Anglers biting on fishing licenses | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

Anglers biting on fishing licenses | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal: "Kenneth Darga loves to tell the story of reeling in a 95-pound black drum beneath a toll bridge last Christmas.

He wasn't as happy on a recent Monday morning because of a new requirement that Floridians buy a $9 license to fish off the shoreline.

Amateur anglers from Pensacola to the Keys are upset over the new fishing license requirement aimed at bolstering state revenues amid the economic downturn."