Jan 15
Is your boat in storage and is your fishing gear gathering dust? Are you suffering from cabin fever since the end of the deer gun seasons? Or are you one of those hardy folks who like to sit on a block of ice and look longingly into a little hole that you’ve drilled? It may seem crazy, but ice fishing is a popular sport throughout the Midwest, and …
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Jan 15
According to the Game and Fish, on a normal year, ice fishing accounts for 25 percent of all fishing in North Dakota.
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Jan 15
The state’s outdoors agency is making it easier for anglers to find which frozen lakes are accessible this winter.
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Jan 15
This is one of the best weeks of the winter season for catching a Lake Erie walleye through the ice if you live on South Bass Island.
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Jan 15
Willie Miles Jr., a Mobile native who repaired surgical instruments on a floating charity hospital along the coast of west Africa, died last week in New Hampshire in an ice-fishing accident.
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Jan 15
Ice-fishing cabins are aligned along three makeshift avenues on the frozen Ste. Anne River, in Ste.
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Jan 14
It’s the season to walk on top of the water as the winter cold is freezing up the freshwater lakes in northern New Jersey.
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Jan 14
And we thought it might be time to voice our opinion and let you in on a few things we’ve come to learn through the […]
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Jan 14
The 54th annual Mid-America Boat and Fishing Show is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors this year, said Mike DiLorenzo, spokesman for the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association, which produces the show.
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Jan 14
North Carolina closed all coastal waters to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest for an indefinite period at noon today (January 14).
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation today implementing the closure, after consulting with N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman Rob Bizzell.
The action is being taken in response to recent cold stun events in Rose Bay, Juniper Bay, Pungo River, Campbell Creek, Turnigan Bay, Spooners Creek and other waters. The intent of the closure is to prevent the harvest of vulnerable cold stunned fish, which may recover with warming temperatures.
“On the heels of two cold stun events, one in 2010 and now in 2011, and pretty large commercial and recreational catch rates in 2009, I believe this is the best thing for the fishery,” Daniel said.
In approving the Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan in November, the Marine Fisheries Commission authorized Daniel to temporarily close harvest in […]
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Jan 14
MINNEAPOLIS – FLW Fantasy Fishing permanently changed the landscape by awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. Presented by Stra
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Jan 14
Young artists in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the 13th Annual State-Fish Art contest. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) teams up with Wildlife Forever to hold a contest for students to draw a state fish. State winners are chosen in grades 4-6, grades 7-9, and grades 10-12 for the national contest. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2011. Winners will be announced May 1, 2011.
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Jan 14
San Antonio, Texas – As a long time supporter of collegiate bass fishing, Pure Fishing brands Berkley™, Abu Garcia™ and All Star™, is proud to announce that it will greatly increase support for collegiate anglers throughout the country. The future of competitive bass fishing and the development of the next generation of industry leaders will be strengthened through this program.
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Jan 14
COVENTRY TOWNSHIP, OH- Residents and recreational users around Portage Lakes’ East and West reservoirs should exercise extreme caution around the ice currently capping the reservoirs, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
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Jan 14
Wayne Laroche, the recently retired and the second-longest serving commissioner of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be contributing his scientific expertise to the fisheries restoration and water quality improvement efforts of the Vermont-based conservation organization, Lake Champlain International (LCI).
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