Aug 26
ROCHESTER, NY – TowBoatUS Rochester, NY, the on-the-water towing company that helps boaters and anglers get safely home when breakdowns occur, is under new ownership. Capt. Jake Van Reenen is now at the helm. Local boaters may recognize the name: Van Reenen’s family owns the Rochester-based Van Reenen Tool & Die, where Jake still works on a part-time basis.
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Aug 26
WHAT: Boater Bill Evans of Friendship, Ohio, caught two bass weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces August 21 to win $3,418 in the BFL Buckeye Division tournament on the Ohio River.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers:
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Aug 26
Sturtevant, Wisconsin – Evinrude professional walleye angler and Isle, Minnesota native, Paul Meleen, has been crowned FLW Walleye Tour Angler of the Year for 2010. After a successful season, Meleen received the award with 818 points over six qualifying events, after fishing the required Eastern and Western divisions on the FLW Walleye Tour.
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Aug 26
ThermaCELL’s new Outdoor Lantern was awarded “Best of the Best” by Field & Stream in the Miscellaneous Hunting item category. The ThermaCELL Outdoor Lantern will be featured in the September 2010 issue of Field & Stream magazine.
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Aug 26
San Antonio, Texas – Texas Trophy Hunters Association™ (TTHA) proudly announces that Matt Hughes will be joining TTHA as host of its television program, TROPHY HUNTERS TV®. Matt is a 9-time mixed martial arts (MMA) welterweight champion and MMA Hall of Famer. Matt is also a TTHA Platinum Lifetime Member.
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Aug 26
Public invited to Anniversary Open House on September 4
HURON, OH – To kick off its 30th anniversary as a coastal wetland research laboratory and outdoor classroom for scientists and community members alike, the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve is offering a variety of free, family-friendly events on Saturday, September 4.
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Aug 26
September is just a week away… which means the fall hunting seasons will begin soon. Are you ready? On September 25th we officially celebrate and observe National Hunting & Fishing Day. Be sure and review the Wild Events You Don’t Want To Miss section for the numerous opportunities for hunting and fishing related events, skill building workshops, and sportsmen’s shows that offer something for beginners as well as the most experienced hunters. For new hunters, NOW is the time to take the required Hunter Education Class to qualify for your license. Our team of over 900 volunteer instructors have over 100 classes scheduled statewide. But don’t wait, as classes fill up fast as deer season approaches. You can find the class schedules and locations by telephone or website. With the new Youth Deer Hunting Day September 25th, this is a great opportunity for a new hunter to schedule the class […]
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Aug 26
Worms, crickets and other live bait will nearly always catch bluegill but if you want to catch more bluegill, switch to jigs.
Bug-like jigs rate as outstanding imitations and tiny is better than big when it comes to
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Aug 26
FLIPPIN, Arkansas – After a six-event regular season tournament schedule, Ranger Pro Paul Meleen is halfway to fulfilling his longstanding list of goals as a professional walleye angler. With a trio of Top-10 finishes buoyed by a pair of Top-20 finishes, Meleen put a check mark next to goal No. 1: winning the FLW Walleye Tour Angler of the Year Award.
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Aug 26
North Hero, VT – The Northern Lake Champlain Advisory Committee (NLCAC) couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day on which to host the 9th International Northern Lake Coalition “Future of the Lake” event Saturday, August 14th, 2010. This year, Governor Jim Douglas was on hand as the NLCAC awarded Lake Champlain International’s Executive Director, James Ehlers, the prestigious Northern Lake Champlain Clean and Clear Award.
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Aug 26
Brooklyn Center, MN – Wildlife Forever granted $80,000 in funding this past spring to seven Great Lake states for media outreach alerting sportsmen and vacationers to Clean – Drain – Dry their boats to help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
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Aug 26
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces that nearly $600,000 will be awarded to nine projects targeting three of the highest priorities from the Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (QZAP).
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Aug 26
Jonas Elter and Tyler Moberly, both from Eastern, won the ESPN College Bass National Championship earlier this summer, catching five fish weighing in at 21.89 pounds.
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Aug 25
MissouriNORFORK: 89 degrees, murky, 3 feet low. Outlook: Binks Guide service reports: stripers, hybrids, black bass excellent on Binks Spoons in 50 to 70 feet of water; walleyes fair on crankbaits trolled off main-lake points.STOCKTON: 84 degrees, clear, 1 1/2 feet low.
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Aug 25
When the paddle wheelers reigned, so did the Fraser River. Commerce was done on the shores.
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