Jun 29
Alexandria, VA – The FishAmerica Gulf Fund is one of the beneficiaries of the World Fishing Network’s (WFN) Fishing Crisis in the Gulf Telethon to air on WFN on June 30. The WFN News: Fishing Crisis in the Gulf is an all-day special providing in-depth coverage of the impact of the oil spill on recreational and commercial fishing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
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Jun 29
Brunswick, GA – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting written comment on proposed changes to commercial shad fishing regulations. The proposed changes, if adopted by the DNR Board, will prohibit commercial shad fishing in the Ogeechee, Oconee, Ocmulgee, Satilla and St. Marys rivers. Also proposed are changes that limit commercial shad fishing in the Altamaha River to the area below U.S. Highway 1 and in the Savannah River to the area below Highway 301. Regulations for recreational shad fishing will not be changed.
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Jun 29
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Television celebrity Hank Parker will be on hand at the 2010 Scout Jamboree August 2nd to present the Jamboree’s highest fishing award. The Grand Prize for Angling, sponsored by Berkley, is an all expenses paid trip for a scout and a parent for a fishing outing with Parker. The fishing adventure will be filmed in the fall of 2010 for a future airing on Parker’s television show, “Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine”.
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Jun 29
WARRENTON, VA- The 4th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament near Warrenton, VA resulted in a superb turnout with plenty of bass boated by happy anglers. The majority of anglers were Purple Heart recipients, most of them from nearby Fort Meade in Maryland. The event was organized by the Paralyzed Veterans of America- Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund (PVA-ORHF). Each angler was guided by a bass fisherman, who donated their time and provided their personal boats for the cause. Many of the fishermen compete in local bass tournament circuits.
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Jun 29
Portland, Ore.—Look for bears on the coast, hike to a lake in the high Cascades during fish stocking, tour endangered Columbian white-tailed deer habitat or feed the elk at a wildlife area. It’s all part of the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new program, Firsthand Oregon.
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Jun 29
WDFW enforcement increasing patrols
as more areas of Puget Sound open for sport crabbing
OLYMPIA – With some of the most popular marine areas of Puget Sound set to open for sport crabbing, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers will be stepping up resource-protection patrols.
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Jun 29
Sweet Valley, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will be instructing a Family Fishing Program at the Luzerne County River Common on Wednesday July 7th. The program will be held from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. This program is being offered in partnership with the River Common (www. rivercommon.org), the City of Wilkes-Barre (www.wilkes-barre.pa.us) and the Luzerne County Keystone Active Zone (KAZ) Passport program (www.kazpassport.org).
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Jun 29
“Lost Ladybug Project” at Beech Fork State Park
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – Naturalists at West Virginia’s state parks make summer vacations and visits more interesting. It’s as simple as attending a walk or one of the many programming activities offered across the state. Beech Fork State Park Summer Naturalist Sarah Miloski is doing things a bit differently because, while leading guests in exploring the outdoors in the guise of summer fun, she is also incorporating Cornell University Entomology Department’s “Lost Ladybug Project” into her interpretative programming.
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Jun 29
Wonderful West Virginia Magazine Back Issues Can Be Viewed Online; Magazine gets new look, new paper
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It’s now easier to search for and find articles from past issues of Wonderful West Virginia. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, which publishes the monthly full-color magazine, has completed a lengthy project to convert the publications to an electronic format and make them available online. Now it’s easy to view articles going back as far as 1936 when it was called West Virginia Conservation and later, Outdoor West Virginia.
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Jun 29
GUNNISON, Colo. –The Colorado Wildlife Commission will finalize all 2010 small game and migratory bird provisions including season dates, bag and possession limits and manner of take at its regular meeting Thursday, July 8 in Gunnison.
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Jun 29
TOLEDO, OH – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) is accepting nominations for the 2010 Ohio Lake Erie Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to enhance Ohio’s Great Lake.
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Jun 29
Dasey McNeill, 6, of Pittston, caught her first bass on Togus Pond while fishing the evening of June 27 at the lakefront home of her Grammy Jackie McNeill.
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Jun 29
The Grand Prize for Angling, sponsored by Berkley, is an all expenses paid trip for a scout and a parent for a fishing outing with Parker.
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Jun 29
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 18 years for The Seattle Times.
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Jun 29
View all 8 images>> Natsume first brought its long-running Reel Fishing series to WiiWare last year with the original Reel Fishing Challenge — but though it built on a brand name that’s been around for over a decade, it disappointingly presented only a basic, boring fishing interface with lackluster motion control.
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