By Jamie Gentry on January 17, 2019
Earnie Polk, fishermen, gulf of mexico, kenneth fountain, National Marine Fisheries Service Cooperative Shark Tagging Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Shark Fishing, Solomon Stevenson, tagging sharks, Tiger Sharks, True Blue Fishing Club
Fishing, Local
While most of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is empty on a chilly winter morning, the octagon at the end holds a row of poles fitted with massive reels. Several fishermen sit waiting for any sign their bait has been taken. Read the […]
By Brian Lester on December 20, 2018
Amanda Nalley, anglers, Bo Rivard, Exempted Fishing Permits, fishermen, Fishing, Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gulf Coast, Jessica R. McCawley, Marine Fisheries Management, recreational red snapper season, red snapper, Shark fishing regulations
Fishing, Local
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has proposed a 32-day season that would begin June 11 and end July 12 in federal and state waters. That stretch is eight days longer than what was proposed for 2018, but, if approved, would be eight days shorter than the 40-day season that was ultimately approved for the […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 30, 2018
Cherie Velez, fishermen, Fishing, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Patrol, Pier fishing, Pier Guys, Ralph Agnew, Sand Dollars Gift Shop, Sea turtle rescues, sea turtles, Thomas Mintz, Todd Carroll, Windjammers, Windjammers on the Pier
Beach, Local
Zipping along in golf carts, talking with schoolchildren, teaching tourists how to cast a line or even rescuing endangered sea turtles, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier has a few new “pier guys” on the payroll. Self-titled Lead Pier Guy Thomas Mintz heads up the new team. He started in the position in March and said he […]
By Brian Lester on December 21, 2017
Dr. Roy Crabtree, Emily Muehlstein, fishermen, Fishing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gray triggerfish, Gray triggerfish season, gulf of mexico, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Managment Council, NOAA
Fishing
Fishermen will soon be able to cast their lines into the state waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the hopes of reeling in gray triggerfish. The recreational season was closed for most of 2017, opening only for a limited time over four weekends this past fall in state waters. Now the Florida Fish and […]
By Brian Lester on November 30, 2017
Bioacoustics, Brooke Carney, fish population, fishermen, fishery, Fishing, Florida, Greg Stunz, gulf of mexico, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, marine life, NOAA, NOAA Sea Grant, red snapper, Tagging fish, Video technology
Fishing
No one knows for sure how many red snapper are out in the Gulf of Mexico. Fishermen believe there are more than the numbers calculated in stock assessments. A team of 21 scientists from state and federal agencies and universities in the Gulf Coast region, including Florida, are determined to paint a better picture of […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 16, 2017
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Beach, Local
Okra, a juvenile green sea turtle, has had a rough year. After sustaining serious head trauma that exposed part of her skull, Okra ended up on the end of a fisherman’s line on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. The hook was caught in her right shoulder. Fortunately, she was rescued and sent to the Gulfarium […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 21, 2017
Alese Belden, Amy Cozart, Captian Andy Ross, Charlene Mauro, Dissection, DNA testing, ecosystem, education, fishermen, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze High School, gulf of mexico, Katelyn Fletcher, lionfish, Navarre, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, Navarre High School, Niuhi Dive Charters, Scuba divers, students, University of West Florida
Education
Navarre and Gulf Breeze students cut into more than 100 lionfish last week as part of a large dissection research project. The students of Navarre High School, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, Gulf Breeze High School and others in Escambia County were partnering with the University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation […]
By Brian Lester on September 1, 2017
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Events & Festivals, Local
The Navarre Beach Fishing pier will be the site of the Take a Kid Fishing event on Navarre Beach in October. The event coincides with the Navarre Beach Fishing Rodeo that will also be going on that weekend. The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved the Navarre Chamber Foundation’s request for the use […]
By Staff Reporters on May 20, 2017
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The combination of a festival and tournament – there are activities for divers, land-lovers, and the whole family! This event is free and will include various activities such as: Lionfish tastings Filet demonstrations Family activities Education booths Vendors Kids’ area Celebrity Chefs Raffles and prizes For additional information, please visit reefrangers.com/event-info/.
By Brian Lester on March 29, 2017
Alan Latourette, anglers, Bill Phillps, Brent Phillips, cobia, Cobia Fishing, Cobia season, Dwight Moore, fishermen, Fishing, Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, gulf of mexico, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Navarre Pier, Shaun Abbott, south florida, Taetum King
Fishing, Headlines
Shaun Abbott leans against the railing of the Navarre Beach fishing pier, his pole leaned up against the side of it with a colorful lure dangling from the end of the line high above the sparkling green water of the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article in the March 30 issue of Navarre Press. […]
By Brian Lester on February 13, 2017
American Sports Fishing Association, anglers, federal waters, fishermen, Fishing, Fishing harvests, Florida, Focus group, Gulf Angler Focus Group, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, Gulf of Mexico Fishery, Hurricane Hermine, Ken Haddad, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Recreational red snapper fishing, red snapper
Fishing
Ken Haddad of the American Sports Fishing Association has been instrumental in helping the Gulf Angler Focus Group push for more recreational red snapper fishing opportunities in federal waters. Read the full article in the Feb. 9 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 per year.
By Brian Lester on December 1, 2016
Amanda Nalley, Dr. Roy Crabtree, federal waters, fishermen, fishery, Fishing, Florida, FWC Marine Fisheries Management, Gray triggerfish, Gray triggerfish season, gulf of mexico, NOAA, NOAA fisheries, recreational harvest, state waters, Triggerfish
Fishing
The closure of the gray triggerfish season in 2017 is bad news to fishermen in both state and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. But the closure also signals that perhaps the rebuilding plan that was put in place for gray triggerfish population nearly a decade ago may actually be working. “In a sense, […]
By Brian Lester on November 17, 2016
Aaron Keller, Apalachicola Bay, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, escambia county, Escribano Point, Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area, fishermen, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, hopper barges, hurricanes, lime rock aggregate, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Nature Conservancy, Oyster Cultch Placement Project, Oyster population, oyster reefs, oystermen, oysters, Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa County, shoreline erosion, St. Andrews Bay, tropical storms
Lifestyle/Leisure
Oyster populations are poised to thrive again in the region thanks to the Oyster Cultch Placement Project, a $5.3 million regional plan designed to enhance and improve the oyster populations in Pensacola Bay, St. Andrews Bay and Apalachicola Bay. The project’s most recent focus was on the waters in the Pensacola Bay System in Escambia […]
By Brian Lester on November 10, 2016
Amanda Nalley, anglers, Department of Commerce, fish, fishermen, fishery, Fishing, Florida, Florida economy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, gulf of mexico, Gulf waters, November, recreational fishing, red snapper, red snapper season, saltwater fishing, Thanksgiving weekend, Tropical Storm Colin
Fishing
Recreational fishing in the Gulf is big business. According to Amanda Nalley, the public information specialist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, it brings in billions each year, and that includes fishing for red snapper. “While we don’t have this number broken down, we do know recreational fishing in Gulf Waters adds $7.6 […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 10, 2016
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Beach
As beach season winds to a close and the number of visits to the 1,545-foot long Navarre Pier become less crowded, the pier has moved to its winter hours. As of Nov. 6, the pier opens at dawn and closes half an hour after dark. Though the traffic is beginning to slow, the pier saw […]
By Staff Reporters on September 21, 2016
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Headlines
It won’t be long before anglers along the Emerald Coast can compete in the Navarre Fishing Rodeo. The event, in its fourth year, is set to take place Oct. 1-2 and is part of the 13th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour. The tournament highlights the abundance of fish that can be found in area waters […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 15, 2016
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Fishing
If you hook a sea turtle while fishing on the pier, do not cut the line. That’s what Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Patroller Jim Holmes begged of fishermen Friday, Sept. 9 after a fishing “novice” cut the line on an entangled turtle off Navarre Pier before rescuers could arrive. When the turtle was spotted, pier […]
By Brian Lester on August 11, 2016
Destin Charter Boast Association, federal waters, fish, fisheries, fishermen, fishery, Fishing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gary Jarvis, Greater Amberjack, Greater amberjack season, gulf of mexico, Gulf of Mexico amberjack rebuilding plan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, recreational fishing, Roy Crabtree
Fishing
Plans to reopen the greater amberjack recreational fishery in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico this month are off the table due to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projecting the allowable harvest has been exceeded. The fishery was scheduled to be open until the end of the year. A similar fate for the […]
By Brian Lester on July 14, 2016
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Fishing
James Bodison totes a cart loaded with a cooler, fishing rods and the other necessary items, such as bait, a tackle box, weights and sinkers needed to make his day of fishing off the Navarre Beach pier a successful one. Though July is typically not the best month of the year to fish, it matters […]
By Staff Reporters on June 9, 2016
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Fishing
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced two license-free fishing weekends in June. The first took place this past weekend for saltwater fishing and the second, a freshwater fishing weekend, is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday for Florida residents and visitors. “Florida is the fishing capital of the world,” Scott said in a press release. “As […]
By Brian Lester on February 25, 2016
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Fishing
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will soon set the dates for the 2016 recreational Red Snapper season in the Gulf Mexico. The proposed season is 72 days, which would be two days longer than the 2015 season. Read the full article in the Feb. 25 issue of Navarre Press. Click HERE to subscribe […]
By Brian Lester on November 5, 2015
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Lifestyle/Leisure
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer Justin Miller turns up the speed on the patrol boat he is operating. The vessel is soon zipping through the water on the East Bay River on a mild, sun-splashed Friday morning in late October. Very few fishermen are out, but Miller spots a small yellow boat off in […]
By AP News on August 10, 2015
Coast Guard, fishermen, Florida, Miami City Ballet
5 things to know in Florida, Florida, State
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about in Florida today. Parents call off search for missing teen fishermen The private search for two 14-year-old boys has continued since the Coast Guard stopped searching a week after the boys disappeared while fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Miami City […]
By Brian Lester on May 6, 2015
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Beach, Lifestyle/Leisure
Mickey O’Reilly is a charter fishing boat captain who shared his knowledge with locals during the inaugural fishing seminar April 27 at Juana’s Pagodas on Navarre Beach. The topic was King mackerel fishing, and O’Reilly highlighted several points during the seminar, including the proper way to rig tackle, the use of proper lines, presentation of […]
By Romi White on January 8, 2015
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Fishing, Lifestyle/Leisure
Navarre Beach is mostly deserted during colder months, but there’s one group of local anglers who refuse to let frigid sea breezes and bone-chilling temperatures keep them off the island. Shark fishermen bundle up in multiple layers of warm clothes and gather together, spending most of their time preparing bait and lines while waiting. And […]
