May 23
Tourism group organise fishing competitionFermanagh Herald (subscription), UK – 13 minutes agoA 'community tourism' group in Lisnaskea which was set up last June has organised a Junior coarse fishing competition on the Colebrooke River this Saturday, …
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May 23
Fishing brouhaha masks bigger problem at parkPetaluma Argus-Courier, CA – 20 minutes agoCiting the city’s concerns over water quality at the Lucchesi Park pond, the Petaluma Kiwanis Club has decided to discontinue its traditional annual fishing …
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May 23
Duke O'Malley bowing out of fishing derbyChicago Daily Southtown, IL – 25 minutes agoThe 20th — and perhaps final — Duke O'Malley Fishing Derby will be June 2 at Lake Sedgewick in Orland Park's Centennial Park. While O'Malley, 72, …
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May 23
Fishing community unites as grim search continuesAsbury Park Press, NJ – 8 minutes agoCommercial fishing consistently ranks among the four most dangerous professions, along with firefighting, logging and mining, according to federal workplace …
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May 23
Lakes collaborative produces 15-article lakes series
The North Central Lakes Cooperative will again offer a lake-friendly series of 15 Lake Waves radio spots and print articles this summer. The articles/spots will be sent every Friday morning between May 18 and August 31.
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May 23
Have a little free time on your hands? Grab a friend or family member and try some free fishing. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) the only thing you’ll have spend is some quality time together.
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May 23
Researchers with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and Penn State University are hoping a pilot study using specially tagged fish will help them reel in data about smallmouth bass fishing pressure and harvest on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers.
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May 23
MATTHEWS HOOKED ON FISHINGPR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria – 21 minutes ago"I compare fishing to selling on eBay, seeing who will take the bait. You get that level of the unknown and the thrill of things being out there that you …
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May 23
MATTHEWS HOOKED ON FISHINGContactmusic.com, UK – 24 minutes agoWelsh singer CERYS MATTHEWS is ditching the recording studio for life on the lakes – after falling for fishing. The Catatonia star first took up the hobby …
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May 23
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has announced upcoming closures at the Department’s boat access facility at Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham, N.H. The parking lot at the site will be closed from June 21 through August 31, 2007. Additionally, the Fish and Game boat ramp at the site will be closed from July 9 through August 31, 2007. The Merrymeeting Marina, located at 317 Merrymeeting Lake Road, has made its boat ramp available as an option for boaters to access the lake this summer. There will be no fee to launch at the marina’s ramp, however boaters wishing to park their vehicle and/or trailer at the marina will be charged a daily parking fee of $20.
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May 23
According to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials, an adult fisher recently was hit on a rural road in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, resulting in the first record of a fisher killed in the area since a reintroduction program in 1994.
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May 23
This is the time of year when wildlife give birth to their young. The Colorado Division of Wildlife advises people not to approach, touch or handle young animals.
“We know that people are trying to be helpful, but young animals are best cared for by their own parents,” said Tony Gurzick, southwest assistant regional manager for the DOW. “The best thing people can do is to leave young wildlife alone.”
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May 23
More spots available for youth fishing derbySioux City Journal, IA – 24 minutes agoParticipants will recieve a new rod, reel, tackle box, tackle, shoreline lunch, fishing instructions and an opportunity to win one of several new bikes and …
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May 23
GET ON BOARD NOW! The FIRST 1000 NEW MEMBERS compete in the BountyFishing kickoff FOR FREE! BountyFishing is the first online fishing community offe
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May 23
“I would be declaring victory at that point”
It’s called the halibut excluder — a scary name for a nifty device, especially if you’re a hapless halibut caught in a cod trawl net off Kodiak Island. via BusinessWeek
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