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Splash into license-free freshwater fishing weekend
Mark your calendars for an opportunity to go freshwater fishing during the upcoming Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s license-free freshwater fishing weekend.
This spring’s license-free fishing weekend is on April 5 and 6 and invites residents and visitors to explore the many recreational freshwater fishing opportunities Florida has to offer.
Visit the FWC’s fishing basics webpage for tips and information on how to start fishing or refresh your knowledge. All other rules, such as seasons, bag and size limits apply.
To renew or purchase a fishing license, visit GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.