Dec 10
DENVER, CO. – The next time you hit the water to fish, be sure to pack your video camera along with your rod, lures and lucky fishing hat. That’s because, WFN: World Fishing Network’s Most Amazing Fishing Videos Contest is offering anglers the chance to have their spectacular, funny, cute, shocking or just plain entertaining fishing videos featured on WFN.
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Dec 10
Jacksonville, FL – In October the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) levied harsh criticism at the current Administration when the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) was notified by NMFS Southeast Regional Administrator Roy Crabtree that a 4,800-square mile fishing ban was pending for South Atlantic anglers. At the time, Southeast recreational anglers were expecting the worst in terms of a final ruling by NMFS to implement controversial Amendment 17A, which will ultimately establish a closed area extending from southern Georgia to Cape Canaveral, FL affecting angler harvest and possession of all snapper-grouper species.
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Dec 10
St. Petersburg, FL- Flats Class TV is proud to announce its recent partnership with Falcon Rods… the 2011 Flats Class TV season will feature the Falcon Rod product line. The Falcon Rod Company’s reputation as the finest graphite rod builder in the country has long been known in the bass fishing world but now they’re ready to take on the rigors and challenges of saltwater with the help of Flats Class TV!
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Dec 10
Walleye circles have been buzzing about a “new deal” coming to the walleye world. Details were unleashed when industry veterans, The Bass Federation, (TBF) announced the formation of The Walleye Federation, (TWF) a new organization based on the TBF’s grassroots model successfully used for 40 years.
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Dec 10
GARLAND, Texas- Well-known crappie expert Wally Marshall proudly announces the expansion of the distribution of his popular line of Wally Marshall signature series of rods and reels and Mr. Crappie products. As a result, crappie enthusiasts all across the United States will soon be able to find Marshall’s signature rods and reels and Mr. Crappie products at most of their favorite fishing tackle and sporting goods stores.
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Dec 10
Baton Rouge, La.- Recreational anglers will have the chance to continue to take home their greater amberjack catches in both state and federal waters off the Louisiana coast throughout the remainder 2010 and into the 2011 season, which starts on January 1. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDFW) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plan to keep the greater amberjack recreational season open for the remainder of the year, as NOAA predicts the quota for the harvest of greater amberjack will not be met.
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Dec 10
OLYMPIA – Columbia River anglers who fish for salmon and steelhead will not be required to switch to barbless hooks next year, but state fishery managers are asking them to do it voluntarily.
“Going barbless only makes sense in these fisheries where we’re trying to maximize survival rates for released wild fish,” said Phil Anderson, director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). “Anglers can play an important role in that effort by using barbless hooks.”
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Dec 10
KENNESAW, GA – Volvo Penta and Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. have signed a technical agreement for the joint development of control systems for boats with outboard motors.
“We are proud to be working with Volvo Penta,” said Ben Speciale, Yamaha Marine Group President. “As a leader in outboard innovation, we look forward to providing the market with advanced technologies that we know will emerge from the relationship.”
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Dec 10
Just one month remains in the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust membership drive with a Hell’s Bay Boatworks Lodge Edition Waterman skiff as the grand prize to one lucky person who joins.
The Hell’s Bay 18 ft. shallow water skiff, complete with a Yamaha outboard and trailer, valued at $35,000 is BTT’s ultimate trophy in its membership sweepstakes ending Dec. 31.
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Dec 10
MOBILE, ALABAMA — Ono’s Trading Company announced it is title sponsor of Fish the Baja Presented By Ono’s an all-new weekly sportfishing show from Mexico’s Baja Peninsula premiering nationally on the Versus channel Dec. 28.
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Dec 10
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative is reporting unprecedented success resulting from the on-going sea lamprey control program. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working together to improve and manage the fisheries of Lake Champlain. As a result of this program, the number and size of lake trout and salmon in the lake are increasing. This is great news. This is expected to translate into better fishing on Lake Champlain in the coming year. The wounding rate reductions observed this fall on lake trout and salmon also are a good indication that lamprey are having less of an impact on other fish in Lake Champlain. Species such as walleye and the lake sturgeon, which is listed as endangered in Vermont, also benefit.
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Dec 10
FINDLAY, OH — Anglers interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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Dec 10
MINNEAPOLIS – FLW Outdoors has announced the 2011 National Guard FLW College Fishing schedule along with paybacks, rules and entry information. Collegiate anglers can begin registering Monday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. Central time at CollegeFishing.com.
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Dec 10
CLINTON, MISSOURI — Bass Pro Shops’ Cappie Masters Tournament Trail recently held its first Youth National Championship at Truman Lake, Missouri, and Tyler Zimmerman of Kansas City, Missouri, representing the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3), was winner of the 13- to 15-year age group. Tyler was just one of the youth anglers fishing for numerous prizes, including a $4,000 scholarship provided by Crappie Masters and its sponsors.
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Dec 10
Joe Davis of Harford County dropped me a note recently, reminding me that as one fishing season ends, another is ramping up.
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