AUSTIN, Texas — You walk into a sporting goods store and see a row of fishing poles hanging from a shelf. All of them look the same, and you become so overwhelmed that you leave in frustration. You’ve always wanted to pick up the sport but don’t really know where to even begin.
The Texas Parks [...]
July 16, 2009 | Posted in
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MADISON – It’s not everybody’s idea of fun, but it fits the bill perfectly for nearly half a million Wisconsin adults every winter.
In a new video available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site “Ice Fishing: My Kind of Fun,” an angler fishing one of the popular Madison area lakes explains his enjoyment of [...]
December 3, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE – One of Wyoming’s long-standing fish records was broken last month with the catch of a new state record bluegill, besting a record that has stood for 20 years.
Wheatland angler Rod Horsley caught the record 1.92 lb. fish on a fly rod from a stock pond near Lusk using a crappie darter. Horsley’s catch [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Great Lakes temperature map
Rivers around the state are experiencing high water levels, especially in areas that received heavy rainfall over the last week. Panfish are being caught in shallow waters or near the drop offs. We should start to move into the summer fishing mode now that warmer weather is finally here.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie [...]
June 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Despite North Dakota’s low water levels and ongoing drought concerns, fishing license statistics again show positive results.
In 2007, residents and nonresidents purchased more than 170,000 North Dakota fishing licenses, and including children, about 200,000 people fished state waters. More than one in four residents ages 16 or older bought a fishing license. The number of [...]
CONCORD, N.H. – It’s spring, and you know what that means: Fishing! The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is launching an outreach campaign to remind anglers of the fun and relaxation that fishing can bring, and to encourage them to renew their fishing license for 2008.
“You didn’t go fishing last year? We want you [...]
May 2, 2008 | Posted in
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LINCOLN, Neb. – Gas prices just keep going up, but you don’t have to let high fuel costs keep you from going fishing this summer — chances are there are plenty of good spots within just a few miles of your front door.
Most people tend to fish the larger, better-known lakes and reservoirs and are [...]
April 25, 2008 | Posted in
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