POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s new rule requiring non-residents to purchase short-term recreational fishing licenses in person instead of online is drawing backlash from some charter boat captains, who say the change could hurt tourism and local businesses.
The sun sets on Lake Pierce in Polk County, creating what charter Capt. Shanon Lanphar calls the perfect time for bowfishing.
For Lanphar, owner of Twisted Limbs Bowfishing, the trips he offers are about the thrill of the hunt and having fun…