Aug 29

Heavy Boat Traffic Expected for Labor Day Weekend on Iowa Waters

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Boaters heading out for the Labor Day holiday will likely find busy waterways and low water levels.
Susan Stocker, boating law administrator and education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the low water will require boat operators to pay extra attention to hazards starting at the boat […]

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Aug 29

Florida Snook Season Opens in Atlantic Sept. 1, Remains Closed in Gulf

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The recreational harvest season for snook opens Sept. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. The season remains closed in all Gulf of Mexico waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County, through Aug. 31, 2013.

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Aug 29

Angler Catches State Record Scalloped Hammerhead at White Marlin Open

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Ocean City, Md. (August 28, 2012) ─ Scott Cusick of Jackson, NJ set a new Maryland State record by reeling in a scalloped hammerhead shark weighing 266 pounds, eight ounces, at the White Marlin Open tournament on August 8. His catch won the tournament’s largest shark category, earning him […]

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Aug 29

Fly fishing indoor swap meet set for Sept. 15

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Buy, sell or trade your fly fishing gear at a special indoor swap meet Saturday, Sept.

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Aug 29

Wisconsin’s Chippewa River, an underused fishery and an over-the-top destination

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Fur traders were among the first whites to see this country, and afterward the loggers — men of strange languages even among themselves: German, Norwegian, Swedish.

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Aug 29

Ono’s Adds 13 Prescription Sunglasses for Online Ordering

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MOBILE, Ala. – Onos Trading Company has added 13 more polarized performance sunglasses to its array of lifetime-warranty prescription sunglasses available for customer-direct ordering at affordable prices.

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Aug 29

Falcon Unveils Five New Bass Rods for 2013

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The Jason Christie Frog Rod has already won one major. Will it win the BASS Classic, too?
Split grips and micro guides reign with four more bass-technical designs. Falcon’s 2013 line also includes 17 all-new LowRider Salt rods for inshore fishing.

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Aug 29

Sample Results Indicate Asian Carp in Sandusky Bay

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The following is a joint news release issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Sample results found Asian carp eDNA in Sandusky Bay

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Aug 29

Iowa Trout Survive Despite Low Water And Hot Weather

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Summer shrinkage still shows along Iowa’s ponds, creeks and rivers. Oh, rain through the last couple weeks-still below normal–has been a slight benefit for fields, lawns AND water levels.
However, the telltale band of dirt showing where a stream’s waterline used to be remains wide as we approach the end […]

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Aug 29

Wisconsin Sturgeon Registration Info Now Online

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MADISON – The locations and hours for sturgeon registration stations [PDF] open during the 2012 hook-and-line sturgeon season, which opens Sept. 1 on select major rivers in Wisconsin, have been updated and are now available online.

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Aug 29

Atlantic Salmon Restoration Efforts Continue on Lake Champlain

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Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have a reduced role with the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program in the Connecticut River after 2013, it is continuing to work on restoration efforts of the salmon in Lake Champlain.

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Aug 29

Zebra Mussels Discovered in Gilbert Pit in St. Louis County, Minnesota

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Zebra mussels have been discovered in Gilbert Pit near Gilbert in St. Louis County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said today.
Following an initial report by persons recreating in Gilbert Pit (also known locally as Lake Ore-Be-Gone), further inspections were made by a DNR invasive species specialist to […]

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Aug 29

Volunteers asked to sign up now for 2012 Delaware Coastal Cleanup

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DOVE. There’s still time to preregister for the 26th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. Sponsored by DNREC, the cleanup spans the First State’s 97-mile eastern coastline and includes river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and […]

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Aug 29

Iowa Mussel Blitz

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Pollywogging is a good name for grubbing through the sand and gravel beds of a stream. Like the young amphibians they imitate, pollywoggers work their way through the water on interior rivers in Iowa. These human-sized creatures, though, are combing the bottom for that bump or marble-like feel of […]

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Aug 29

Lake Powell Fishing Report – “So Good You Wouldn’t Believe It If I told You”

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Lake Elevation: 3624 Water Temperature 78-83 F By: Wayne Gustaveson of Wayne’s Words Fishing Report Lake Powell water level has declined another foot this week leaving 16 feet of water in Castle Rock Cut.

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