Jan 15

Florida’s Kenney Grabs Lead at Bassmaster Southern Open on Okeechobee

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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Flip, flip, flip. That’s the big word at Lake Okeechobee for the season-opening Bassmaster Southern Open. After two weeks of unseasonable low temperatures and lethargic largemouths, Day 1 kicked things off sunny, bright and warmer than in recent memory.

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Jan 15

Grouper Fishing Closing in Florida’s Atlantic Waters

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The recreational and commercial harvest of shallow-water groupers (including gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper) will close from January 19 through April 30 in all Atlantic Ocean and Monroe County state waters (inside 3 nautical miles from shore).

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Jan 15

Pilot Program to Address Maryland’s Natural Resources Violations

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Annapolis, MD – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Attorney General’s Office and the District Court of Maryland will launch a pilot program today under which the court in Anne Arundel County will set aside on day each month to try only cases dealing with natural resources violations.

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Jan 15

G3 Adds “Boat Camp” Online Training Program

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G3 Boats has announced a new on-line dealer product and sales training program, titled “Boat Camp.” “Boat Camp” serves as a 24/7 on-line training tool for G3 dealers in the U.S. and Canada, making it convenient for dealers to quickly bring their staff up to date on the latest G3 product innovations and proven sales techniques.

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Jan 15

Sonar technology put to the maximum test during 2009 North American Ice Fishing Championships

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Rhinelander, Wis. – reluctantly biting fish and the need for well-tuned electronics—everywhere lakes freeze, these two themes figure largely into the schemes of ice anglers. So it was during the 2009 North American Ice Fishing Championship.

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Jan 15

Abandoned fishing rod found on beach

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POLICE and rescue teams searching for a fisherman feared dead have found an abandoned fishing rod on a beach.

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Jan 15

Grouper Season to Close for Three Months

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Florida has implemented a season closure on all “shallow water” grouper. These include gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper in Florida Atlantic waters (within 3 nautical miles of the shore) and all of Monroe County. The season will be closed starting January 19 and run through April 30 at this point. Options to leave the season closed longer are still being talked about.
This closure coincides with the federally mandated closure for the same species in South Atlantic Federal waters which run from North Carolina to the Florida Keys.
Charter and party boat captains stand to loose a lot of money with this closure, Groupers are a mainstay of party boats this time of year. The residual effect on tackle and bait shops will also be felt as people will simply stay home and […]

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Jan 15

Ice fishers to descend on Rifle Gap this weekend

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Here fishy, fishy, fishy That’s what will be on the minds of the participants in the 12th annual Rifle Gap Ice Fishing Tournament this weekend.

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Jan 15

Ice fishing for trout attracting thousands

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The second annual Jarasum January Festival is being held on Jara Island in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, from Jan.

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Jan 13

Denver Boat Show, January 15-17 at the Colorado Convention Center!

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See the latest 2010 models of Cruisers, Pontoon Boats, Ski Boats, Wakeboard Boats, Fishing Boats, Sailboats, Personal Watercraft, Jet Boats & Kaya

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Jan 13

Utah Burbot Bash

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The 2010 Burbot Bash will be held at the Buckboard marina area of Flaming Gorge on the 23rd of January at 1pm, 2010. We had a great turn out last year

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Jan 13

Hank Parker to appear at ATA, SHOT shows

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LONDON, Ky. -World champion bass fisherman and popular outdoor entertainment personality, Hank Parker, will make special appearances at both the ATA a

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Jan 13

Sooners claim FLW College Fishing title on Falcon

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ZAPATA, Texas (Jan. 9, 2010) – The University of Oklahoma team of Mark Johnson and Chip Porche won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Texas Divisi

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Jan 13

Yoder cruises with 93 pounds to win FLW title on Falcon

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ZAPATA, Texas (Jan. 9, 2010) – Pro Michael Yoder of Texarkana, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the FLW Ame

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Jan 13

Trout Stocked the Week of January 4-8, 2010

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The following waters were stocked the week of January 4, 2010. Chief Cornstalk Lake Curtisville Lake Lost River Mountwood Park Lake North Fork of S

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