Limited season open on portions of Kansas and Arkansas rivers
PRATT — Now in its third year, the Kansas handfishing season runs June 15-Aug. 31, and adventurous river anglers are looking forward to the opportunity to take flathead catfish using this unconventional method. Although such anglers may be few, the season offers a special opportunity for [...]
June 4, 2009 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS, OH – The arrival of the popular “walleye run” along the Maumee and Sandusky rivers and other early spring fishing opportunities is about to begin and anglers are advised by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to observe some basic safety tips while wading and boating in pursuit of their favorite game fish.
The [...]
March 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Smallmouth bass catch-and-release regulations on a 12-mile stretch of the Zumbro River from the Lake Zumbro dam to the Minnesota Highway 63 bridge in Zumbro Falls will be the subject of an upcoming public meeting, according to the Minnnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The meeting is scheduled from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, [...]
September 11, 2008 | Posted in
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Great Lakes temperature map
Cooler temperatures and rain by the weekend should help push the salmon. Inland, anglers are taking advantage of the excellent bass fishing.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – No walleye action to report but the perch fishing has been good in 22 feet of water off Stony Point and near the end of the [...]
September 4, 2008 | Posted in
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Great Lakes temperature map
As we approach the end of August, we begin to move into the fall fishing patterns. Cooler weather will bring the salmon in close to shore but warmer weather will push them out deep. Salmon action will only intensify as we move into September.
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Lake Erie – Fishing has been slow [...]
August 28, 2008 | Posted in
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OLYMPIA – Columbia River anglers will be able to catch chinook salmon throughout August during this year’s “Buoy 10” fishery, but will be required to release any chinook they intercept upriver to Bonneville Dam until Sept. 1.
Also, for the first time, mark-selective fishing rules will be in effect for chinook jacks on eight Columbia River [...]
July 23, 2008 | Posted in
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ENTERPRISE, Ore—The Fourth of July weekend just got better for anglers fishing the Imnaha and Wallowa rivers in northeast Oregon. Beginning Friday, July 4, both rivers will open to hatchery spring chinook fishing through Sunday, July 13.
“It is nice to see our efforts pay off for the sport angler,” said Brad Smith, ODFW fish biologist [...]
July 8, 2008 | Posted in
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VANCOUVER, Wash. – Starting today, anglers may once again keep hatchery-reared chinook salmon they catch while fishing on the Cowlitz, Kalama, and Lewis rivers in southwest Washington.
Also today, the catch limit for steelhead will increase to six hatchery steelhead per day on the Cowlitz and North Fork Lewis rivers.
Pat Frazier, regional fish manager for the [...]
June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Due to sufficient numbers of early run king salmon entering the Kenai River, anglers may fish with bait from a point approximately 100 yards downstream of the confluence of the Moose and Kenai rivers beginning 12:01 a.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008.
All other Kenai River special provisions, methods and means, and bag and possession limits remain [...]
May 30, 2008 | Posted in
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MADISON – Practice good hygiene.
That sound advice that mothers, teachers and doctors give to help prevent the spread of illness is equally important this year for anglers and boaters to help keep Wisconsin lakes and fish healthy, state invasive species experts say.
The discovery of hydrilla, a new invasive aquatic plant in Wisconsin waters, on top [...]