Federal fishery managers are now soliciting public input on measures proposed for species managed jointly by the South Atlantic (SAFMC) and Gulf of Me
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today introduced a new toll-free hotline for the public to report suspected pollutio
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Jackson, Wis. – It was during a late-summer-sweltering-stretch of 2010 when Frabill’s Marketing Director donned his Marathon Man superhero costume and aimed to own some ink, even legend. He would attempt to do so by catching – and immediately releasing – the most fish ever in a 24 hour stint. Kolo had set the mark before, but it wasn’t officially recognized by Guinness World Records.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ordered an emergency reopening of commercial fishing in portions of state, inside waters within the Mississippi River Delta that were previously closed due to impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill last year.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Alexandria, VA – The FishAmerica Foundation, the conservation and research foundation of the American Sportfishing Association, through its partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Restoration Center, has $1 million available for marine and anadromous sportfish habitat restoration projects in the coastal United States, the Great Lakes region and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WHAT: Boater James Blankenship of Lexington, N.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 9 ounces April 9 to win $3,426 in the BFL Piedmont Division tournament on Jordan Lake.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.GARLAND, Texas – Fifty PAA Tournament Series pros will find Lake Ray Hubbard setting up perfectly for a slugfest in the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA All Star Series tournament next week.
The no-entry fee event features the top qualifiers from the 2010 PAA Tournament Series point standings who accepted their invitations for the April 21-21 tournament. Daily launches and weigh-ins will be based at Bass Pro Shops in Garland, just off I-30 east of Dallas.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WHAT: Boater Grayson Mathis of Aiken, S.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 27 pounds, 11 ounces April 9 to win $3,466 in the BFL South Carolina Division tournament on Santee Cooper.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WHAT: Boater Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces April 9 to win $6,872 in the BFL Mississippi Division tournament on Ross Barnett.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WHAT: Boater Arthur Waldo of Lenoir City, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces April 9 to win $6,119 in the BFL Volunteer Division tournament on Douglas Lake.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WHAT: Boater Keith Harper of Grove Oak, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces April 9 to win $4,695 in the BFL Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville.
WHO: The remaining top10 anglers:
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted an amendment at their April 7 meeting that would allow the use of personal watercraft (PWC) on water bodies within areas managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Georgia Pacific, in cooperation with the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers and several other local organizations and businesses, are sponsoring a day of fishing at Olalla Reservoir near Toledo, Ore. on Saturday, April 16.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.A two-day, fishing-rod-building workshop will be offered at Lake Carlos State Park near Alexandria on April 15-16. The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.To protect fish spawning areas, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun to close certain portions of a number of Minnesota waters to fishing. The closings are routine and based on local conditions.
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