Feb 25
Kids got to try a favorite Pine Tree State winter tradition on Saturday. The Penobscot County Conservation Association held a children’s ice fishing day on its land in Brewer.
Original post by WABI-TV Bangor
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Feb 25
“AMATEURISH” modifications to a fishing boat should have been brought to the attention of authorities before the 6.4m vessel sank and caused the deaths of two young crew members, the Coroner’s Court has heard.
Original post by AdelaideNow…
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Feb 25
Jill Anderson may be new to ice fishing but when it comes to safety she’s a pro.
Original post by KSTP
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Feb 24
Getting away from Colorado’s winter chill for a few days is a cure, although a temporary one, for the bad case of cabin fever I develop as spring nears.
Original post by Fort Collins Coloradoan
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Feb 24
The New Hampshire Fish & Game Department says 22-year-old Ashley Devost of Milan was ice fishing with friends when she drove a snowmobile on Lake Umbagog on Saturday night and hit the shoreline.
Original post by WCAX-TV Burlington
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Feb 24
Despite a slow start to season, the ice coverage in the Great Lakes is finally extensive and thick enough for ice fishing.
Original post by AccuWeather.com
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Feb 24
A realization came to me as I was preparing for a day on the water. Every move seemed a rush to be somewhere else, and then I thought, of all the activities that have engaged me during my lifetime, a day of fishing bears the closest resemblance to total […]
Original post by The Island Packet
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Feb 24
Hundreds gathered today to honor US Army Reserve member Joshua Harvlerson ,who’s life was cut short three years ago.
Original post by WMTV Madison
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Feb 24
The ice fishermen spent a week on the lake, and on the last day, after emptying perch and bluegill from their buckets and scrubbing bait from their hands, several winners of the World Ice Fishing Championship were ushered into their rooms in the Plaza Hotel.
Original post by Star Tribune
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Feb 24
Why would an open water fisherman be so fussy with his entire approach to this sport and many ice fishermen are just the opposite, seems to be a historical fault.
Original post by UnionLeader.com
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Feb 23
John Henry Merwin, one of America’s pre-eminent fishing writers who authored or edited 15 books on the subject, has died at age 66.
Original post by Foster’s Daily Democrat
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Feb 23
Half the field had a lot bites as soon as the boats launched until 9:30 and the bite died and it picked back up again at 11:30. Elk river and some guys down in the lower end of the lake and the basstrack unofficial leaders started picking the bite back […]
Original post by Examiner.com
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Feb 23
Alain Gagnon and Claude Mathieu had to use a hook to pull this large cod out of the hole in the ice.
Original post by CBC News
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Feb 23
Other deadlines include midnight on March 1 for the southern Lower Peninsula, and midnight of March 15 for the northern Lower Peninsula and waters along the Michigan-Wisconsin boundary.
Original post by Northern Michigan News
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Feb 23
Even a two time previous winner of the Northwest Ice Fishing Festival couldn’t land a fish last Saturday, although she had one on that threw the hook.
Original post by Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune
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