Feb 11

Upper Columbia River steelhead fishing rule is changed

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ctions:
* Allow the retention of hatchery-origin adipose fin-clipped steelhead with circular (hole) punches in the caudal (tail) fin, Feb. 12, 2010.
* Close the Wenatchee River to steelhead fishing midnight February 28, 2010.

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Feb 11

BASS, Humminbird sign multiple-year agreement

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BASS announced today a new multiple-year sponsorship agreement with Humminbird®, a leading innovator in cutting-edge technology in the electronics category. With the agreement, Humminbird will become an official sponsor of the Bassmaster Classic and Bassmaster Elite Series in addition to a supporting sponsor of the Bassmaster Opens.

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Feb 11

Vermont “Let’s Go Fishing” program hosts training session

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Waterbury, VT – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s Let’s Go Fishing program is hosting its annual day-long Instructor Training Workshop on Saturday, March 13, 2010. This year’s workshop will be at the Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton. The day’s events begin with coffee and registration at 8:30 a.m.

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Feb 11

FWS offers economic analysis for proposed mussel designation

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the availability of a draft economic analysis for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Georgia pigtoe mussel, interrupted rocksnail, and rough hornsnail. These two aquatic snails and one mussel were proposed as endangered species, with critical habitat, on June 29, 2009.

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Feb 11

Legendary Ouachita to host BFL Arkie anglers

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MOUNT IDA, Ark. (Feb. 20, 2010) – The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Ouachita Feb. 20 for the first of five stops in the Arkie Division series. As many as 400 pro and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively.

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Feb 11

BFL South Carolina Division headed to Lake Murray

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PROSPERITY, S.C. (Feb. 10, 2010) – The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Murray Feb. 20 for the first of five stops in the South Carolina Division series. As many as 400 pro and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively.

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Feb 11

Midwest Fishing Report: Icy opportunities

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A slew of ice-related events lead this Midwest Fishing Report. Midwest Included is the special annual night for ice fishermen at Shabbona Lake.

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Feb 11

Sportsman Channel and Sportsman HD Launch on DISH Network

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New York, NY (Feb. 11, 2010) – Sportsman Channel, the premiere all hunting, shooting and fishing network, today announced the launch of Sportsman Channel and Sportsman HD on DISH Network, the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in America.

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Feb 11

Michigan’s Winter Free Fishing Weekend on tap

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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend is coming up. On Saturday and Sunday, state residents and nonresidents alike can fish without a license, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says in its weekly recreational fishing report.

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Feb 10

College Bass adds new northern in Fort Madison

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ATLANTA (Feb. 8, 2010) – College Bass, the nation's top collegiate bass fishing tournament series, announced today, that for the first time in its his

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Feb 10

Hells Bay receives IGFA Conservation Award

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MIAMI (Feb. 8, 2010) — For most boat companies the severe downturn these past few years hit especially hard; crippling and folding many. For others

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Feb 10

Barnes, Harper tie for BFL win at Guntersville

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WHAT: Dennis Barnes of Boaz, Ala., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 22 pounds and Keith Harper of Grove Oak, Ala., caught 4 bass also weighing 22 pounds

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Feb 10

Berkley Experience trailer set for stop in Florida

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 8, 2010) – The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at Gander Mountain in Lake Mary, Fla., for the third stop in 2010. The 60-f

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Feb 10

Fort Frances, others exhibiting at Bassmaster Classic

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For the second year in a row the Town of Fort Frances is partnering with Rainy River Future Development Corporation, FedNor, Fort Frances Chamber of C

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Feb 10

Minnesota switching to new touch-screen terminal license system

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Minnesotans who buy their hunting, fishing and other Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) licenses at retail outlets will soon do so via a new electronic licensing system.
Effective Feb. 18, DNR retail license sales will be available on new touch-screen terminals that allow sales clerks to be more efficient when inputting data and outputting licenses.

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