Mar 01

Green Acres Programs Marks 50 Years

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New Jersey’s Green Acres Program, which began in 1961, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It is the oldest, continuous state-supported open space program in the country and one of its most successful.

Original post by About Saltwater Fishing

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Mar 01

Minnesota state parks’ free maple syruping programs are a sweet deal

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The annual springtime tradition of maple syruping is about to begin with several Minnesota state parks hosting workshops in March and April.
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Mar 01

Minecraft, Muse

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Jonathan Gourlay recreated a real house in the game Minecraft. And then wrote about it, beautifully.

Original post by MotherJones

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Mar 01

Ice Fishing for Sharks in 2,600 Feet of Water & Evaluating Good Bonefish Habitat

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Two very different videos for the Fly Talk regulars this morning. The first came to mind after watching Joe Cermele’s video about Ansil Saunders .

Original post by Field & Stream

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Mar 01

Art mixed with fly-fishing entertains in Reedsport

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Art mixed with fly-fishing entertained hundreds of local fishermen, as fly tyers from across the West Coast came together for the 21st annual Fly-Fishing Expo in Reedsport.

Original post by KCBY-TV Coos Bay

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Mar 01

Spring chinook catches on the rise in Lower Columbia River | 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.

Original post by The Seattle Times

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Mar 01

Breaking winter’s back

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“Winter’s back has broken!” my daughter called from upstairs. She has a Japanese nature calendar that often describes what seem like random days in intriguing ways – days when the frogs will sing, or the fog will lift, or the owls gather together.

Original post by The Gazette

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Feb 28

Area reels in fishing championship, extra earnings

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Nothing wakes Steve Gill like the aroma of gasoline in the morning. “It’s one of my favorite smells, the smell of gas.

Original post by Farmington Daily Times

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Feb 28

There is hope for CNY hunters and fishermen suffering from cabin fever during March

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Gary Morison, of Baldwinsville, ties a caddis fly during a Trout Unlimited monthly fly-tying night held Thursday at the DEC cabin at the New York State Fairgrounds in Geddes.

Original post by The Post-Standard

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Feb 28

Mississippi River alligator gar caught

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This huge alligator gar was caught in a commercial fisherman’s net in an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River upstream from Vicksburg, Miss.

Original post by Log Cabin Democrat

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Feb 28

Ice fishing for smelt in New Hampshire and Maine

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Disqus February 28, 2011 Ice fishing for smelt in New Hampshire and Maine Outdoors Mon Feb 28, 2011, 12:04 AM EST The smelt camps are open and the fishing has been fairly good.

Original post by GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

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Feb 28

Camping Outfitter Web Site offers Tons of Tents plus more Fishing Gear and Hunting Gear

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The Camping Outfitter Web Site at http://www.CampingTentsHaven.com that was launched by Bob Ortt one year ago to distribute a high-volume selection of camping tents and camping gear was successful and now offers over 1,500 camping, fishing and hunting related products in 2011.

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Feb 28

‘Battle on Bago a big hit with anglers

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Despite the warnings about poor ice conditions on Lake Winnebago, the fourth annual Battle on ‘Bago went off without a hitch Saturday.

Original post by Oshkosh Northwestern

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Feb 27

Top Fishing Equipment Brands for 2010

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Largemouth bass remain the number one targeted species of freshwater fish, with 48% of fishing activity targeting largemouth bass.

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Feb 27

Outdoors: Grzywinski has followed his life’s passion

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The face is a little more weather beaten and the back tends to stiffen quicker than it once did, but Dick “The Griz” Grzywinski hasn’t lost his enthusiasm for spending a day on the ice or in a boat.

Original post by St. Cloud Times Online

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