Final LOSOM approval culminates five-year effort to improve Lake Okeechobee operations
August 14, 2024
Today calls for a celebration five years in the making, as the new Lake Okeechobee System Operation Manual (LOSOM) has OFFICIALLY been signed into effect! Replacing the old Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule 2008 (LORS08), LOSOM is the manual the Army Corps of Engineers will use to manage Lake O’s water levels over the next 5-7 […]
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2024 World’s Finest Skiff Raffle
August 7, 2024
ENTER TO WIN THIS 2024 HELL’S BAY PROFESSIONAL Featuring some special touches in collaboration with our partners at Orvis, this boat’s multi-tone gray finish and custom cork-pattern SeaDek bring it all back to the four Orvis Helios fly rod & reel combos that come with the rig. Throw in a bunch more Orvis gear, a […]
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2024 Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament
June 24, 2024
Congratulations to Capt. Jason Sullivan and angler Ron Anno in this year’s Gold Cup Tournament. They won Most Tarpon Releases while using their Hell’s Bay Marathon powered by Mercury Marine 115 ProXS. One of the most revered fly fishing tournaments in the world, is known wherever anglers pursue the Silver King with a fly. It […]
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Stormwater Treatment Area for Everglades storage reservoir celebrates ribbon cutting
January 29, 2024
When we started CFCW back in 2016, completion of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan—the solution to South Florida’s water crisis—still seemed like just a pipedream. The political status-quo had been stalling progress for over a decade and a half, and most of the plans’s 68 projects had yet to see the light of day. Since […]
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Captains For Clean Water announces winner of “The World’s Finest Skiff Raffle”
December 5, 2023
Fort Myers-based nonprofit Captains For Clean Water (CFCW) hosted a drawing event for their annual raffle featuring a one-of-a-kind Hell’s Bay Boatworks skiff, packed with gear from YETI and Orvis. John Peacock of Naples, Florida was announced the winner of the 2023 “World’s Finest Skiff Raffle” on Friday, Dec. 1 at Collaboratory in Downtown Fort Myers during the raffle drawing event. The boat […]
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Ron DeSantis Reappoints Three Members of the St. Johns River Water Management District
August 30, 2023
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Ryan Atwood, Ronald Howse, and Jon “Chris” Peterson to the St. Johns River Water Management District. Atwood, of Mount Dora, is the Owner of Atwood Family Farms and H&A Farms. He is the former President of the Florida Blueberry Growers Association and serves on the Florida Fruits and […]
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2023 Clean-Water Bill and State Everglades funding approved.
June 15, 2023
Florida finalizes clean-water bill and secures over $625 Million for Everglades restoration, water quality. At the Pelican Yacht Club on the shores of the Indian River Lagoon in Fort Pierce earlier today, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced House Bill 1379 and signed more than $625 Million in state funding for Everglades restoration and water-quality improvement […]
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Outdoor industry unified for Everglades restoration funding.
April 6, 2023
Joined by brands from coast to coast, the letter of request was a joint effort with Captains’ partner, the Everglades Foundation, and was submitted to congressional Committees on Appropriations and Subcommittees on Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies on March 31, 2023. Follow the link below for more information. https://captains-for-clean-water.prowly.com/237495-outdoor-industry-unified-for-everglades-restoration-funding
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A major Everglades milestone, groundbreaking at the EAA Reservoir
February 23, 2023
A major step forward for Everglades restoration took place yesterday with the groundbreaking of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, a critical project needed to reduce harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges to the coasts and send water south to the Everglades where it’s needed. “Our community of supporters across the country is celebrating this momentous occasion,” […]
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Grand Champions: Captain Andy Thompson and L. Mark Weeks
June 13, 2022
Press Release: Angler L. Mark Weeks and Guide Andy Thompson win 48th Annual Don Hawley Invitational Fly Fishing Tarpon Tournament 48th Annual Don Hawley Invitational Fly Fishing Tarpon Tournament June 6-10, 2022 Islamorada, Florida Keys The 48th Annual Don Hawley Invitational Fly Fishing Tarpon Tournament, one of the “Big Three” tarpon fly tournaments, had relatively […]
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