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100

This fish is red and has black spots, and it’s really good to eat!

What is a redfish?

100

This is when you use a live fish as bait to catch bigger fish.

What is live bait fishing?

100

This place is known for its mangrove trees and is a good spot to catch snook.

What is Sebastian Inlet?

100

This is the minimum size for snook you can keep if you catch one.

What is 28 inches?

100

This program was started to help take care of the Indian River Lagoon.

What is the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program?

200

This fish is famous for being long and slippery, and it likes to hide in the mangroves.

What is a snook?

200

This fishing method uses fake fish to trick real fish into biting.

What is using lures?

200

This area in the north part of the lagoon is famous for redfish.

What is the Indian River Lagoon’s north end?

200

Redfish can’t be caught during this time to help keep their population strong.

What is the spawning season (usually September to October)?

200

This group works to protect the lagoon and its wildlife.

Who are the Florida Wildlife Federation?

300

This fish has lots of spots and is known for being a great fighter.

What is a spotted sea trout?

300

This is when you throw a net into the water to catch a bunch of bait at once.

What is cast-net fishing?

300

This park has great views and is a good place to catch trout.

What is Round Island Park?

300

You need this to fish in Florida, whether you’re catching snook or redfish.

What is a fishing license?

300

This event showed that we need to clean up the water in the lagoon.

What is the algae bloom crisis?

400

This fish has sharp teeth and looks like a mini-shark.

What is a barracuda?

400

This method involves pulling a baited line behind a moving boat.

What is trolling?

400

This spot near the ocean is where you can catch big fish like tarpon.

What is Fort Pierce Inlet?

400

You can’t keep any of these big fish; you have to let them go.

What is tarpon?

400

This club in Vero Beach works to keep fishing fun and safe.

What is the Vero Beach Fishing Club?

500

This giant fish is really hard to catch and jumps out of the water.

What is a tarpon?

500

This technique is for catching fish at the bottom of the water using weights.

What is bottom fishing?

500

$500: This place has both shallow and deep water, good for catching barracuda.

What is Vero Beach Jetty?

500

 This is the time of year when you can’t fish for spotted sea trout to protect them while they are having babies.

What is June 1 through July 31?

500

Native people used nets and spears to catch fish in the lagoon long ago.

What is traditional fishing?

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