Aug 26

Safety First – Time To Take Your Hunter Education Class

Comments Off on Safety First – Time To Take Your Hunter Education Class

September is just a week away… which means the fall hunting seasons will begin soon. Are you ready? On September 25th we officially celebrate and observe National Hunting & Fishing Day. Be sure and review the Wild Events You Don’t Want To Miss section for the numerous opportunities for hunting and fishing related events, skill building workshops, and sportsmen’s shows that offer something for beginners as well as the most experienced hunters. For new hunters, NOW is the time to take the required Hunter Education Class to qualify for your license. Our team of over 900 volunteer instructors have over 100 classes scheduled statewide. But don’t wait, as classes fill up fast as deer season approaches. You can find the class schedules and locations by telephone or website. With the new Youth Deer Hunting Day September 25th, this is a great opportunity for a new hunter to schedule the class […]

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

Jigging For ‘Gills

Comments Off on Jigging For ‘Gills

Worms, crickets and other live bait will nearly always catch bluegill but if you want to catch more bluegill, switch to jigs.
Bug-like jigs rate as outstanding imitations and tiny is better than big when it comes to

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

Consistency, Dedication Pay Off For Ranger Pro Meleen

Comments Off on Consistency, Dedication Pay Off For Ranger Pro Meleen

FLIPPIN, Arkansas – After a six-event regular season tournament schedule, Ranger Pro Paul Meleen is halfway to fulfilling his longstanding list of goals as a professional walleye angler. With a trio of Top-10 finishes buoyed by a pair of Top-20 finishes, Meleen put a check mark next to goal No. 1: winning the FLW Walleye Tour Angler of the Year Award.

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

LCI’s Ehlers Receives Clean and Clear Award

Comments Off on LCI’s Ehlers Receives Clean and Clear Award

North Hero, VT – The Northern Lake Champlain Advisory Committee (NLCAC) couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day on which to host the 9th International Northern Lake Coalition “Future of the Lake” event Saturday, August 14th, 2010. This year, Governor Jim Douglas was on hand as the NLCAC awarded Lake Champlain International’s Executive Director, James Ehlers, the prestigious Northern Lake Champlain Clean and Clear Award.

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

Tournament Anglers Battle Invasive Species

Comments Off on Tournament Anglers Battle Invasive Species

Brooklyn Center, MN – Wildlife Forever granted $80,000 in funding this past spring to seven Great Lake states for media outreach alerting sportsmen and vacationers to Clean – Drain – Dry their boats to help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

Grants Respond to Spread of Invasive Mussels In the West

Comments Off on Grants Respond to Spread of Invasive Mussels In the West

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces that nearly $600,000 will be awarded to nine projects targeting three of the highest priorities from the Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP).

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 26

Eastern duo reels in championship at ESPN college bass fishing tourney

Comments Off on Eastern duo reels in championship at ESPN college bass fishing tourney

Jonas Elter and Tyler Moberly, both from Eastern, won the ESPN College Bass National Championship earlier this summer, catching five fish weighing in at 21.89 pounds.

Original post by The Eastern Progress

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Fishing report for Aug. 26

Comments Off on Fishing report for Aug. 26

MissouriNORFORK: 89 degrees, murky, 3 feet low. Outlook: Binks Guide service reports: stripers, hybrids, black bass excellent on Binks Spoons in 50 to 70 feet of water; walleyes fair on crankbaits trolled off main-lake points.STOCKTON: 84 degrees, clear, 1 1/2 feet low.

Original post by Kansas City Star

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Reeling residents back to the Fraser River

Comments Off on Reeling residents back to the Fraser River

When the paddle wheelers reigned, so did the Fraser River. Commerce was done on the shores.

Original post by Hope Standard

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Record eel, caught at Round Valley Reservoir, eaten

Comments Off on Record eel, caught at Round Valley Reservoir, eaten

Vasili Melnic of Hillsborough recently caught a 50-inch American eel while fishing from a raft at Round Valley Reservoir.

Original post by NJ.com

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Fishing gear stolen from Cape Coral man’s dock

Comments Off on Fishing gear stolen from Cape Coral man’s dock

Cape Coral resident Eugene Marconi, 55, headed out to his dock Monday morning to get an early start on a day of fishing, but found his boat and $1,250 worth of fishing gear was missing, a police report said.

Original post by News Press

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

No boat? No fishing buddies? No problem

Comments Off on No boat? No fishing buddies? No problem

If my memory serves me correctly — a rarity even on the best of days — the last one of these looks back was about three weeks ago when I told you about how I pretty much had to entertain myself during my pre-teen and teen years, simply because there weren’t a whole lot of kids my age to play with.

Original post by Island Packet

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Keep fishin’: Strong local support keeps Carpenter’s Brook afloat

Comments Off on Keep fishin’: Strong local support keeps Carpenter’s Brook afloat

Ron Barber, operations manager of Bass Pro Shops in Auburn, presents Mark Hettler of Friends of Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery with a check for $11,000 on Aug.

Original post by The Star News

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Leading by example

Comments Off on Leading by example

Pete Della Ratta, 36, will help out anybody who needs anything. ‘I don’t like to say no,’ he said.

Original post by Pensacola News Journal

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Aug 25

Pro Fishing Tournaments. Good idea or bad idea?

Comments Off on Pro Fishing Tournaments. Good idea or bad idea?

Last update: August 24, 2010 – 10:32 AM We live in a society where ESPN devotes an hour of prime time programming to the announcement of where one NBA player has decided to take his game after leaving Cleveland.

Original post by Star Tribune

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.