Feb 28

FISHING: Ron Anderson Reveals How to get Pike to 19lb on Sluice

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window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;A lot better fishing this week as the weather warmed up. Rods were really bending, with pike anglers catching steadily on Southport’s Three Pools and

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Feb 28

Results from 2007 Statewide Survey of N.H. Hunters Available

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CONCORD, N.H. — Results are in from a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department 2007 survey of New Hampshire hunters. The survey was sent to approximately 20,000 New Hampshire hunting license holders last November; a total of 2,062 responses were received by the Department. The complete survey results are available on the Fish and Game website; go to http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/hunting.htm and click on “2007 Hunter Survey Results.”

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Feb 28

Minnesota 2007 Fishing Licenses Valid through April 30

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A legislative change effective Aug. 1, 2007 extended the expiration date of 2007 fishing licenses for resident and nonresident anglers through April 30, 2008, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Any stamps or tags to harvest particular species also are valid through April 30, 2008.

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Feb 28

Trout Union Fete Set for March 1st

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Anglers can show their support and appreciation for fish conservation by attending the 89er Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s 13th Annual Banquet and Auction Saturday, March 1.
The banquet, to be held at the Sportsman’s Country Club in Oklahoma City, includes dinner, raffles and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. All anglers and their friends are welcome to attend. The auction begins at 6 p.m., but items can be previewed starting at 5 p.m.

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Feb 28

Carp Fishing Baits for Consistent Big Catches

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Some big carp baits have endured the test of time over many decades. Some have especially proved themselves far more productive long-term for the bigger specimens. Many anglers desire consistent big carp catches and baits that can possibly ‘level-out’ differences between an angler’s angling abilities, time available, monetary and tackle resources, experience and so on.

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Feb 28

Don’t Cast Far, the Bass are Biting

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BASS are biting after the recent storms.
Fish weighing up to 8lb have been coming out to squid, worm and fish baits after the Hampshire coast has taken a battering.
A good southerly blow churns up the food along the shoreline and a 10-yard cast can sometimes be too far.

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Feb 28

This Week’s Your Last Chance To Hit 8 Southwest Washington Trout Lakes, Select Streams

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FEB. 25, 2008—You have less than four and a half days to hit a mess of Southwest Washington steelhead streams and trout lakes — they’re closing after Feb. 29. Other options include walleye and sturgeon, though WDFW reports last weekend’s smelt dipping wasn’t that good.

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Feb 28

Texas PWD Freshwater Fishing Reports Update February 27, 2008

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ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.87′ low. Black bass are fair on dark jigs suspended in timber and along rocky drop-offs. Crappie are

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Feb 28

"Lets Go Fishing" Wants YOU to Teach Angling Basics

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window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;CONTACTS: Karina Jolles: (603) 271-3212<br /> Lisa Collins: (603) 271-3212<br /> Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211<br /> February 27, 2008 "LET’S GO FISHI

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Feb 28

Fishing Update

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REEL SMOOTH: Has Doug Hannon, ESPN’s "Bass Professor," invented the perfect spinning reel? It remains to be seen whether the real angling world will b

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Feb 28

Gold Ray Dam Fish Count Updates

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The original Gold Ray Dam log crib structure was built in 1903/04, followed in 1939/40 by the concrete dam. The existing fish ladders were built in 19

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Feb 28

Minnesota DNR Question of the Week – Fish have a sixth sense?

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Q: Humans and fish are similar in that they rely on the senses of taste, smell, sight, hear and touch to live and cope with their surroundings. Howeve

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Feb 28

Two Southside Striper Hotspots

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In 1952, the Army Corps of Engineers closed the gates to the John H. Kerr Dam – giving Virginia and North Carolina a 50,000-acre playground, not to me

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Feb 28

Salvage Order Issued at Oasis State Park Pond

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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish issued an emergency order Monday to allow people to salvage fish from the man-made pond at Oasis State Park

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Feb 28

Potomac Powerhouse: Catching River Stripers

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When the summer winds down, many anglers put their fishing gear away. Those who know better head for the Potomac River’s striper grounds. By Mark Fik

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