Apr 09

$1 Million Federal Grant To Restore Texas Wetlands

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Ducks Unlimited announced last week it was awarded a federal North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant to enhance more than 5,728 acres of wetlan

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Apr 09

WIN GEAR IN STORMY KROMER’S BIG FISH CONTEST

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Ironwood, Michigan- When you catch that fish of a lifetime this summer, don’t forget to enter it into Stormy Kromer’s first-ever BIG Fish contest. The legendary maker of Stormy Kromer caps and rugged outdoor apparel will award American-made Stormy Kromer caps and other gear to anglers of all ages who enter a photo of their big fish at www.stormykromer.com/bigfish

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Apr 09

POINDEXTER WINS ON DALE HOLLOW

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BYRDSTOWN, TENNESSEE – Jack Poindexter of Livingston, Tennessee, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Mountain Division tournament on Dale Hollow Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces. The victory earned Poindexter $4,763 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Norman Regional Championship in Lake Norman, N.C., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

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Apr 09

Daniel Hernandez Youth Foundation 4th Annual Kick-Off Fundraiser

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(Long Beach, CA) – The Seal Beach Yacht Club will be the location host for the 2009 Annual Fishing Season Kick-Off Party on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The MC for the evening will be TV fisherman Dan Hernandez, host of the long running TV show, Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez and founder of the Daniel Hernandez Youth Foundation. The 2009 Fishing Season Kick-Off Party will provide fun, fish chat, fellowship and food for party goers and the proceeds will give hundreds of kids all over Southern California a chance to go fishing for free! Event highlights include a tasty barbeque dinner and hosted cocktail hour, as well as fishing seminars featuring long range sport fishing expert, Captain Andy Cates and fishing guide Mike Gardner. Both speakers will be talking about how-to catch more fish, their love of fishing as a kid and how important fishing has been to them in […]

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Apr 09

Fishery managers set sturgeon season closures

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CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The states of Oregon and Washington set season closure dates for white sturgeon retention in the Columbia River above The Dalles and John Day dams.
Recreational fishing will close to the retention of white sturgeon in the John Day Reservoir on April 13 and in The Dalles Reservoir on April 19. Anglers may continue to keep sturgeon caught in those areas seven days a week until the closure dates. Any sturgeon caught after those times must be released unharmed.

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Apr 09

Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program committee to meet in Springfield

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SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will hold its quarterly meeting in Springfield on April 17 and 18, 2009.

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Apr 09

RI fishing season splashes down Saturday – Providence Journal

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RI fishing season splashes down SaturdayProvidence Journal, RIBy Tom Meade More than 20000 anglers are expected to rise before dawn Saturday for the 6 am opening of Rhode Island’s trout fishing season. Many of them will camp out Friday night on the banks of their favorite fishing spots. …Iowa DNR weekly fishing report Gazette OnlineCNY fishing report (for weekend of April 10-12) The Post-Standard – Syracuse.comMinnesota Fishing Report Jamestown SunVisalia Times-Delta – Las Vegas Review – Journalall 60 news articles

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Apr 09

Wounded warriors go fishing for recovery – CNN

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Wounded warriors go fishing for recoveryCNNMADISON COUNTY, Virginia (CNN) — Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again." Retired Navy Capt. Ed Nicholson's Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing helps …

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Apr 09

Going fishing for recovery – CNN

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Going fishing for recoveryCNNMADISON COUNTY, Virginia (CNN) — Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels "semi-normal again." Retired Navy Capt. Ed Nicholson's Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing helps …

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Apr 09

OUTDOORS REPORT: Fishing conditions – Grand Forks Herald

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OUTDOORS REPORT: Fishing conditionsGrand Forks Herald, NDLake of the Woods Anglers are ice fishing on Lake of the Woods with no hesitation using ATVs or snowmobiles. But the main attraction has been the open water on the Rainy River. It is now open shore to shore through the Vidas Landing near Clementson, …Central Oregon Fishing Report 4/08/09 Bend WeeklyIowa DNR weekly fishing report Gazette OnlineRI fishing season kicks off Saturday Providence JournalValley Breeze – The Post-Standard – Syracuse.comall 56 news articles

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Apr 09

CENTER HILL LAKE HOSTS MUSIC CITY BFL DIVISIONON APRIL 18

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window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;SPARTA, TENNESSEE- The Music City Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Center Hill Lake in Sparta, Tennessee, April 18

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Apr 09

PICKWICK LAKE TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION TOURNAMENT

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window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;LUKA, MISSISSIPPI- The Mississippi Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Pickwick Lake in Luka, Mississippi, April 18 fo

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Apr 09

Canoe and kayak trip-planning tips now available on podcasts from the DNR

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a series of new podcasts for this paddling season. The new audio features are hosted

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Apr 09

Dredge Rock to be Deployed at Nine Reefs

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Beginning this month, four million cubic yards of rock will be deployed on nine New Jersey reefs over the next three years as part of the NJDEP Divisi

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Apr 09

Cook County 2009 fishing closures to protect spawning walleye

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To protect concentrations of spawning walleye, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will close several spawning areas in Cook County at

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