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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says flamingos were native to the state but disappeared at the turn of the 20th century.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says flamingos were native to the state but disappeared at the turn of the 20th century.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says flamingos were native to the state but disappeared at the turn of the 20th century.

There have been flamingo sightings on Treasure Island, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater Beach and Sanibel Island after Hurricane Idalia came through.

Western Sound tautog fishing improves, schoolie and slot stripers inundate back bays, and larger migratory bass flood the waters around New York Harbor.

The ponds are giving up largemouth bass and stocked trout, holdover stripers feed in the back bays, and bottom fishermen gear up for tautog season on April 1.