Fishing News

PHOENIX – It’s a blast from the past – for the first time in two decades, all-day dove hunting is returning to Arizona starting Sept. 1 for the early season, which ends Sept. 15.
You can read all about it in the “Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations 2010-11” that have been distributed to license dealers statewide and are also available online at www.azgfd.gov.

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BIG SANDWASH RESERVOIR: (August 05) Anglers report fair to good fishing from boats and along the shoreline. They’re catching rainbows and both species of bass. If you’re after bass, try flipping jigs into the rocks and any submerged vegetation. Trout baits and either small fish/crawfish-colored lures or brightly colored, flashy lures are working for trout. The best times to fish for trout are early morning and later in the evening. You can access the reservoir from the boat ramp and from a new public-access point on the northeast corner.

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Eighth grade yearbook photo of Joe Guerrero who is now 16 years old. By Alexandra Seltzer DELRAY BEACH – Leslie and Joe Guerrero don’t know if their 17-year-old son Joseph will be able to start his senior year of high school with his friends later this month, or when he will be able to play baseball again.

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CONCORD, N.H. — Let’s get Barry Conservation Camp UP and running for summer 2011! That’s the battle cry for a new initiative aimed at refurbishing and reopening the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s woodsy summer camp in Berlin, N.H. For almost thirty years, thousands of kids have experienced Barry Conservation Camp, learning outdoor skills such as camping, shooting, hiking, hunting and fishing, as well as deepening their appreciation for the conservation of our natural resources. Fish and Game ran the camp in partnership with 4-H through UNH Cooperative Extension. The camp was closed late in 2009.

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COLUMBUS, OH- A random drawing will be held on September 2 to select participants for three special controlled deer gun hunts at Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve in Jackson County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.

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Lindsey Fleshood has liked fishing for as long as she can remember, especially when she gets to go with her father, Mike.
“We’re really close,” the 13-year-old Wabash girl said. “Fishing, that’s something we get to do together.”

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WALDEN, Colorado– Colorado Division of Wildlife technicians searching for aquatic nuisance species made an unwelcome discovery at South Delaney Butte Lake in Jackson County when they found New Zealand mudsnails at the popular North Park fishery.

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) arrested a Chauvin man today, Aug. 5 for allegedly falsifying trip ticket information and are transporting him to the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail.

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State and federal biologists today released the first brown pelicans back into Louisiana coastal habitat since rescue and rehabilitation operations began following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The 15 pelicans were transported from the Bird Rehabilitation Center in Hammond and carefully off loaded on to Rabbit Island by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists and representatives from the International Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

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BRIGHTON, Colo. – Barr Lake State Park has closed the boat ramp due to a sinkhole on the bridge leading to the boat ramp. Visitors can still access the boat ramp area for fishing by parking at the Nature Center and walking to the boat ramp area. The Eagle Express shuttle will be available on a limited basis to provide transportation to and from the Nature Center and the boat ramp. No boats can be launched until the repairs to the bridge are completed. Repair to the bridge has begun.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the fall inshore shrimp season will open in Shrimp Management Zones 1, 2 and 3 at 6 AM, Monday, August 16. Season dates were approved today by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, following public comment and recommendations presented by Office of Fisheries biologists.

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Opening and closing dates for the 2010/2011 oyster season on the public oyster areas were set at the today at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting. The seasons were set following public comment and recommendations presented by LDWF biologists.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily extended the emergency closure of snook harvest and possession in Florida through Sept. 16.
This action will continue the prohibition on harvest and possession of snook in effect since Jan. 16. The FWC enacted the closure in response to possible effects of prolonged cold weather on the snook population last winter. Catch-and-release fishing for snook is still allowed under this extended closure.

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DULUTH, GEORGIA – Kevin Hawk of Ramona, California, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 12 ounces Thursday to lead day one at the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Lanier. Hawk holds a slight, 4-ounce lead going into day two of competition.

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TAKE THE BARRY CONSERVATION CAMP CHALLENGE: EFFORT INITIATED TO REFURBISH AND REOPEN OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER FOR YOUTH CONCORD, N.H. — Let's get B

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