weather Service (NWS)? NDBC develops, operates, and maintains the network of buoy and Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations. Their virtual tour will give you an overview of what they do, their facilities, the measurements they collect, and the use of these data. Black Grouper

NFN Fishing On-Line Naples Free-Net Fishing On-Line, a series of monthly columns, brings you the latest and best information available on fishing the fabulous Collier County-Naples, FL area . Mangrove (Gray) Snapper

New Fishing License System Florida's anglers and hunters will find licenses much easier to come by, starting Feb. 1. The stamp system that makes up the current licensing process will expire on the last day of January, to be replaced by four other options… Do you need a saltwater fishing license? What are the saltwater fishing regulations? Sailfish

Guide to Saltwater Fly Fishing Did you know that flyfishing is 2000 years old? Where is flyfishing done around here? What tackle is used? What techniques are best? Why flyfish in the first place? Spotted Sea Trout

Winter Fishing Takes Patience On December 21st, the winter solstice, the sun drops below the equator and starts heading for 23 deg. south latitude. The combination of short days and lower temperatures causes the fish to seek their winter habitat; generally a move into the backcountry, some coastal species moving into deeper water and offshore species moving closer in. Sheepshead

Fishing Lines The Angler's Guide to Florida Marine Resources, published by the Office of Fisheries Management and Assistance Services (OFMAS) is one of the most widely read government publications about fishing. Did you know it is available on line? Bonnetthead Shark

What IS that fish? One of the most intriguing aspects of Florida marine fishing is the constant repetition of the question, "What is it?" Here are 71 regulated fish commonly caught by anglers along with pictures and information for fish identification. Bluefish

Saltwater Fishing Records How does your record compare. Look if you dare. Now, about that one that got away ... Dolphin

Aquaculture Learning Lab is Aquaculture the answer to the 1995 State law that enacted a net ban, virtually strangling commerical fishing? The Everglades City School thinks so. In this area, the majority of adults and 70% of high school students are connected to the marine and fishing industries. Here's what they propose!

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