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 ALL
POINTS BULLETIN
The Pentagon announced
today the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called
the United States Redneck Special Forces.
These Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas boys will be dropped off into Iraq
and have been given only the following facts about terrorists:
1. The season opened today.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus.
5. They are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of Dale Earnhardt.
The Pentagon expects the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday |
| UPDATE:
Don't Look Now, But They Just Found
Al-Zarqawi |
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| CORRECTLY MEASURING
SALTWATER FISH GETS EASIER (FL)
 A
standard way for anglers to measure saltwater fish accurately
against size restrictions takes effect July 1. The Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission is implementing a series of
rules approved last year to clarify and standardize how to measure
the total length of saltwater fish....
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 DFG
PROPOSES 26 MARINE PROTECTION AREAS FOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST
California took another significant step in protecting its
ocean resources Thursday when the Department of Fish and Game
(DFG) unveiled plans for new marine protected areas (MPAs). The
department provided the state’s Fish and Game Commission with a
series of proposals, including a “preferred option,” for creating
a network of MPAs along California’s central coast.....
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 South
Dakota Flathead Catfish Record Shattered
Davin Holland was using the largest piece of cutbait he had
when he caught the new state record flathead catfish on June 18th
in the James River. The fish, was 63.5 pounds, was 47 inches
long and had a girth of 30 inches.
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 Dear
Alligator Hunt Applicant,
(MS)
Thanks for your interest in the 2006 Mississippi Alligator
Hunting Season. There are special restrictions and requirements to
participate in alligator hunting opportunities in Mississippi.
Please carefully read all regulations prior to submitting any
application available here.....
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MORE THAN 9,300,000 SAUGEYE AND WALLEYE
FINGERLINGS RELEASED TO ENHANCE ANGLER SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE (OH)
 A
recently completed stocking of more than 9,300,000 fish in state
waterways by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Division of Wildlife will provide anglers with many great fishing
opportunities in future years. Fifty-four reservoirs around Ohio each received a share of 7,500,000
fingerling saugeye; more than 1,800,000 fingerling walleye were stocked
into an additional 15 lakes. Fish were stocked from mid-May through the
first week of June....
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 Fishing
for Science, Fishing for Life (IA)
Fishing as science? Vic Bjork, a 21-year veteran teacher at
the Iowa Juvenile Home does just that. In 1992, Bjork used $100 of
his own money to purchase some basic supplies and began teaching
Fish Iowa! to 12 eager students. By 1994, he had expanded his
little "fishing unit" into a semester-long, accredited science
course with fish and fishing as the central theme. Students learn
more than fish biology and identification. They study weather
patterns and water chemistry, pick up trash, and learn about
life....
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 Top
10 things you can do for your lake this summer (MN)
This summer, watch this newspaper for
practical advice and projects you can use to improve and protect
your lake. The articles will give practical advice on how to
prevent geese from congregating on your lake lot, how to construct
a rain barrel to control and divert runoff, and what plants work
best to encourage infiltration along shorelines.
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 Great
outdoors month is a great time to try improved state parks and
reservoirs (IN)
This is Great
Outdoors Month, as designated by President Bush, prime time for
Hoosiers to visit their state’s 33 state parks and reservoirs to
discover the upgraded and new facilities. "We are
continually working to provide positive and memorable experiences
in the great outdoors for our guests, including adding new
facilities and services when we can, and making sure existing
facilities are in good shape...."
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| AGFC Tags
Florida Largemouth Bass Brood Stock (AR)
 These
fish are 5 to 6 years old and are no longer the best producers for
bass fingerlings at the hatchery. About 750,000 Florida bass
fingerlings are reared and stocked into public waters each year
from the hatchery. These fish have been producing those
fingerlings for the past 4 years, according to hatchery manager
Don Brader. "As they get larger they cost more to feed and keep,
so the best thing is to change some of them out each year."...
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 DEC
Confirms Virus in Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Fish (NY)
In recent weeks, large numbers
of dead round gobies have
been observed along southern Lake Ontario and eastward through the
Thousand Islands area. More recently, eighteen dead and
dying muskellunge were collected in the Thousand Islands. The St.
Lawrence River supports a world famous, trophy muskellunge
fishery. The timing of these die-offs corresponds with spawning
season for both species, which is a stressful period during which
fish are more vulnerable to bacterial and viral infections.
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 Alabama Announces First Regulated Alligator Season
“The Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (ADCNR) took
action nearly 70 years ago that saved alligators from possible extinction
and led to its full recovery,” said Governor Bob Riley. “Today, alligators are so
numerous in certain areas that it is necessary to control their populations
through a regulated alligator hunting season.”...
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| You Want the Bass? Georgia Has the Places to Go!
 The
largemouth bass is just one member – albeit the most well-known -
of the black bass family which also includes shoal, spotted,
redeye (also called Coosa), Suwannee and smallmouth, all of which
can be found in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has put together the
following information to make it easy to pursue your favorite bass
species.....
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| New, state-of-the-art
complex in Sparta, IL expected to become a
destination for sportsmen and recreation-seekers from across the
country (IL)
As the long-awaited opening of one of the largest recreational
venues in the Midwest draws near, many anticipate the World
Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Southwestern Illinois
will soon become one of the premiere shooting facilities in the
nation.....
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| New State Record Tiger
Muskie Caught at Pineview Reservoir (UT)
 Angler
Marc Anderson of Pleasant Grove caught a new Utah record tiger
muskie at Pineview Reservoir over the Memorial Day weekend.
The fish weighed in at 31 pounds, 11 ounces. The huge muskie was
49 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches.....
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 TAKE
ME FISHING: BASS, DAD AND PRIZES ‘REEL’ KEEPERS (PA)
With the start of the Pennsylvania
bass
season on Father’s Day weekend, there’s no better time to get dear
old dad out on the water. If great fishing and spending quality
time with family wasn’t enough of a lure, the Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Commission has something else to reel you in: the chance
to land a deluxe fishing package....
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 DFG
Reminds Annual Free Fishing Day is June 10 (CA)
California anglers catch a free day of
fishing June 10, as the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) waives
the license requirement for anyone 16 or older. Free Fishing Day,
the first of two offered this year, allows anyone who can cast a
line the chance to enjoy one of the nation’s favorite outdoor
activities on all inland and ocean waters....
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 Bass,
Catfish, Bluegills, Free To Good Homes (MO)
Many Missourians are unaware that their Department of Conservation
runs a sort of finny adoption service. Each spring the agency goes
looking for homes for several million largemouth bass, channel
catfish and bluegill sunfish fingerlings housed in its warm-water
hatcheries around the state. Apply by July 15 and you could be the
foster parent to a catchable, delicious brood....
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 FWC
OFFERS UNIQUE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering sportsmen some unique
hunting opportunities for the coming season. The FWC is
providing sportsmen mobility-impaired hunts, supervised youth
hunts, family hunts, quail hunts and track vehicle and airboat
hunts on selected wildlife management areas (WMAs)....
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UPDATE:
HUNTERS GENERATE
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 Where
They At Now? (TX)
Every now and again, a longtime ODC faithful viewer who just
happens to remember the original ODC format, including the
original ODC staff, will email and ask, "Where is so and so?", or
"What is so and so doing now?" Welp, here you go.
I just receive an email from former ODC Senior Staff Writer...
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ALL
POINTS BULLETIN
The Pentagon announced
today the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called
the United States Redneck Special Forces.
These Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas boys will be dropped off into Iraq
and have been given only the following facts about terrorists:
1. The season opened today.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus.
5. They are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of Dale Earnhardt.
The Pentagon expects the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday |
| UPDATE:
Don't Look Now, But They Just Found
Al-Zarqawi |
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| Secretary Kempthorne Announces Designation of 36
New National
 Recreation Trails in 24 States
The new trails joining the National Recreation Trail System
illustrate the diversity of the country’s pathways,” Secretary of
the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said. “These remarkable resources
provide outdoor recreational opportunities that include the chance
to hike the rolling tundra of Alaska’s backcountry, paddle an
urban waterway in Milwaukee, bike an abandoned railway in Utah,
ride an equestrian trail in Virginia, or wander along a nature
loop in Oklahoma.”
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 Instream
Flow Workshops Set for San Antonio, Dallas
Three state agencies are seeking public input in connection with
workshops on June 15 in San Antonio and July 12 in Dallas to help
finalize the Texas Instream Flow Program Technical Overview, a
document to guide research concerning how much water should be
flowing in Texas rivers to support a sound ecological
environment....
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 Potato
Creek State Park Fishing To Be Improved With Lowering of Lake (IN)
The DNR will lower Potato
Creek State Park's Worster Lake in late summer to improve fishing.
During the procedure, the 327-acre lake will be lowered by about
three feet during a three-to-four week period and will be treated
to cut back the....
Informational meeting set for June 6
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Largemouth Bass, Wild Catfish High in Mercury Levels
 Largemouth
bass and wild-caught catfish, two popular game fish in North
Carolina’s freshwaters, have been added to the N.C. Division of
Public Health’s (NCDPH) list of fish in the state with high levels
of mercury. As a result of these listings, the agency recommends
that women of childbearing age (age 15-44), pregnant and nursing
women, and children under age 15 refrain from eating these fish,
and all other adults should eat only one serving per week...
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 June
10 Is Kids' Fishing FunFest in Montgomery
The Capital City Kiwanis Club,
Montgomery
Parks and Recreation
Department, and the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
Division are sponsoring their annual Kids’ Fishing FunFest on
Saturday,
June 10, 2006
at Pete Peterson Lodge -
Lagoon
Park in
Montgomery. The event is open to
all kids between the ages of 5 and 15 who are accompanied by a
parent or guardian.
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| Every state in the union was
founded in the name of God....period!
After
reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions,
one is faced with the prospect that maybe, the ACLU and the
out-of-control federal courts are wrong. OK, you're
right...even if you only have one cell left in your brain that is
still working, you MUST acknowledge that the entire foundation of
the U.S. of A. is based on Godly principals, and even a blind man
can see that the ACLU and the out-of-control federal courts are
wrong.
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 Safe
Boating Tips for Memorial Day Weekend (KY)
In their haste and excitement to get on the water to ski, fish,
tube or just ride, boaters may overlook some important safety
considerations during the May 27-29 Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has several
tips to make your weekend of boating pleasure a safe one....
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Deadline Approaching For
2006 Elk Hunt Applications (AR)
 Time
is running short for applying for one of Arkansas’ biggest
bargains - a free permit to hunt elk in the Buffalo River country.
The application period for Arkansas’ 2006 elk hunt permits is the
month of May. Applications must be postmarked by May 31. There is
no cost for applying, nor do the permits cost anything for the
lucky persons whose names are drawn...
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 THERE’S NO REASON NOT TO WEAR IT
(PA)
Boating safety experts want to get something off their chest…and
onto yours: a life jacket. The importance of flotation devices and
other watercraft safety tips are the focus of the 2006 National
Safe Boating Week.
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 2006
Hackettstown Hatchery Broodstock Collection
The 2006 spring trap-netting season began right on schedule on
March 12 when the Hackettstown Hatchery crew set their nets on
Budd Lake to collect northern pike broodfish, and proceeded
without a hitch through the end of musky collection April 27th on
Echo Lake Reservoir.
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 Bass
Fishing and Bass Waters Abound in Southern Utah
Quail Creek, Sand
Hollow and Gunlock reservoirs-all in Utah's Washington
County-provide the state's best largemouth bass fishing. Add to
them two of Utah's best smallmouth bass fisheries at Newcastle and
Upper Enterprise reservoirs (all within a 70-mile radius) and you
have one of the best bass fishing areas in the western United States!
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 GRAB
YOUR FISHING TACKLE; WYOMING CELEBRATES FREE FISHING DAY JUNE 3
(WY)
It’s like the grocery store concept of
handing out free samples: Get the customer to try one with the
hope of buying the product and using it for a lifetime.
Potential and returning anglers can experience that very healthy
sample June 3 with Wyoming’s fourth free fishing day. Anyone -
resident or nonresident - can fish that day in most of Wyoming
without a license. Anglers will still be subject to all other
fishing laws and regulations...
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| Pikeminnow Reward Fishing Season Opens
(ID)
 The 2006 sport reward program for the northern
Pikeminnow opened May 1 on the Columbia River below John Day Dam
east of Biggs, Ore. The Northern Pikeminnow Management Program will pay $4 to $8 for each of
the salmon-eating predators delivered by anglers to stations along the
Columbia and Snake rivers....
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| SAUGEYE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS AT HOOVER
RESERVOIR IN DELAWARE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES (OH)
 Angler assistance needed; $100
reward for any research saugeye that’s caught
New research conducted by the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife in collaboration with The
Ohio State University (OSU) will help fisheries biologists better
understand the habits and movements of reservoir-stocked saugeye
and improve anglers’ odds of catching these exciting sportfish.
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 Monster
Missouri crappie could be international record
John Horstman had
not been pumping iron before he hooked a state-record black
crappie, but he got a little workout landing the fish, which broke
Missouri’s state pole-and-line record and could be an
international record, too....
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 FREE WATERCRAFT
SAFETY INSPECTIONS OFFERED STATEWIDE IN MAY (OH)
Ohio boaters will again benefit from free safety inspections
conducted during the month of May by the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft and its boating
partners, the U.S. Power Squadrons, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and
some local marine patrol units. The inspections are aimed at
increasing boating safety awareness in observance of National Safe
Boating Week, May 20-26...
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 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP JUNE 11-16
(KS)
Kansas youngsters age 10 through 12 who enjoy the outdoors should
make plans to attend the Outdoor Adventure Camp (OAC), held annually at the Camp WaShunGa
area of Rock Springs 4-H Center, near Junction City. This year's
event runs Sunday, June 11, through Friday, June 16. Event covers everything from naturalist studies to fishing and shooting
sports..
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 Free Camping Weekend Starts May 5
(IA)
A favorable weather forecast. A nice, warm spring. Fishing is
good. All signs point to a busy weekend in Iowa State Parks for
the 2006 free camping weekend. Iowa residents may waive the usual
camping fees and stay for free in an Iowa State Park Friday,
Saturday and Sunday...
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Events During State Parks Free Camping Weekend
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| Deer Don't Make Good
Pets, So Don't Adopt a ‘Lost’ Fawn (SC)
 “Many
people who come upon a solitary spotted fawn in the woods or along
a roadway mistakenly assume the animal has been deserted by its
mother and want to take the apparently helpless creature home to
care for it,” said Charles Ruth, Deer and Turkey Project
supervisor for the SCDNR. “Young fawns like this have not been
abandoned but are still in the care of a doe.”...
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 DNREC Seeks Nominees for Young Environmentalist Award
(DE)
Do you know a student who’s working to protect the environment
through an innovative project, promoting public awareness or
otherwise demonstrating concern for our natural world, whether
it’s right here in Delaware or issues affecting our whole planet?
If so, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control (DNREC) wants to hear about that student....
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 "Connecting
our Children to America's National Parks"
Celebrate National Park Week April 22-30
Children and families are the focus of National Park Week 2006.
The National Park Service (NPS) is "Connecting our Children to
America's National Parks" to help children and their families
discover the surprising world of history and nature that awaits
them in 390 of America's most special places....
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| Catch A Big Splake at Joes Valley Reservoir
 The
best time to stand on the shore and catch a 10-pound splake at Joes
Valley Reservoir is only a short time away. From the end of April (which is when ice-off generally occurs) through
the month of May, shoreline anglers have an excellent opportunity to catch a
trophy-sized splake using little or no special equipment.
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 Once-Maligned
Carp Coming On as Coveted Catch!
Pity the
lowly carp no more. Maligned by serious sports fishermen for
decades as a trash fish, the common carp, or “sewer trout” if you
will, may some day rival largemouth bass as the most popular sport
fish in Texas, according to carp aficionados. That may be a bit
far fetched, but at the very least...
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 Win
a Houseboat Vacation on Lake Mead
Imagine spending all
morning fishing, exploring the lake, and frying up the morning’s
catch on the onboard gas barbeque.
Seven
Crown Resorts and Southwest Airlines have teamed up with the
Nevada Department of Wildlife in a contest aimed at helping NDOW
more efficiently put information in the public’s hands. Now
through September 5th....
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 Dead
Eagle Found Near St. Lawrence-Jefferson County Line (N.Y.): Killed
by Gunshot; Reward Offered
The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information about the
shooting of a bald eagle -- probably early last winter -- in St.
Lawrence County near Rossie, New York...
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 Go
fishing with 300,000 across Washington on the lake-fishing season
opener, April 29
It’s about six times bigger than any other single sporting event
in the state,” said Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
director Jeff Koenings. “Fortunately, we’re not all in one place
that day. I wish I could guarantee perfect weather, but I can say
there will be plenty of fish to go around.”...
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| HURRICANE RITA IMPACTED
FRESHWATER FISHERIES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, SAYS L.D.W.F.
BIOLOGIST (LA)
 Coastal
areas under water control management were inundated with saltwater
as a result of storm surge. Strong winds caused sediment turnover
in area waterways, which stimulated decaying organic matter and
depleted oxygen levels throughout the water column. "Wide-spread
fish kills were noted along the coast from Vermilion Bay to Sabine
Lake," according to Bobby Reed, Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries biologist...
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Early Spring Means Big Fish
 If you'd like to catch some big fish this year, grab your fishing pole
and start looking for a lake or reservoir where the ice is melting. Ice-off is one of the best times to catch big fish, including brown
trout. And Red Fleet, Starvation and Steinaker reservoirs in northeastern
Utah are three of the best places to try....
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 “Kentucky
Afield” Television Premieres April 1 on Northern Kentucky Cable
Channel 5 (KY)
Outdoor enthusiasts in
Northern Kentucky finally have a Saturday morning hunting and
fishing show to call their own. “Kentucky Afield” premieres April
1 on Insight Cable 5. The show will air at 10 a.m. each Saturday.
Each week, “Kentucky Afield” Host Tim Farmer and the rest of the
television show crew will bring viewers exciting adventures
involving the state’s great outdoors. The first show will feature
a segment on elk hunting in Kentucky....
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 Prepping for Spring Fishing
(IA)
One of my neighbors is getting a new boat. My preseason
strategy learns more toward new line for a few reels. The idea is
the same, even if the investment is not. It's time to start the
countdown to a new fishing season....
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 Governor
Rell Launches No Child Left Inside to Get Youngsters
Outside and Showcase State Parks (CT)
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced the launch of No Child
Left Inside– a major state initiative designed to reconnect
youngsters with the outdoors, build the next generation of
environmental stewards and showcase Connecticut’s state parks and
forests....
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| Special
Draw for Yuba River Fishing Access (CA)
 The California Department of Fish and
Game (CDFG) in cooperation with the University of California Sierra
Foothill Research and Extension Center (UCSFREC) is pleased to provide
anglers with fishing access on the lower Yuba River. The
cooperative effort will provide a limited number of anglers, a
maximum of fifteen per day, access to a remote section of the
river known for great....
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| Fishing On The Edge (the edge
of the ice, that is!) (UT)
 Ice
is melting on Utah's lower elevation reservoirs, and that means
one thing for anglers who like to fish for trout from the
shore-it's time to break out the fishing poles and head for the
water. Some of the best fishing of the year is here!...
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| Service Asks Wildlife Enthusiasts To Support National
Survey
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking hunters, anglers and
other wildlife enthusiasts for their participation, beginning late
March, in the 11th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
"We appreciate the anglers, hunters, birdwatchers and others
throughout the United States who voluntarily participate in this
survey," said....
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The size limit for the 2006 Striped Bass Bonus Program
will be 28
 inches
or greater. (NJ)
The Striped Bass Bonus Program (SBBP) has been an integral part of
New Jersey's striped bass management since 1990. It is a popular program
with the fishing community and provides valuable data for assessing
stock status and fishing trends....
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 Harford
County Yellow Perch Sets World Record
Last weekend, Phil Deer,
Jr. of Delta, Pennsylvania caught a record setting yellow perch in
a pond in Harford County. The perch is the largest ever caught in
Maryland and the fourth largest on record in the world....
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 Shooting Showcase to be held at Ben Avery Shooting
Facility March 25-26 (AZ)
The public is invited to the Arizona Game and Fish
Department's Shooting Showcase March 25-26 at the Ben Avery
Shooting Facility in Phoenix. The event is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday...
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| DOW Hosts Angler
Roundtable in Grand Junction (CO)
 The
Colorado Division of Wildlife is hosting an Angler Roundtable in
Grand Junction on Wednesday, Mar. 29.
Scheduled presentations will provide
information on lake trout and kokanee management at Lake Granby
and Blue Mesa Reservoir, removal of nonnative fish in the Colorado
and Yampa Rivers, management at Juniata and Purdy Mesa
reservoirs,...
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 Dam
Re-licensing Negotiations Pay Off For Fish, Anglers, Boaters (WS)
Capitalizing on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Department
of Natural Resources staff, often working with conservation
groups, have negotiated operating conditions that benefit
recreational users at dozens of dams as the dams seek renewal of
their federal operating licenses....
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 Record-Breaking
Rainbow Trout Caught in Jackson County (NC)
Johnson caught her record-breaking rainbow, which measured 34½
inches in length and 23½ inches in girth, weighing in at 20-pound,
3-ounce, using a Rapala lure on a Shakespeare Microspin rod with a
Wally Marshall reel.
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 2006
Spring Trout Fishing Information (NJ)
In 2006, trout season officially begins in all waters open to
public angling on Saturday, April 8 at 8 a.m. Each spring
approximately 570,000 trout are stocked in the state's public
waters during. Standard production trout average 10.5 inches but
range up to 12 inches...
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 DLNR
Issues Safety Tips To Advise Ocean Users On Water Safety (HI)
HONOLULU— As
part of on-going concern for ocean safety, the Department of Land
and Natural Resources reminds beachgoers to be cautious when
entering the ocean.
1. Swim, surf or dive with other people, and don’t move too far
away from assistance; 2. Stay out of the water at dawn, dusk
and night, when some species of sharks may move inshore to feed
3. Do not...
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 Smallmouth
Bass Record Broken For The Third Time In Four Years (OK)
Steve McLarty now holds the record with an 8-pound,
3-ounce smallmouth bass he caught on March 4 on Lake Eufaula in east central
Oklahoma. McLarty, who lives in Broken Arrow, was competing in a
Fishers of Men bass tournament when he hooked the big fish in a quiet, rocky
cove....
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| YOUTH TURKEY EVENTS SCHEDULED
IN KANSAS
 The
KDWP and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) have planned
two special youth turkey events this spring. The first event
will be the Fifth Annual Spring Turkey Hunting Clinic presented by
the Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey
Federation and the KDWP Hunter Education Program. The second
event, co-sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE),
will be the first youth turkey hunt at Clinton Reservoir....
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 Parasite Infests Lake Ouachita Fishery
(AR)
Over the past three years, one particular freshwater copepod has
infested fisheries in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The parasites are most commonly found on striped bass in these
fisheries, but where the infestation is high, they can also be found
on largemouth bass and walleye...
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 ANOTHER
RECORD-BOOK BLACK BEAR TAKEN IN PENNSYLVANIA
At more than 700 pounds, it moved across the leaf litter
of a regenerating mountaintop clear-cut as quiet as a rabbit
running across a lawn. The huge black bear had been stirred by one
of three brothers working the Chestnut Ridge for bears...
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2006 Fishing Prospects: 31 Georgia Reservoirs and 18
Georgia Rivers
 Anglers
can find suggestions on where and how to catch fish in 31 Georgia
lakes with the help of the 2006 Georgia Reservoir Fishing
Prospects.
Lakes detailed include Allatoona,
Andrews, Bartlett’s Ferry, Blackshear, Blue Ridge, Burton, Carters,
Chatuge, Chehaw, Clarks Hill, Goat Rock, Hamburg, Hartwell, High Falls,
Jackson, Juliette, Lanier,...
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 40,000
Extra Rainbow Trout Headed for Fishing Ponds
The best fishing in Utah this spring might be just
15 minutes from your home. Beginning the week of March 20, the
Division of Wildlife Resources will begin stocking rainbow trout
into fishing ponds in communities across Utah. Sixteen of those
ponds will receive 40,000 extra rainbows this year....
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DNR offering incentives to restore pheasant and quail habitat (IN)
 In
the early 1960s and ‘70s, pheasant and bobwhite quail were
abundant in Indiana.
Today, only slightly more than 250,000 acres of cropland are
being idled in USDA programs across the state. As a result, Indiana
has lost more than 93 percent of its idle nesting and brood-rearing
cover.
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AGFC to begin stocking
Florida bass into Brushy Creek (AR)
 The
Fisheries Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is
planning to roll out a new project to introduce Florida-strain
largemouth bass into the Brushy Creek arm of DeGray Lake this summer.
The project calls for an intensive stocking of fingerling bass
over an eight-year period into the 900-acre lake arm, according
to....
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 Great
Striper Fishing at Lake Powell (UT)
Striper fishing in the southern portion of Lake Powell is "red
hot" right now. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is
receiving reports from anglers who are catching dozens of fat
fish. Among those anglers
is Drew Cushing. Cushing spent the weekend of Feb. 18 fishing the
southern portion of Lake Powell with two of his friends....
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 Early
Season Pike Fishing (NJ)
The ice-out or late winter open water period can be a very
productive period for northern pike fishing. Experienced pike
anglers target this time of the year and know that this cool water
fish species is active and willing to hit an angler’s offering.
During the pre-spawn and post-spawn period pike are on the move
heading....
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 Connecticut
DEP to Host Second Annual Paddle Smart Safety Event
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Boating
Division in cooperation with ConnYak, the City of New Haven
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the US Coast Guard will
present an afternoon of safe paddling demonstrations and
information sessions on Saturday March 4th at the...
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 Break
Out Your Bass Gear - Winter is Here! (NJ)
The holidays are long past, hunting season is winding down and
watching Bill Dance for the nine-hundredth time just isn't very
exciting anymore. Admit it, you are probably bored out of your
mind suffering from cabin fever and Bass Fishing Withdrawal
Syndrome....
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 Nearly
200 Birds Killed, Then Dumped Near Delaware City: Reward Offered
(DE)
Someone killed nearly 200 migratory game birds -- scaup and
bufflehead ducks and Canada geese -- and dumped them along a dirt
road at the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal near Delaware City, Del.,
according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Daniel
Collins of Dover. The Service is offering a reward for
information about the incident...
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 Free Fishing Day Poster Contest
(NV)
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)
is now accepting entries for its fourth annual Free Fishing Day
Poster Contest that is open to all of Nevada’s 4th and 5th grade
students. The student who submits the winning entry will receive a
guided fishing trip, along with a rod and reel, in addition...
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| Bay City State Recreation
Area Offering Winter Festival Events on
 Feb.
18 for Free Fishing, Project GO (MI)
The recreation area’s Winter Festival will cover both events,
with activities starting at 9 a.m. A youth fishing clinic begins
at 9 a.m. for children 15 and younger. Participants will learn to
build a fishing pole, how to rig it and make a lure. An ice
fishing derby starts at 10 a.m. Bait and loaner fishing poles will
be provided. Pre-drilled holes for ice fishing will be offered to
all children participating....
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| PRO ANGLER PLEADS GUILTY TO
CHEATING IN BASSMASTER TOURNAMENT (LA)
 Judge
Eric Harrington accepted a guilty plea and issued a suspended
sentence of six months in the parish jail, fined him $588.50 and
placed him on probation for two years. In addition, Harrington
ordered Tormanen to perform 120 hours of community service through
an approved wildlife and fisheries organization and banned him
from participating in any fishing tournament where prizes are
awarded. Harrington also ordered Tormanen to pay restitution in
the amount of $3,000 to B.A.S.S....
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| Fish and Game Seeks
Conservation Officer Trainees (NH)
 If
you've thought about becoming a Fish and Game Conservation
Officer, this may be your chance -- the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department is now accepting applications for a new register
of names to be used for staffing current and future Conservation
Officer Trainee vacancies. (Open recruitment periods are held
approximately every six months; applicants must apply each time in
order to be considered.) The closing date for filing an
application is March 29, 2006...
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 TAGGED
FISH MEAN CASH FOR LUCKY CRAPPIE ANGLERS (FL)
Anglers on lakes Dora and Beauclair in
Lake County could win up to $50 if they catch a crappie, or
speckled perch, that has a bright orange tag inserted near its top
fin. The tagged fish are part of a joint research study of the two
lakes’ crappie populations by the FWC and the University of
Florida...
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Sixteen-year-old wins Stren Series event on Lake Havasu
 John
Billheimer Jr. of Calif., a 16-year-old pro fishing his first
Stren Series event, caught a two-day total of seven largemouth
bass weighing 19 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Stren Series Western
Division event on Lake Havasu, which included a field of 200 pros
and 200 co-anglers – the largest pro bass tournament ever held in
the West. He is the youngest pro to ever win a Stren Series event.
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 Montana
Fish, Wildlife & Parks Intern Program (MT)
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is again offering college students
an opportunity to gain practical experience in their field of
study by serving as interns. The number of intern positions,
paid and unpaid, is limited to 30 openings. FWP internship
opportunities are in fields such as: fish and wildlife management,
recreation, education, state parks interpretation...
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 Now’s the Time for Fishing at Walker
Lake (NV)
Winter is traditionally a good time for fishing at Walker Lake
and this winter is no exception as anglers are reeling in
cutthroat trout that weigh from 1½ to 2½ pounds. “It’s worth
a trip to come to Hawthorne,” said Roy Leach,
supervising habitat biologist. “At this time of the year, the fish move to
the shoreline and the shore fishermen do better than the boaters....”
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 Grenada Lake: Trophy Crappie Management Being Proposed
(MS)
The Commission on
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks voted 4-1 Wednesday to institute
changes in the crappie length and creel limit at Grenada Lake.
A public hearing has been set for Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 7
PM at Hugh White State Park. The new regulations, which call for a
12-inch minimum length and a creel limit of 15 fish per angler,
will take effect March 23, 2006.
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 February 1, 2006 Ice
Fishing Report (MA)
Ice conditions have not changed much on small to medium sized ponds in
Cumberland and Oxford counties. However, the ice in York County is highly
variable and on some waters like Little Ossipee, conditions have
deteriorated. Areas of open water and thin ice offer highly
variable conditions on the larger, deeper lakes in the Region.....
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 Missouri's
Top Walleye Lake About To Heat Up
Think of the walleye as a syncopated fish-a little offbeat. It is
still active in the midst of winter, after bass have grown
sluggish and hard to catch and before crappie surge into shallow
water to gorge on minnows....
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 2006 LAKE
ERIE FISHING OUTLOOK IS PROMISING
"We are excited
about the outstanding fishing opportunities on Lake Erie for a
variety of species in 2006,” said Roger Knight, Lake Erie
fisheries program manager at ODNR. "The large 2003 hatch should
provide large numbers of good-sized walleye and yellow perch,
while quality smallmouth bass and steelhead trout fishing also
will available to Lake Erie anglers."...
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 Sweetheart
Weekends at West Virginia State Parks
West Virginia state parks are providing romantic weekend getaways
for Valentine's Day. Bring your sweetheart and enjoy a weekend of
entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information or for
reservations call 1-800-CALL WVA and ask for the individual park
or...
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 SECOND-BEST
BUCK TAKEN OFF PUBLIC LAND BY 17-YEAR-OLD (FL)
While
hunting with his father, 17-year-old Casey Phillips, of Bay Lake, harvested
the second-highest-scoring deer on record ever taken from Florida’s nearly 6
million acres of public hunting lands. Phillips, a junior at South Lake High School in Groveland,
took the 16-point, non-typical buck Nov. 21 on Richloam Wildlife Management
Area....
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| Attorney General, DEP
Commissioner To Fight Chester ZBA Decision
 That
Undermines CT River Protections (CT)
Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy today joined the fight against a
Chester Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) decision that threatens to
undermine rules protecting the Connecticut River’s environment,
wildlife and scenic beauty....
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 Big
rainbow beats but can’t break state record (AR)
Lenard, 11, was fishing catch-and-release Dry Run Creek Dec. 28 when a
large rainbow attacked his white crystal bugger. Had it been weighed on
certified scales, it almost certainly would have topped the state record
of 19 pounds, 1 ounce. State regulations require that fish caught in Dry
Run Creek be immediately released back into the water....
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 Wal-Mart
pro angling team announced
Wal-Mart, through its partnership with FLW Outdoors, the
world’s largest retailer will sponsor a three-member angling team
that will compete on various FLW Outdoors tournament trails. The
members of its 2006 professional angling team consist of....
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 Post-Season
Gun Care (IA)
The white cotton patch went into the bore clean. Pulling it out of
my 20-gauge "deer gun," it had picked up streaks of dark gray;
residue from shots fired. Normal, you might say, except that my
gun was clean. Rather, I should say, I had cleaned my gun. There's
a difference.
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 DFG Will
Offer a Land Navigation and Wilderness Survival Clinic Feb. 25-26 (CA)
DFG will hold a wilderness
course in February intended to equip participants with confidence
and independence in the backwoods.
"We want to encourage people to explore California’s
magnificent outdoors,” said DFG’s advanced hunter education program
coordinator Susan Herrgesell. “But we also want to give them enough
information and training so that they can do it safely.”...
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| GREAT
JOB!
 Game
Wardens Locate Missing Children
Game Warden Pilot Charlie Later located two missing toddlers
early Saturday morning after they had been abandoned in the woods
off the Chisolm Pond Road in Palermo. The young girls, ages
16 months and nearly three years old, spent the night in the woods
and were located by Warden Later as they were lying next to a
stonewall in the woods....
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 Land
O’Lakes Pro Angling Team Announced
Land O’Lakes – the Arden Hills, Minn.,
dairy producer – announced today the members of its professional
angling team competing in the 2006 FLW Outdoors tournament season.
Team Land O’Lakes will comprise Karen Savik, Eric Olson, Keith
Williams, Vince Minnick, Jeremiah Kindy, Aaron McManaway and James
Davis....
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Wal-Mart Pro Angling
Team Announced
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 Wild
Turkey in New Jersey
The 2006 Spring and Fall Turkey Permit Application Period is
from January 25 - February 22, 2006. A new on-line permit
application will be available this year. Turkey hunters are
encouraged to use the new on-line application web site beginning
Wednesday, January 25....
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 THIRD KANSAS QUAIL FOREVER CHAPTER OPENS
(KS)
Quail hunters from the Wichita area have formed the third Quail
Forever (QF) chapter in Kansas. The new group, to be called the Keeper of
the Plains Chapter, will focus on quail habitat and youth hunter
recruitment in south-central Kansas. The chapter held its first meeting
Jan. 10...
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| GAME COMMISSION ENCOURAGES
CLUBS TO PARTICIPATE IN
 PHEASANT
CHICK AND EGG PROGRAM PA)
Sportsmen's
organizations with qualified propagation facilities can augment
the Pennsylvania Game Commission's pheasant propagation efforts
and increase localized recreational hunting opportunities by
raising day-old pheasant chicks supplied free-of-charge by the
agency...
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 Arkansas
Big Buck Classic
Who has the biggest deer for the 2005 hunting season?
Find out January 27-29, 2006 at the Arkansas Big Buck Classic! Held at the
Arkansas State Fairgrounds! Showtimes: Fri 1pm - 8pm,
Sat 10am - 8pm, &
Sun 10am - 6pm...
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 Wood
duck box plans now on SCDNR website (SC)
The wood duck is the most important species to South Carolina
waterfowl enthusiasts and is the only duck for which we can
effectively manage production habitat throughout all geographic
regions of the State. Construction of nest boxes and erection of
nest box units can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for
anyone interested in a hands-on waterfowl conservation project.
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 New Contour Lake Maps Available on
Web (ND)
Lake Audubon in McLean County and Lake
Josephine in Kidder County are now available as full color contour
maps on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website at
gf.nd.gov. More than 120 high-tech maps are featured in “
Lake Contour Maps” under the “Map Services/GIS” link. Another 40
lakes, including Lake Ilo, Lake Tewaukon, Alkaline Lake,...
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 2006
WALK-IN FISHING ATLAS AVAILABLE AT LICENSE AGENTS, G&F OFFICES
(WY)
It may not be the best time to drift a dry fly down a trout stream
or cast a bass plug in a plains pond, but it’s a good time to be
planning the upcoming season’s trips by picking up the 2006
Walk-In Area Fishing Atlas. The 44-page fishing guide features 59
fishing spots enrolled in the Game and Fish Department’s Private
Lands/Public Wildlife Access Program....
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Thrift
wins Stren Series event on Lake Okeechobee
 “This is my second time at Okeechobee,” Thrift said. “I got here
early Friday morning, and was catching a bunch of small fish
during practice around hydrilla. “On the first day, I got
some good bites around reeds with hyrdilla, and I’ve been getting
those good bites there each day.” Thrift believes those larger
bass were just pulling into the shallows to spawn....
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| PFBC TO HOST SUSQUEHANNA
SMALLMOUTH SYMPOSIUM (PA)
 The symposium will touch upon subjects such as fish disease, fish
population monitoring results, trends in consumptive water use and water
quality trends. In addition to presentations from PFBC fisheries
biologists, speakers will include representatives from the PA DEP, the Susquehanna River Basin
Commission (SRBC) and the USGS. A
question and answer session will follow the formal presentations....
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 Ice
Fishing Jersey Pike (NJ)
The time has come to start digging out or to purchase some ice
fishing gear, as each cold day increases the likelihood of safe
ice and the chance to fish the frozen lakes and ponds of New
Jersey. I look forward to calling friends and scheduling which
days we will hit which pond or lake....
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 Turn First-deer Memories Into Mementoes
(MO)
A hunter's first deer kill is a lifetime memory. The experience is
likely to be even more significant if the hunter is a youngster.
The Missouri Department of Conservation has a way of capturing
that memory. Hunters age 15 and younger can get certificates suitable for framing
to commemorate their first deer kill.....
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| APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FISH POND STOCKING
(AL)
 Owners of newly constructed or recently renovated ponds without wild fish
present may apply now to stock their ponds with largemouth bass and bream
(bluegill and shellcracker). Stan Cook,
Chief of Fisheries, advises pond owners to request their fish application
early and return the application before the February 1, 2006 deadline....
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 Snake
River Cutthroat Sets State Record (CO)
To call this trout a lunker would be an understatement: 33 inches
long, 17 pounds, 2.6 ounces. That’s the size of the Snake
River cutthroat trout caught Aug. 28, 2005, in the Blue River by
Rob Peckham, 48, of Oak Creek, CO. The fish set a state record for
that species....
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 Ice
Fishing Offers Cure To Cabin Fever (ID)
It is time to dust off the ice fishing equipment you have stored
in the garage for the past few years. Recent cold temperatures
have many area lakes frozen over and ice-fishable.
Most waters in the Idaho Panhandle are open to ice fishing.
However, before we get far into the discussion it is important to
mention that...
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 Game
and Fish Provides Ice Safety Tips (ND)
Anglers and
trappers are urged to be aware of ice conditions before venturing
out on frozen waters.
"Before going out onto a frozen lake, pond or river, it's
important to take safety precautions to reduce the risk of falling
through the ice,"
says....
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 Trout
Stocked By Chopper In Lower Saluda River
The S.C. Department
of Natural Resources' Freshwater Fisheries Section stocked about
16,000 brown and rainbow trout in the lower Saluda River Dec. 8
using a helicopter and specialized lift bucket. The stocking
benefits South Carolina's $18 million trout fishery....
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Gagliardi
Wins $1.25 Million Chevy Open on Lake Murray, Breaks Final Round
Weight Record (FLW)