Oct 04

Legislation to Improve Federal Marine Fisheries Management System Picks Up Support in the House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 1, 2010 –
Support is growing for legislation to address the crisis in federal marine fisheries management as a House version of the Fishery Conservation Transition Act was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Dan Boren

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Oct 04

Reeling in dinner

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Jared Elliot, 10, of Sharpe checks out his worm as his neighbor, Randy Wallace, reels in his line while fishing at the marina at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park near Draffenville on Sunday.

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Oct 04

Coastal razor clam digs approved, and first dig begins Thursday | Reel Time Fishing Northwest

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Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 19 years for The Seattle Times.

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Oct 04

GRAND COUNTY ANGLERS ALERTED TO INCREASED FLOWS ON COLORADO RIVER

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HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. – The Colorado Division of Wildlife is alerting anglers on the Colorado River through Grand County to be aware of a river rehabilitation project that will create unseasonably high flows above and below Windy Gap Reservoir beginning Wednesday, Oct. 6.

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Oct 04

WILDLIFE COMMISSIONERS HOST PUBLIC MEETING IN GRANBY TO DISCUSS WINDY GAP FIRMING PROJECT

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GRANBY, Colo. – Colorado Wildlife Commissioners Dennis Buechler and Allan Jones will be holding a public meeting in Granby to hear concerns from the public on the potential impacts of the proposed Windy Gap Firming Project. The meeting will be held at the Inn at Silver Creek (62927 US Highway 40) on Thursday, October 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meeting is open to any member of the public who wishes to attend.

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Oct 04

URBAN FISHING BULLETIN For the weeks of Oct. 3-16, 2010

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TROUT STOCKINGS TO BEGIN AT GREEN VALLEY LAKES OCT.22
Payson residents and visitors can welcome back the trout to beautiful Green Valley Park on Friday, Oct. 22. Over 800 Colorado-grown rainbow trout will be delivered to kick off the trout stocking season, featuring 11-14 inch rainbow trout delivered every two weeks.

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Oct 04

Pickwick Will Host BFL Chevy Wild Card Event

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Florence, Alabama – FLW Outdoors’ Bass Fishing League Chevy Wild Card event is set to take place on Pickwick Lake October 29-30 in Florence, Alabama. Anglers who entered all five tournaments in a BFL division this season and did not qualify for any other BFL regional are eligible to compete in this no-entry-fee tournament for a shot at advancing to the no-entry-fee BFL All-American presented by Chevy.

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Oct 04

FishPAA Television Debuts on VERSUS

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BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2010) – Thirteen original episodes of “FishPAA Television” will begin airing Saturday, Oct. 2, on VERSUS and highlight the 2010 PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix.

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Oct 04

Snowden Outlasts Iaconelli for 2010 Texas Bass Classic Title

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Conroe, Texas – Brian Snowden won the 2010 Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) world championship in dramatic fashion by defeating Michael Iaconelli by only 1 lb. 4 oz. Snowden defeated 49 of the best anglers in the world to claim the unifying world championship of professional bass fishing.

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Oct 04

2010 American Fishing Tour Championship Kicks Off

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ATHENS, Ala…….. After a long competition season lasting nearly a year, the top weekend anglers in the nation meet in the three-day 2010 American Fishing Tour National Championship, presented by American Bass Anglers.

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Oct 04

University Of Tennessee Wins College Fishing Southeast Division Event

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FLORECNE, Alabama — The University of Tennessee team of Hunter Shults and Bradley Cooper, won the final qualifying National Guard FLW College Fishing Southeast Division event on Pickwick Lake Saturday with a six bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned the team $10,000 to be split evenly between the university and the university’s bass-fishing club. The win also helped them advance to the Southeast Division Regional Championship where they could ultimately win a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower engine wrapped in school colors for their school’s bass club and $25,000 for the school they represent.

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Oct 04

Haynes Wins AFS Event On Pickwick

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FLORENCE, Alabama – Pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tennessee, caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the FLW American Fishing Series Southeast Division tournament on Pickwick Lake with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 63 pounds, 9 ounces.

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Oct 04

Tentative Schedule for October Nebraska Trout Stocking Released

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LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has released a tentative schedule for October rainbow trout stocking in the eastern half of the state.
The following schedule includes the number of trout to be stocked:

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Oct 04

Alabama Temporarily Reopens Boggy Point

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The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division announces the temporary reopening of the Boggy Point Boat Ramp in Orange Beach, Alabama, for the fall 2010 Red Snapper Season, effective immediately. The ramp was closed to the public in June 2010, due to the BP oil spill response and recovery activities. The Boggy Point Boat Ramp will remain open for public use until the end of the fall 2010 Red Snapper Season. At that time the ramp will be closed in order to restore the area to its original condition prior to its use during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Oct 04

Doug Ritter Pocket Survival Pak PLUS Now Shipping

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The second iteration in the hugely successful Pocket Survival Pak™ line, the Pocket Survival Pak™ PLUS (PSP+) takes personal survival up a notch. Designed with survival expert Doug Ritter, who also designed the first PSP, the PLUS kit features many of the same high-quality components that were carefully selected for the original, in addition to new custom designed tools that give users the best shot at surviving a variety of situations in the outdoors.

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