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Q1 2026 One Lagoon IRL Newsletter
Leaders from the IRL National Estuary Program lay out priorities for the first quarter, from securing federal support to spotlighting the lagoon’s economic value

Dave LeGear
Feb 62 min read


Flats Nation is looking for Guest Writers!
Are you a Flats Fishing Junkie? Do you work to support your fishing habit?

Dave LeGear
Jan 172 min read


Save the Sawfish
From the archives of our friends at Hell's Bay Boatworks comes a interesting video on Sawfish research.

Dave LeGear
Jul 6, 20252 min read


Mighty Mangroves!
Lori and her team at Mighty Mangroves are great.

Dave LeGear
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Flats Nation Sound Bites Volume 4
In this volume, you will hear a quick slice of our fantastic show with Captain (Brother) Mike Anderson of Reel Animals TV and Radio shows.

Dave LeGear
Dec 9, 20231 min read


CCA of Florida/Duke Energy fish restocking efforts!
CCA of Florida and Duke Energy are hatching, growing, and releasing juvenile Redfish

Dave LeGear
Oct 22, 20236 min read


Pharmaceutical Contaminants Discovered in Florida Redfish
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) has discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida waters.

Dave LeGear
Apr 6, 20234 min read


No Fish/No Florida! Let us do the Math...
When you start to look at the economic value of Recreational Fishing in Florida (alone), it is quite staggering!

Dave LeGear
Mar 14, 20236 min read


ORVIS | Follow The Water - America's Everglades.
A very informative video from Simon and Hannah Perkins—cousins who are part of the third generation of the Perkins family to run Orvis—traveled the length of the Everglades watershed

Dave LeGear
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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