Oct 06

PORTAGE LAKES DRAWDOWN SLATED TO BEGIN OCTOBER 18

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Dock holders may make repairs after the lake is lowered
COLUMBUS, OH – Lake levels will be dropped at several areas of Portage Lakes State Park beginning October 18 to allow for dock repairs, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The water will remain lowered until November 15.

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Oct 06

GOV. RITTER APPLAUDS $450,000 GRANT TO BOOST PUBLIC ACCESS HUNTING PROGRAM

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Gov. Bill Ritter today praised a new $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a state program that leases land from eastern Colorado farm and ranch owners who provide hunters access to private wildlife habitat.

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Oct 06

Arizona Game and Fish Commission to meet Oct. 8-9 in Phoenix

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PHOENIX — The next Arizona Game and Fish Commission meeting will be held on Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17).

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Oct 06

You Always Can Get on a Boat to Red Snapper Fish at Orange Beach, Alabama

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Red snapper season opened this past Friday, October 1, on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, and Captain Butch Tucker of the head boat, the “Zeke’s Lady,” brought-in on Saturday not only a box full of red snapper, but also a boatload of smiling faces.

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Oct 06

1st Annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge On Lake Murray Successful

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 1st Annual Berkley Big Bass Challenge on the South Carolina’s Lake Murray had a field of 100 plus anglers and awarded over $18,000 in cash and prizes. The fun and unique hourly big bass format challenges anglers not only on their fishing skills. The unique tournament format also employs strategy when weighing in fish. Another wrinkle added into the formula is that anglers are only allowed to use Berkley baits.

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Oct 06

Music City Super Tournament Goes to Whitaker

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WHAT: Boater Steve Whitaker of Scottsville, Ky., caught a seven-bass total weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $5,901 in the BFL Music City Division Super Tournament on Old Hickory Lake.

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Oct 06

Hoosier Division Super Tournament Goes to Shaffer

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WHAT: Boater Dick Shaffer of Rockford, Ohio, caught a nine-bass total weighing 11 pounds, 9 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $6,054 in the BFL Hoosier Division Super Tournament on the Ohio River.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:

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Oct 06

Stracner Wins Bama on Guntersville

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WHAT: Boater Josh Stracner of Vandiver, Alabama, caught a 10-bass total weighing 31 pounds even October 2-3 to win $4,604 in the BFL Bama Division Super Tournament on Lake Guntersville.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:

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Oct 06

Wright Wins BFL Arkie Division Event on Hamilton

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WHAT: Boater Adam Wright of Benton, Ark., caught a 10-bass total weighing 21 pounds, 8 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $6,465 in the BFL Arkie Division Super Tournament on Lake Hamilton.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:

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Oct 06

Smiley Wins on Fort Loudon-Tellico

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WHAT: Boater Tim Smiley of White Pine, Tennessee, caught a 10-bass total weighing 24 pounds, 11 ounces Oct. 2-3 to win $5,604 in the BFL Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Fort Loudoun-Tellico lakes.

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Oct 06

Haynes Wins AFL Series Event on Pickwick

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FLORENCE, Ala. (Oct. 2, 2010) – Pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tenn., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the FLW American Fishing Series Southeast Division tournament on Pickwick Lake with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 63 pounds, 9 ounces. For his victory, Haynes earned $18, 933.

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Oct 06

First Washington Razor Clam Dig Approved for October 7

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OLYMPIA – Clam diggers today got the go-ahead to proceed with the first razor-clam dig of the fall season, starting at noon Thursday, October 7 at Twin Harbors beach and expanding to four other ocean beaches Friday and Saturday.

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Oct 06

WDFW Offices Will Close October 11 for Employee Layoff Day

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OLYMPIA-Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) offices will close Monday, October 11, for the fourth statewide, unpaid, employee-layoff day.
During the closure, WDFW wildlife areas and water-access sites will remain open for public use, but WDFW hatcheries will not be open to the public. Fishing and hunting licenses will remain available for purchase online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ and at retail vendors.

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Oct 05

Keystone College fly fishing course ongoing

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Keystone College and Lackawanna Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited will present a Learn to Fly Fish course on its campus in La Plume.

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Oct 05

YMCA fishing festival proves to be big lure for families

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Hundreds of Pasco residents capitalized on last weekend’s sunny weather with a day of fishing, crafts, food and fun.

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