A HUGE thank you to @JonMartinEsq for having the courage to do what’s right. Thanks for removing section 48 from SB290. Your leadership is unrivaled. @GlyphosateGirl

BREAKING: The disparagement clause (Section 48) of SB 290 has been stripped from the Senate bill! Nearly 10,000 emails and 2,000 calls made this happen. Public engagement works. Continuing to keep an eye on the house version that’s still out there.

Florida anglers & boaters — clean water is on the line. A provision in Florida’s Farm Bill could weaken protections for our waterways and fisheries. 👉 Take action with @Captains4CleanWtr — link in our bio Let lawmakers know to DELETE it. #CleanWaterMatters #ProtectFloridaWaters #FluidFishing #CaptainsForCleanWater

FLORIDA POLITICIANS ARE FIGHTING TO TAKE AWAY FREE SPEECH After Wednesday’s House hearing on HB 433, we pressed the bill sponsor for answers about the bill’s disparagement provision, a clause that threatens the First Amendment and protects big industry. Instead of answers, we caught a legislative aide secretly recording us. This provision: -Expands food libel law to protect Big Sugar and Big Chem -Makes it legally risky to criticize ag practices -Silences the public through intimidation After an hour of opposition testimony, the sponsor claimed this provision won’t change anything. So why the secrecy? Why no answers? And why rush this bill through? Because powerful special interests want it, and they don’t want scrutiny. The First Amendment is not up for negotiation.

🎥 What the heck actually happened in Tallahassee this week?⁠ ⁠ Watch the full behind-the-scenes recap of our day in Tallahassee: youtu.be/fkC-HTRTvXo

Florida Gag Law Update: A section was placed into the Florida Farm Bill that would make it impossible for people to criticize or debate food and public health. More than 9000 emails flooded the committee demanding that free speech be upheld as a constitutional right. The hearing was postponed. Section 48 of SB 290 needs to be stripped immediately. @thefoodbabe @yoalexrapz @calleymeans @RobertKennedyJr @TPUSA RULES COMMITTEE MEMBERS: @Kathleen4SWFL @ShevrinJones @BryanAvilaFL @JimBoydFL @jenn_bradley @jasonbrodeur @DannyBurgessFL @ColleenLBurton @traciedavisjax @NickDiCeglie @IleanaGarciaUSA @ErinGrall @Gayle_Harrell @EdEhooper1 @JonMartinEsq @SenatorOsgood @senpizzo @SenatorAMR @darrylrouson @csime90 @jaytrumbull @SenTomWright

Apparently Florida lawmakers think the First Amendment is up for negotiations. Kill the disparagement provision in SB 290 🗣️

The Florida state legislative session is underway, and we’re paying close attention to the decisions being made that could impact our waterways and the places we love.

THIS ⬇️ “Florida's economy relies on that same beautiful coastline, vibrant tourism industry, and sustainable fisheries. In fact, Florida's beaches alone generate more than $127.7 billion per year in tourism spending and support over 2.1 million tourism-related jobs. Unfortunately, all these resources suffered devastating harm during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.” Thank you to Florida's congressional delegation for standing up. Our guides & businesses know firsthand the harm from a spill.

The EAA Reservoir is widely considered the crown jewel of Everglades restoration, but Big Sugar’s proposed rock mine threatens to undermine its future. Read more about it below. fox4now.com/clewiston/massiv…

🚩 Was the sheriff lying then or lying now?? Let us know what you think in the comments...⁠ ⁠ And if you missed Part 1 about Big Sugar’s rock mine in the Everglades, go check it out now.

Here are the newest developments in the fight against Big Sugar’s rock mine, stay tuned for part 2.

Here are the newest developments in the fight against Big Sugar’s rock mine. As always, stay tuned for more updates. captainsforcleanwater.org/th…

We’re in this fight because we’ve witnessed the changes firsthand, and we’re determined to restore and protect these wild places for generations to come.⁠ ⁠ Help us bring more people into the fight for clean water—wear your CFCW hat, share our posts, spark conversations, and educate those around you. ⁠ ⁠ The more people we bring into the fold, the louder our collective voice will be when it matters most 💪

This is exactly why we must stay engaged in the fight for clean water 💪 
Capt. Rufus made it clear at our guide rendezvous yesterday—progress only continues if we remain active and outspoken. We can’t let up. And we must keep bringing more people into the effort so our collective voice grows stronger. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead So, let’s stay engaged. And let’s get others engaged too. Together, we can make a real difference, and safeguard Florida’s waters for generations to come.

How does muck in the Caloosahatchee River affect our water quality?👇 winknews.com/news/lee/thick-…

Another milestone in the fight to restore our Everglades 💪 wpbf.com/article/army-corps-…

Support for clean water was STRONG at this year's Herman Lucerne Backcountry Championship 💪⁠ ⁠ The Herman Lucerne Memorial Foundation works to preserve and protect the Everglades and Florida Bay, ensuring anglers today—and generations ahead—can experience these unique waters.⁠ ⁠ It was incredible to see so many people, especially youth anglers, showing such passion for restoring the Everglades and protecting the waters we all love.⁠ ⁠ Let’s keep pushing forward. Together, we can safeguard Florida’s waters for generations to come.

We'll keep pulling as hard as we can, Flip. Thank you for everything you did to preserve old Florida's waters and wild places. 🎥 Cavin Brothers @NoahMiller24_

Flip Pallot: Casting Off. There was always a distant horizon for him. Always a next adventure. It was ever this way, and so it remains. Now the task will be to hold the lessons close to heart, and stay the course he set, and navigate the way without our North Star. The family and friends of Philip “Flip” Pallot are terribly saddened to share the news that Flip passed away on August 26, 2025, in Thomasville, Georgia, due to complications from surgery. This was unexpected and unmooring for us all. Flip was a searing light that streaked across the sporting world for more than half a century, illuminating the possibilities of wild places and the pursuit of adventure, and leaving a comet’s tail of stories and insights and life lessons that will never dim. He was an inspiration to 18-year-olds and 80-year-olds. His passing leaves a gaping hole in our hearts, but one we will fill by living forward in the many ways we have been changed through his presence. For now—“Heads up,” Flip would say, “and shoulders back, and don’t start your backcast until the line is straight and the fly is moving.” We are not there yet, and so Flip’s family—wife, Diane, daughter, Brooke; brother Scott; and granddaughter Sora—ask for privacy, and his friends ask that all who knew the man and love what he stands for take a quiet interlude and turn your eyes towards his beloved Florida. It is, at this moment, 7:50 p.m. EST. It is sunset in Mims, north of the Everglades, near the banks of the St. Johns River, where Flip and his wife, Diane, have lived for 23 years. As for Flip, he asked for nothing other than a life lived fiercely true. To all those who share in our grief, in his own sweet words: “More to come. Bye for now.” Photo: @williamhereford