Aug 17
PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Commission finalized the purchase of the 160-acre Foster Ranch property in Coconino County for the future site of the Northern Arizona Shooting Range.
“This is a historic moment for a project that has spanned nearly 15 years,” said Game and Fish Commission Chair Jennifer Martin. “After evaluating nearly 50 properties, Foster Ranch was the best choice that meets our objectives for a public shooting range in the Flagstaff area.”
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Aug 17
Though it’s still hot, it’s not to early to mark the calendar for Sept. 18 when a number of drawings will be held for permits to construct permanent seasonal blinds on several lakes across Oklahoma.
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Aug 17
OLYMPIA – With removal of Condit Dam set to begin next fall, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will hold a public meeting Aug. 31 in Underwood to discuss the future of sport fisheries on the White Salmon River.
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Aug 17
From now until ice-up, there is one very basic key to fishing success: You’ve got to be fishing where the food is. Actually, as soon as the spawn was over finding what the fish wanted to eat was a very important consideration. As the summer progresses and we get into the fall months, staying near what the fish want to eat is very important. Following are some examples and how you can capitalize when you encounter some of these situations.
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Aug 17
FRANKFORT, Ky. – We welcome the American Casting Championships to Kentucky and we welcome back host Tim Farmer’s daughters to “Kentucky Afield” television this weekend, Aug. 21 and 22.
As kids, part of the fun of fishing was trying to out-cast your buddy. Today, that competitive spirit is still alive with the American Casting Association. This summer, the national championships for distance and accuracy are held in Lexington at Masterson Station Park and on dry land. Join Farmer as he follows the action in the distance event.
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Aug 17
WHAT: Scott Bateman of Washington, Indiana, caught a 5-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 to win $2,985 in the FLW BFL Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Monroe. Under cloudy skies he was fishing wooded areas on the main lake with a 10″ worm in 2-4 feet of water to sack his limit.
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Aug 17
ATHENS, Ala. – Richard Lee Allen focused on the surface to win the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, Maryland Division 21 tournament, held August 14, 2010, on the Potomac River out of Smallwood State Park in Marbury.
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Aug 17
ATHENS, Ala. – Henry Fristik “just went fishing,” but caught the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, operated by American Bass Anglers, New York East Division 23 tournament title.
The Chester, Mass., angler boated 30 keepers, bringing five weighing 19.10 pounds to the scales to win the Boater Division in the event held Aug. 14, 2010, out of Fort Ticonderoga town ramp on Lake Champlain. He anchored his bag with a 4.86-pounder to collect $2,502.
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Aug 17
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will reopen state waters offshore of Escambia County to the harvest of shrimp at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 17. The FWC had temporarily closed this area to the harvest of fish, shrimp and crabs on June 14 as a precautionary measure due to possible effects of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The FWC reopened the area to the harvest of fish on July 31.
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Aug 17
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Marine Resources Division (MRD) announces the re-opening to the harvest of fish from all areas previously closed as a precautionary response to the presence of oil from the Deepwater Horizon Incident. These areas include all Alabama Gulf of Mexico waters out to three miles and the remaining closed waters of Mobile Bay that are just north of the Fort Morgan Peninsula. These waters reopened at 6 a.m., Monday, August 16. This includes both commercial and recreational fishing. In addition to finfish, the area north of Fort Morgan is also open to shrimping.
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Aug 17
MINNETONKA, Minn.- Step aside small fries, big lure coming through in the form of Storm’s® new ThunderBeastTM. Big lures catch big fish. Anglers will need to wear a back brace and dig their feet in; its time to reel in the Beast.
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Aug 17
Members of the Brighton Optimist Club recently met at the Bauery Restaurant in Brighton and donated 20 fishing poles to Heavner’s Canoe Rental in the Milford area for its summer youth camp.
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Aug 17
No one has experienced as much success through power fishing as Kevin VanDam. This is a time of year when fishing can get tough, and you have to grind it out.
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Aug 17
Elite Series pro Dave Wolak says to quit beating your head against the wall and start beating the bank.
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Aug 17
Tony Abbott grilled on Q&A Opposition Leader Tony Abbott discusses same-sex marriage and climate change with Tony Jones on the ABC’s Q&A Monday night.
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