Mary Kelly thought she had hooked an alligator. As she reeled her catch back to her kayak, the fish on the end of the line was so large, she thought to herself, "It couldn't be a bass, could it?" When ...

My family has been in the cattle business in Florida for multiple generations. As ranchers, we have an obligation to care for the land that is entrusted to us. Our ranch south of Orlando is in an area ...

From June 10 through June 20, the launch ramp for power boats at Headwaters Lake in Fellsmere will be closed for concrete repairs, a St. Johns River Water Management District release announced Tuesday ...

UPDATE: Friday morning, the St. Johns River Water Management District announced it will open the boat launch facility Aug. 10, 2020. Anglers, get those favorite bass lures ready. Access to one of ...

Toxic algae in Headwaters Lake prompted a May 30 health advisory for the waterway, which is also known as the Fellsmere Water Management Area. Cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, ...

Between Central and South Florida are landscapes that, while not unpopulated or unexplored, have largely remained remote or lost to most Floridians who aren’t cowboys. This week, federal officials ...

Bass angler Mike Calloway may be the first in line when the new 10,000-acre Fellsmere Water Management Area – now known as Headwaters Lake and destined to become one of the country’s top largemouth ...

HEADWATERS LAKE, Ontario – “Top of the morning to you,” the old gentleman, a rather jolly sort, said with a handshake as he greeted us on the dock upon our arrival at this remote, Canadian fly-in ...

Florida’s TrophyCatch program continues to achieve its goal of promoting the Sunshine State’s superb largemouth bass fishing. Along with providing biological data for scientists, the promotional ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One Florida lake has won the “Battle of the Lakes” with the heaviest total bass catches, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Fellsmere Reservoir, ...

The state is finishing a Glades County project that will chip away at water storage needs in the Caloosahatchee River watershed and help protect the estuary during heavy rain events. Lake Hicpochee ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — I am saying farewell to nearly 44 years of daily broadcast journalism on March 14. I picked the date because it marks my 14th anniversary of working at WPTV. Something that has ...