The lake is commercially netted by licensed fishermen.
Later in life, from 1936-66, he worked full time as a licensed commercial fisherman.
Other areas that are accessible only to licensed fishermen and police officers who patrol the watershed offer an archaelogical bounty, however.
Also, licensed fishermen in any part of Florida may keep a maximum of two peacock bass per day, per license and only one may be longer than 17 inches.
Ford Ward was a licensed fisherman from Newfoundland.
Currently, only specially licensed fishermen are allowed to catch the crabs, and they must do so by hand.
Last year each licensed striped-bass fisherman was entitled to sell 46 fish, Mr. King said.
The lake is classified as a Local Nature Reserve, and use of boats on the lake are prohibited for all but a small number of licensed professional fishermen.
Hatcheries multiplied, most state fish managers say, in direct response to the number of licensed fishermen.
The law allows two poles per licensed fisherman, you know.