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    Locals protest trout rule change

    Posted on April 26, 2019

    This young angler was all smiles after catching this trout while fishing with local fishing guide Capt. Eric Slaughter, who says he has not seen the trout fishing “this good since the 1980’s.”

    Dozens of area residents, including many local charter captains, are expected to attend next week’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting in Havana to argue against a series of proposed changes to spotted seatrout regulations they say will have a major impact on Taylor County’s economy and could ultimately put them out of business.

    At next week’s meeting — which will be held Wednesday and Thursday beginning at 8:30 a.m. — the commission will consider a draft rule that would slash the daily bag limit by 40% while also prohibiting guides from keeping a limit during for-hire trips.

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