The south Florida lake s eco-system has suffered from agricultural runoff and inadequate water management policies. Florida Wildlife reports on restoration efforts that includes reviving marsh areas that serve as fish habitats and the planting of millions of bulrush stems that provide food for fish. Writer Jim Huffstodt explores the frontier days around Lake Okeechobee by recounting the story of William Pogey Collins, who had the reputation of being the wildest of the wild bunch that toured the lakeside villages at the beginning of the 20th century. Jim Nagler has advice for fishing when the temperature is above the upper 80s.
Hot weather seems to change the habits of bass.
Nagler tells how to catch them and keep yourself safe when fishing during a long, hot Florida summer. And Duel Christian writes about bagpipe playing and shrimping in the Gulf with Scottish immigrants. Florida Wildlife is a subscriber-supported magazine that features an eclectic mix of stories about Florida wildlife and recreational opportunities in the outdoors. Florida Wildlife is a subscriber-supported magazine that features an eclectic mix of stories about Florida wildlife and recreational opportunities in the outdoors.