May 21
AUSTIN, Texas — Boaters gearing up for summer fun on the water in Texas are reminded about the need for boat registration and boat and outboard motor titling. Also, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has a new Web service that started in March which allows boat owners to renew online.
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May 21
HEENEY, Colo–The Colorado Division of Wildlife and U.S. Forest Service will open an additional boat ramp at Green Mountain Reservoir to accommodate boaters for the busy Memorial Day weekend. Beginning Saturday, May 23, boaters may launch from both the Heeney Marina and the Big Green boat ramps. Trained, temporary watercraft inspectors and volunteers will staff both ramps and boaters should arrive with their vessels Clean, Drained and Dry to facilitate the inspection process. The McDonald Flats Campground boat ramp will remain closed due to low water levels.
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May 21
Fishing Report for New MelonesAmador Ledger-Dispatch, CANight fishing under a light is best. Crappie can be found hanging out in submerged trees, about 10-30 feet deep. Bear Creek, Mormon Creek and Carson Creek are all good bets. For crappie, try fishing live small or medium minnows, or crappie jigs in …Fishing with Russ Lodi News-SentinelFish Report (5/06/09) Merced Sun-StarFish Report (5/20/09) Modesto Beeall 4 news articles
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May 21
It’s all about the power drift on this week’s episode of Florida Sportsman, airing on The Sportsman Channel. One of the best methods for targeting various types of game fish is to drift while keeping an eye on your bottom machine. The drill is to stop if you hookup or find fish; however, in some cases, anchoring can be problematic. Anchoring in a flats boat or smaller center console can be dangerous when it’s too deep to stake out or if you’re in a ripping current. During this episode, David Conway fishes Cape Canaveral for snapper and grouper while power drifting over bottom structure. Meanwhile, Jeff Weakley power drifts the Ft. Pierce Inlet because of all the moving water. In the Conservation Minute, Florida Sportsman founder Karl Wickstrom discusses decisions to limit the catch of red snapper to the general public that will not curtail commercial fishermen.
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May 21
This Father’s Day, millions of dads across America will be waking up to the same old, same old.
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May 21
WASHINGTON, DC—Discovery Channel’s Keith Colburn, captain of the F/V Wizard on cable’s number one series DEADLIEST CATCH, is joining with the U.S. Coast Guard’s Boating Safety Division this summer to promote life jacket wear and recreational boating safety on the nation’s waterways. As official spokesperson for the Coast Guard’s “Boat Responsibly” initiative, Colburn will be appearing in a series of Public Service Announcements as well as promotional activities across the country.
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May 21
WICHITA, KANSAS – Heightened summertime usage of California’s waterways combined with expected increases in close-to-home vacations elevates the need for boating and water safety education to an even higher level in 2009. To meet this need, the California Department of Boating and Waterways (CDB&W) has once again tabbed Stearns® products for use in this year’s Safe Boating Campaign to promote boating and water safety. This is the sixth year the department has relied on Stearns-branded personal flotation devices (PFDs) for this highly visible and effective promotion of boating and water safety that coincides with the summer’s boating season.
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May 21
The first record of European rudd in Ohio waters was recorded this week. It was caught by licensed Ohio commercial fisherman Jim Swartz, who netted the fish near the Lakeside Pier in Marblehead and brought it to state fisheries biologists in Sandusky for identification, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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May 21
The Skillful Angler Awards Program honors the many anglers who catch both freshwater and marine fish which aren’t of record size but are impressive and worthy of recognition. At the end of each year, special recognition is given to the anglers who caught the largest fish in each of the freshwater and marine species categories.
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May 21
Action: Opens salmon fishing on the Icicle River (Chelan County).
Species affected: Chinook salmon.
Effective dates: May 22 through July 31, 2009.
Location: Icicle River, from the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the mouth to 500 feet downstream of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Barrier Dam.
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May 21
Date:
May 18, 2009
Contact:
Meg Kenagy, (503) 947-6021
Roger Fuhrman, (503) 947-6010
Fax: (503) 947-6009
Salem, Ore.— Fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing enthusiasts contributed $2.5 billion to Oregon’s economy in 2008 according to a new study conducted by Travel Oregon and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Residents and nonresidents spent more than $1 billion on trips and $1.5 billion on equipment and activity-related purchases at Oregon-based retailers and suppliers.
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May 21
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Anglers have a new opportunity to harvest stray hatchery trout, starting May 23 when trout season opens on the lower Clackamas River.
This year fishermen will be permitted to keep up to two adipose fin-clipped trout per day caught in a 20-mile stretch of the river from its confluence with the Willamette River upstream to North Fork Dam.
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May 21
WESTCLIFFE, Colo. – Memorial Day Weekend marks the traditional start to the camping season, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife reminds campers to be “bear aware” when enjoying the outdoors. Campers should keep their campsites clean to avoid attracting bears, or other wildlife.
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May 21
We need a picture of this fish for our fish species (http://www.bigfishtackle.com/fish_species/Bigeye_Trevally.html) section, anyone have one they can
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May 21
We need a picture of this fish for our fish species (http://www.bigfishtackle.com/fish_species/Bigeye_Trevally.html) section, anyone have one they can
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