Jun 30

REGISTER ONLINE FOR HUNTER AND BOWHUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATION Before It's Too Late

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CONCORD, N.H. – Time is running out! If you need certification in Hunter or Bowhunter Education to hunt this fall, then RUN, don't walk, to the neares

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Jun 30

New York DEC Seeks Publics Input On Baitfish Transport Regulations

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that DEC will seek public input on the current

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Jun 30

Frabill, Inc. Renews Support for the Future Fisherman Foundation

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For Immediate Release
Frabill, Inc. Renews Support for the
Future Fisherman Foundation
JACKSON, WIS. (June 30, 2010)—For more than 70 years, Frabill, Inc. of Jackson, Wis. has been providing trusted gear for freshwater and saltwater anglers, including a wide selection of landing nets, portable aeration systems, bait containers, bait care, bait traps and seines, and other fishing accessories. Frabill also is one of the world’s major suppliers of ice-fishing products such as portable ice-fishing shelters, ice-fishing rods and combos, tip-ups, bait containers and portable aeration.

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Jun 30

BASS Notebook: Casey Ashley Sings Again

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Casey Ashley sings again: Casey Ashley’s deal with Buddy Lee Attractions is so new, his bio isn’t yet posted on the Nashville talent agency’s Web site. But Ashley’s name is listed on the “artists” page – right beside Jason Aldean’s, Earl Thomas Conley’s and the names of many other country music stars.

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Jun 30

New York DEC Seeks Public’s Input On Baitfish Transport Regulations

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that DEC will seek public input on the current ban on transporting uncertified baitfish.
The ban was established in 2007 after an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) in the Great Lakes system in 2005. VHS is a disease that causes internal bleeding and sometimes death in certain fish when they are stressed in cooler temperatures. While VHS was the primary concern, eight other pathogens also were addressed when the rules were established.

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Jun 30

Boaters Encouraged to Slow Down In Oil Cleanup Areas

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Because of the large number of oil-containment booms and cleanup equipment being deployed around the state in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Boating and Waterways Section is asking boaters to slow down where oil cleanup is under way.

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Jun 30

Input Invited on Possible Changes in Florida Permit, Pompano and African Pompano Regs

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled a public workshop, using video and telephone conferencing, to hear what people think about possible rule changes for permit, pompano and African pompano. There will be several locations around the state where you can take part in the workshop via a videoconference connection, or you can participate via a voice-only telephone line.

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Jun 30

Second Round of Tagged Fish Released for Diamond Jim Event

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Annapolis, Md. (June 29, 2010) – Junior anglers and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service biologists today caught, tagged and released nearly 200 striped bass (rockfish) into the Chesapeake Bay, including the elusive Diamond Jim currently worth $20,000. The tagging is part of the 6th Annual Maryland Fishing Challenge Featuring Diamond Jim.

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Jun 30

WDFW Steps Up Patrols As Puget Sound Opens for Sport Crabbing

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OLYMPIA – With some of the most popular marine areas of Puget Sound set to open for sport crabbing, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers will be stepping up resource-protection patrols.

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Jun 30

Summer Fishing Tips: The Fly-and-Bobber-Rig

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Hot summer evenings often are loaded with insect activity, something people hate and fish love.

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Jun 30

Richardson: A fishing adventure

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The months of May and June bring a fever upon those of us who fish for hybrid bass on Lake Oconee.

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Jun 29

Beach Kings

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align=”right” width=”166″ height=”110″>A lot of people talk about “fishing the beach”, when they talk about catching king mackerel on the east coast. They aren’t talking about surf fishing, but rather the methods they use fishing for kings from their boats… Read on…
Beach Kings originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 05:41:21.
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Jun 29

Emerald Youth group spends day fishing, swimming

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Jaiana Fugate shows off a bluegill she caught in the Little River on Tuesday after learning how to cast her rod.

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Jun 29

LDWF Announces Fishing Openings In Portions Of Lafourche And Terrebonne Parishes

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced the following opening to recreational and commercial fishing in portions of inside waters and the territorial seas in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes effective immediately.

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Jun 29

Fish Consumption Advisories Lifted for Pymatuning Reservoir, Tamarack Lake in Crawford County

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Tests Determine Fish Killed by Naturally Occurring Bacteria
Harrisburg – The departments of Environmental Protection and Health, and the Fish and Boat Commission have lifted the “Do Not Eat” consumption advisory for all species of fish taken from Pymatuning Reservoir and Tamarack Lake in Crawford County.

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