Notice has been given from the Army Corps of Engineers that the Canaveral Lock will have a series of 4 hour closures to support maintenance on Tuesday 19 October through Thursday 21 October 2021. Closures will be 7-11 a.m. and 12-4 p.m. Closures will be based on progress and safety needs.

For the first time since 1990, recreational anglers fishing in some parts of Florida will be allowed to take home a goliath grouper for dinner.

FWC is seeking feedback on potential recreational management measures for dolphinfish in Atlantic state waters. In recent years, private recreational and for-hire fishermen have raised concerns about the declines in size and abundance of dolphinfish in south Florida, and recently, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council reduced the recreational vessel limit from 60 to 54 fish.

NOAA Fisheries will close the 2021 recreational harvest of golden tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic on September 20, 2021.
The closure is occurring because reports indicate that recreational landings have reached the established catch limit set for the year (2,316 fish). Recreational harvest of these fish will resume January 1, 2022.

Here are the rules for the 2021 Red Snapper season in the Atlantic, scheduled to run from 12:01 AM July 9 through 12:01 AM July 12.

Congrats to the winners of the Offshore Slam this weekend! And for the Club, THANK YOU! Funds raised support building more offshore reefs, financial grants to Brevard Education Foundation for marine science in Jr/Sr High School programs, Kids Fishing Clinics and Dolphinfish Research. Thanks to all sponsors, contestants and volunteers!

The application process has began once again for this years funding of the artificial reef. This will be the 6th reef in as many years, we need you help to make sure it is funded. We everyone’s help so please take action.

The Florida Sport Fishing Association (FSFA) is Brevard County’s longest running fishing club founded in 1968. For over 50 years the FSFA has invested in the education and growth of local anglers by fostering an environment allowing anglers to fellowship and share successes and failures to become better anglers and better stewards of our local environment. There have been many projects the FSFA has been at the forefront of throughout the years, such as the Kids Fishing Clinic, FSFA Offshore Tournament and most recently, the new reef deployments.

Brevard County is presently pursuing grant funds from FWC to support our sixth material deployment of artificial reef off the coast of Port Canaveral. The deployment is to include the placement of at least twenty 6000lb, 8ft tall modules. Currently, this is year six of a great partnership between FSFA, CFOA, CCA and Brevard County — and we need your help to ensure the continuance of this great project.

Central Florida may have dodged a bullet, but our friends to the East on Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands did not fare so well. Hurricane Dorian sat on top of them for 36 hours with 180 mile per hour winds, 30 inches of rain, and a storm surge of 23 feet, destroying homes, boats, and even cars…