This is the worst fishery in America, hands down,� 2002 Classic champion Jay Yelas said.

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Video highlights during Friday's Mellon Arena weigh-in showed the 33-year-old New Jersey native pulling three of his four fish from waters near roped-off drainage pipes. Fellow anglers began questioning whether Iaconelli was fishing in restricted waters.

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We are seeing very few rainbows taken by trollers. John Harmon caught some nice rainbows trolling a Cop Car Needlefish behind flashers at 25-35 feet deep. If you are fishing from the bank, you will have the most luck in the local rivers and creeks, like 9

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While fans of bass fishing are focused on the CITGO Bassmaster Classic this week, the media are trying to get them to reveal how they'll fish the different rivers in and around Pittsburgh. Of course, not one of the 47 competitors is talking.

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Scattered pods of white bass and hybrid bass are roaming around open-water humps, ridges and points where the structure rises to 17-20 feet beneath the surface, reported guide Butch Terpe. Anglers trolling deep-diving crankbaits trailed by small spoons ar

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ALMANOR Trout are congregating near stream and creek mouths and underwater springs. Use crickets in the morning and late in the evening. Bass anglers start shallow and keep moving to deeper water until the fish are found.

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Walleye fishing has been good, for the most part, according to the weekly report from Devils Lake fishing guide Jason Mitchell.

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LAKE JOCASSEE: Trout: Good Try drifting large minnows from surface to 60 to 80 feet and trolling. Night fishing producing good catches, fish at 40 to 60 feet with nightcrawlers sprayed with garlic spray. Catfish: Good. Try nightcrawlers or cut bait on bot

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Hawg Country Bait and Tackle — Kevin Reynolds reports decent crappie action on minnows fished under lights. Catfish are being caught off the bank on liver and night crawlers. Jug liners are using Magic Bait and gold fish on flats near Rocky Branch.

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The current lake level is 166.9' with both generators temporarily shut down, according to SRA information. Surface water temperatures range from 88-90 degrees with slightly stained water on north Toledo and mid lake and south Toledo having clear water c

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At the start, 300 college students will race to more than 150 watercraft -- mostly canoes -- at the boat launch on Kanokolus Road and start casting lines for fish worth more than $200,000 in scholarships to Unity College.

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Nevada's 2004 fishing regulations brochure, published by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, was second in a national competition that pitted it against regulations brochures produced by other state wildlife agencies.

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Anglers continue to catch stripers and channel catfish with anchovies in the Las Vegas Wash Arm. Boaters who are cruising the lake in search of boils are finding the fish on the surface feeding for shad, but the boils have involved very small numbers of f

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White bass remained good for trollers using spoons behind deep-diving crankbaits over main-lake structure, reported Kickapoo Marina. Calm conditions favored the pattern. Black bass were fair on spinnerbaits and Texas-rigged plastics along brushy dropoffs

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Live wild shiners are accounting for good numbers of bass along the St. Johns River, though most anglers need to use some weight to keep the bait down below the surface and away for the numerous gar and pickerel. Areas of moving water are ideal for drifti

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Fishing Tip: If you are going to fly fish one of Arkansas%u2019 many small streams, the best baits will imitate insects that are active along the water. To quickly give you an idea of the insect life around a particular body of water, look for spider webs

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Scott and July Bass

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Follow the Bassmaster's Classic - daily updates, articles and results.

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The BASS Masters Classic - Freshwater Fishing - 08/04/97

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The Bassmasters Classic - Close Don't Count

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Trollers continue to boat "piles" of trout at Lake Moomaw, reports Larry Andrews at the Bait Place. The problem is few meet the lake's 16-inch minimum size. The fish are primarily at 35-40 feet, the depths of the lake's thermocline.

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First rule of fishing: get a license. Second rule of fishing: be patient. Third rule of fishing: relax and have fun.

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O'Connor, who recently announced plans to retire, has fly fished many of the state's lakes and rivers in the past 12 years with an old friend, Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom of Billings. The two try a new spot every year, Shanstrom said.

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This year Robertson has gotten no takers in letters to sports editors of 200 newspapers asking them to drop their fishing columns. Nor has she been successful in asking a California aquarium to take fish off its menu or in getting Fishkill, N.Y., to chang

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If papers won't take fishing columns out of sports sections, Robertson wants a "more appropriate section like the crime report or the obituaries." That is heresy to those who see fishing as wholesome outdoor activity, a way for families and friends to bon

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"If you wouldn't do this to a dog, why do it to a fish?" asks the billboard, funded by the Fish Empathy Project. That is a campaign launched last fall by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), stepping up earlier anti-fishing efforts.

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Covering the Bassmaster Classic for ESPN is nice, but on the whole, Shaw Grigsby would rather be fishing. "It's killing me," said Grigsby of his absence from the field of competitors. "I was fishing real well last year, making good checks and sitting 13th

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The fishing continues to be as hot as the weather. Reports are good from Fredericksburg to the Bay. We finally received some good rains over the last few weeks, and water levels seem to be back on track. We are getting the usual afternoon thundershowers.

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POTOMAC RIVER: 0-35 miles (...) -- From the Boathouse at Fletcher's Cove (Georgetown, off Canal Road; 202/244-0461), Ray Fletcher said, "We're in our summertime mode. It's mostly catfish now and a few bass here and there." I admire the man's honesty. No f

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Trout are hitting on a "Mystery Meat Hopper?" Yes, that's exactly what was reported for the Yellowstone River at Livingston.

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Guide Will Kirkpatrick reported steady bass to 8 pounds on topwaters early. Also a few fish on spinnerbaits at first light and a fair bite on finesse worms through the morning. No update on catfish or crappie. Lake is 2 feet low; surface temperature in th

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Topwaters, small spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits fished around cover in 3-5 feet of water has accounted for fair numbers of largemouth bass early and late, reported guide Roger Bacon.

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Lake Washington's spillway on the north end of the lake, west of Melbourne, has attracted a large concentration of fish with its steady flow of water. Panfish, catfish and bass all are active around the spillway, which can be navigated by most boats at a

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THE 12TH ANNUAL WOMEN'S FLYFISHING FLY-FISHING SCHOOL for women will be held at the Talstar Lodge on Alaska's Talachulitna River from Jul 27 to 30. Students learn to cast lightwieght and heavyweight rods, read water, tie knots, construct leaders, wade saf

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Lake Washington's spillway on the north end of the lake, west of Melbourne, has attracted a large concentration of fish with its steady flow of water. Panfish, catfish and bass all are active around the spillway, which can be navigated by most boats at a

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Thirty-five years later in Pittsburgh, nothing is secret when it comes to the world's premier bass tournament, except maybe an out-of-the-way "honey hole" on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers.

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A long-awaited proposal to build a fishing hole along North River Road under the I-94 bridge in Harrison Township finally got a nibble from the Board of Trustees.

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The cost of an individual recreational fishing license was increased by five dollars, to 12-dollars-50-cents. But the commission left the ten-day temporary recreational fishing license at five bucks. It's commonly called "the tourist's license."

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Late July Fishing Patterns - Freshwater Fishing - 07/28/97

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If you know a youngster age 8 to 14 with a passion for fishing and a flair for storytelling, Hooked On Fishing International (HOFI) has a contest for them. The winners will receive a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond and other prizes.

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Over the past three years, BASS Fantasy Fishing has hooked virtually 50,000 registered fans who manage teams of real pros, online, for real prizes, such as outboard motors and fishing rods

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The mouth of Shingle Creek at West Lake Toho, south of Kissimmee, has been a good area to find schooling bass and bluegill. Flooded marshes adjacent to the creek also have produced bass. Many of these bass are spread out in the marsh grasses.

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Creeks and coves in the lake's upper reaches have produced consistent largemouth bass fishing for anglers concentrating on shallow water, said guide David Cox of Palmetto Guide Service.

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Oakes, semi-retired and living in Hamilton in northeast Indiana, has written a book on fishing, and he's encouraging people to not read it. Well, sort of.

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Running water along the spillway at the Stick Marsh, south of Palm Bay, has been producing steady catches of bass to 9 pounds for anglers using a variety of soft plastic baits, crankbaits and live shiners.

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To be sure, some of those good ol' boys probably swallowed their cheek-fulls of chew when they saw Mike Iaconelli break-dancing at the 2003 Bassmaster in New Orleans %u2014 before he won.

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Cypress Creek Marina reported good bass action on the new frog-style soft plastics fished on top early and late. Also a fair bite, including fish to 7 pounds, on purple/flake wacky worms soaked in 10-12 feet of water outside grass. Crappie steady on minno

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In many years wandering the outdoors I've encountered just one bear in the wild, and that from the safety of a car in the Minnesota iron range. It was a handsome black bear, all rippling sinew and fat, that came rambling down an autumn hillside with amazi

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ANNAPOLIS -- Four fishermen -- two from Maryland and two from Delaware -- took home $2,500 in gift cards Saturday in Maryland's $1 Million Fishing Challenge, but no one won the big cash prize.

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A man who was denied a prize in a bass fishing tournament because of lie-detector results is suing the tournament organizers.

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The walleyes continue to eat and on Pokegama its a middle of the day into early evening bite. Those Pokegama walleyes are continuing to show themselves, but more during the daylight hours. Due to the fact that we have found them consistently during the da

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Mike Iaconelli, perhaps befitting his New Jersey roots, is regarded as perhaps the brashest angler around on the pro bass fishing circuit.

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Some of the best young bass anglers in the world are practicing today on the Allegheny River at Kittanning for tomorrow's Junior Bassmaster World Championship. Those same waters were the site of the Armstrong County Chamber of Commerce-sponsored "That Dam

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PERRY (updated 7-15) Water 82 degrees and 2.2 feet above normal pool. Channel catfish fair to good. Fish eating shad. Feeders are in and working from 7-8 a.m., noon and 7-8 p.m. Hog trough is smoking. Sauger fair to good on rocky points on west side towar

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Most fishermen want to know what to fish, how to fish and where to fish. So they talk to other fishermen.

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Dickson's City Lake off Walnut Street may get its own fishing pier.

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So a bass tournament with a million-dollar first prize is coming late in 2006. Chances are that few people are surprised. Scarcely anyone raised an eyebrow years back when golf issued its first paycheck for a million.

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Black bass were fair to good, reported Lake Fork Marina. Topwater lures were effective at first light along grass beds near dropoffs. Carolina-rigged plastics were consistent in 15- to 20-foot water near channels and off points. Night fishing also was pro

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Roger Hartsock with Canadian Pike

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Global Warming and Fishing

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Cleaning Fish- Freshwater Fishing

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The lake, located in Moraine State Park in Butler County, is becoming a real hot spot for muskies. Proof of that surfaced again last week when anglers caught at least four large muskies in one day's time.

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When fishing for bass with top-water lures, always have a back-up rod ready. Whenever a bass strikes at a buzzbait or other surface lure and misses, reel in quickly and cast back to the same spot with your backup. The fish will often strike, thinking they

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When fishing for bass with top-water lures, always have a back-up rod ready. Whenever a bass strikes at a buzzbait or other surface lure and misses, reel in quickly and cast back to the same spot with your backup. The fish will often strike, thinking they

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Surface water temps are running from 85-88 degrees and all of The Bend is fishable with north lake being slightly stained with mid lake and south Toledo having clear water conditions. Due to low levels, anglers should use EXTREME caution when navigating t

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Largemouth bass fishing is good to excellent around the state. The best reports have been coming from Gardner Lake, Beseck Lake, Congamond Lake, Mamanasco Lake, Candlewood Lake, East Twin Lake, Stillwater Pond, Hatch Pond, Lake Saltonstall and Mansfield H

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Klein is the owner of Hit-Man charter service out of Grand Haven. He has been fishing Lake Michigan waters for 37 years and operating a full-time charter business for 27 of them. His morning tactic is to find a school of baitfish swimming in water between

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TEXOMA: Water clear; 80-84 degrees; 3.85 low. Largemouth bass are fair early on jigs and Texas-rigged worms fished around shoreline cover in small pockets off the main lake. Smallmouth bass are fair on crawfish pattern crankbaits around steep, rocky point

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Big water gets more attention, but newcomers to Southeast Texas bass fishing have several private-lake alternatives to the intimidating sprawl of a public reservoir.

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Sport fishermen say the commercial operators mistakenly catch popular game fish in their nets and leave broken nets strewn about the rivers and lakes they are allowed to fish, and they told the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency commission at its meeting

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Hot daytime sun and rising water temperatures are starting to change anglers' tactics pretty much wherever you go on the waters of Montana and Wyoming.

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Just when everyone thought salmon-fishing prospects had hit rock bottom, they took a turn for the better this week.

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The night fishing for bass at Lake Pleasant looks like it is turning on. During a weekend tournament, at least one team was culling 4-pounders. The morning topwater action is picking up. The action should get better as the season progresses. Having a bree

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The upper Rogue%u2019s spring chinook catches have improved slightly this week, while summer steelhead continue to make a strong showing above Gold Ray Dam. A few summer steelhead are getting caught in the middle Rogue amid scorching water conditions, whi

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When it comes to coughing up the goods on where, or even if, they%u2019re finding big bass during pre-fishing, anglers competing in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship aren%u2019t exactly known for their honesty.

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In case you've never tried it, is a heck of a long time to fish without getting a bite. It seems even longer if you spend those three days throwing a Woodchopper, a surface lure the approximate size and weight of a Little League baseball bat.

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Afternoon winds have picked up to about 20 knots, which, along with hot temperatures, will make fishing conditions poor in open-water areas on lakes Washington, west of Melbourne, and Winder and Poinsett, both west of Cocoa. Target bass early, even before

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Black bass were fair to good. Topwater lures were productive along edges of grass at dawn and dusk, especially under cloud cover. Frog-imitation lures caught scattered fish over grass mats.

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Overcast and rain have helped early shallow-water action, reported guide Roger Bacon. Small topwater plugs or soft-plastic "toad" baits or shad-pattern spinnerbaits fished over and around vegetation in less than 5 feet of water have taken fish until midmo

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Jeff Geary of Exeter has been fishing since he was a small child growing up in central Nebraska, and he learned to fish for bass and perch in the freshwater lakes and ponds of his land-locked home state.

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Bass catches are fair along the St. Johns River. Target fish around running water. High water levels have enabled anglers to target bass in backwater marshes, canals and areas that usually are not available to boaters. This also has spread the fish out.

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That is, if the preservationists intent on booting out the non-native fish succeed in their elimination campaign. Counting eggs and fish, the equivalent of more than 4 million largemouth bass have recently been yanked out of the marshland by teams equippe

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Chollas: The 457 anglers checked reported 189 channel catfish, 430 bluegill, 5 carp. Steve Chanthanart, 11, 5 channel catfish on Friday and Saturday, plus a 1¼-pound bluegill. Abraham Aceveedo, 14, 3 channel catfish on Friday, 5 on Saturday. Open daily to

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The Mississippi River couldn't have been more beautiful that night. We were catfishing on a stretch in east Arkansas, with a canopy of bright stars above and a carpet of murmuring water below.

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Google "fishing tips" and you%u2019ll get 3,950,000 Web sites to investigate. New Hampshire anglers narrowed the field by sharing some of their own best tips:

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The official scouting period on the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in Pittsburgh is long over and the actual competition days for the 35th annual CITGO Bassmaster Classic, July 29-31, are still well off.

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Looking for better performance and lighter weight without sacrificing strength? Consider magnesium injection molding, which combines the best of plastic injection molding with die casting. One example is a prize-winning center housing of a hot new fishing

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Limits of bluegills and shellcrackers can be caught on Lake Woodruff. Find lily pads in 3-5 feet of water, and fish with redworms, crickets our doughballs. Fish in deeper waters for both bass and speckled perch. Both will hit jigs and minnows.

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A bit frustrated, Niakia continued trying to bait his hook while he watched his cousins cast their lines with ease.

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Water continues to flow from canals, marshes and sloughs along the Kissimmee Chain of lakes and West Lake Toho, south of Kissimmee. Shingle Creek and the St. Cloud Canal both are hot spots at West Toho, where bluegill, shellcracker and schooling bass have

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Unstable weather during the past several days kept fishing traffic light, but there were some decent catches. Black bass were steady to 5 pounds on Carolina-rigged June bug worms fished at 8-14 feet.

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The fishing pier that extends about 200 feet into Muskegon Lake was completed in the spring, according to Bill Danly, project engineer from Williams & Works, the company hired by the city to design the project.

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Black bass were fair to good, reported Lake Fork Marina. Topwater lures were productive over grass beds near drop-offs during the first hour of light. Carolina-rigged soft plastics were effective in 15- to 22-foot water along channels and off points. The

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Bluegill and shellcracker are the hot target species along the St. Johns River right now. High water levels have dispersed fish, but veteran anglers are using that to their advantage by targeting the panfish around newly submerged marshes.

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A Saskatchewan judge has ruled that a Métis man charged with fishing off-season in a northwestern area where he didn't live did not break any laws.

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Sometimes trying to put a pattern together can be difficult. This past weekend on Lake of the Woods was outstanding. I am not sure if there is a better fishery around, with the exception of Lake of the Prairies.

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With willowfly hatches forming across North Alabama waterways, expect area boat launches to be packed with vehicles and trailers, especially on the weekends. While the fishing is good, thieves also consider this a good time to break into vehicles, or stea

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Guide Will Kirkpatrick reported good bass under recent overcast sky and low pressure. Bite is steady early on spinnerbaits or topwaters worked over submerged grass in 6-8 feet of water. Also fair action through the day on worms. Conditions were good overa

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We were sitting in the evening shade, enjoying a cold drink, trying to unbreak the sweat we'd just earned by dragging a pontoon boat, ice chest, anchor chains, etc., down a hill to get into the Pere Marquette River, when a fish broke within casting distan

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Orlando's urban fisheries program, designed to introduce newcomers to the sport, has become more family friendly.

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Many times on this page, I have written about the associations between life and the outdoors.

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The commission is expected to vote tomorrow to increase the number of fish anglers can cull in tournaments. Under current regulations, the maximum cull is one fish under the seasonal daily limit, regardless of species. Though BASS didn't request the chang

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I can't blame a hunting and fishing lifestyle for the situation, but it was while getting my boat in shape for this year's May 7 fishing opener that I received the first indications something was wrong.

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Nicolas Fogelholm With Eel

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George Arnold and his son Jeremy wiht bass they caught

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According to the South Florida Water Management District, the lake is at its highest level -- 16.59 feet -- for this time of year since 1936. In addition, algae blooms are widespread. The cleanest water is at the south end of the lake around Winnie's Cove

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The Harris Chain is solid for largemouth bass, bluegills, shelllcrackers and speckled perch. Bass can be found in deeper waters; use spinnerbaits, Carolina-rigged plastic worms or shiners. Bluegills and shellcrackers are in 4-6 feet of water and are bunch

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Lake Michigan: Excellent perch fishing noted by DNR creel surveys near the Gary lighthouse and outside of Hammond. Limits were not as common at Michigan City, although last weekend it seemed as though the early birds did quite well. Cool water temperature

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The drought has been blunted some this week by the remnants of Hurricane Dennis. Misty rains improved fishing conditions, but water levels are virtually unchanged.

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Over the past several years, I've often read or heard references to a decline in popularity for hunting and fishing. Nationally, that might be true, but the trend is just the opposite in North Dakota.

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There is a strange kind of bass-fishing hibernation that occurs each summer in North Central Florida. Not with the fish, but with the fishermen.

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Sylvania, a floating, tropical plant that was somehow introduced into the Bend several years ago, is beginning to be a huge problem and several suggestions have been proposed to control it.

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LAKE MEAD: Boaters seem to be having all of the success as they are faring well for striped bass in Las Vegas Bay while shore anglers continue to have dismal results, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

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The 2005 Bassmaster Family Fest will be the largest kids-oriented fishing party ever held in Pennsylvania.

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ALL SPORTS POND: Fishing should be good for bass, panfish, and an occasional rainbow trout. Numerous western pond turtles in the pond offer an excellent viewing opportunity, but anglers are advised to avoid fishing sections of the pond where turtles have

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An elderly man who was a member of the Johnson Lake Conservation Program has drowned on Murchison Lake, located on the Clements Scout Ranch south of Athens.

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Largemouths are quite active at places such as Lake Nockamixon, Mauch Chunk Lake, Beltzville Lake and Tuscarora Lake. Live shiners, rubber worms, tube jigs and early-morning topwater presentations should all produce good results at those locations. Tackle

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"When it first started off, it was pretty much an extension of a regular tournament," says David Fritts, who finished third in the first championship and won the event in 1997. "Even though it had more prestige, it had the same feel as most tournaments."

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Kickapoo Marina reported only a few boats on the water this week. White bass and stripers fair on the south end of the lake. Trotline and jugline catfish action steady on live bait or fresh shad. Black bass steady around boat docks.

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BLACK BAYOU - Bass are fair on lizards, Wobbleheads and floating worms around grass. Bream are fair on crickets and worms in the shade. Crappie are slow.

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For two Rockland youngsters, Family Fishing Weekend was about fishing-time at the family cottage and the old peddle boat the boys transformed into an angling dynamo.

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France has been fined the largest amount imposed by the highest court of the European Union for flouting EU fisheries law over 20 years on a scale that posed a serious threat to fish stocks.

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Angler Craig Wiese rolled a fish at the first pool, probably a big rainbow considering the way Wiese's rod tip sharply bowed and twitched before the hook pulled free.

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Some are pointing the finger at warm-water conditions. Others say it is simply a lack of salmon migrating back because of bad marine survival. Others are holding out hope that the runs are simply late this summer.

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Plantings: Bay Area, this week ... Don Castro (Hayward), 250 pounds channel catfish, Lake Chabot (Castro Valley), 500 pounds catfish, Horseshoe Lake at Quarry Lakes Regional Park (Union City-Fremont), 1,000 pounds catfish, Shadow Cliffs (Pleasanton), 500

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Accordingly, PETA seeks nothing less than the eventual obliteration of all animal industries, meat eating, dairy ice cream, leather-shoe wearing, medical research with animals, wool clothing, pets (called animal companions by PETA), horseback riding, zoos

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Port Alberni -- First Nations in the area have suspended their food fishery for Somass River sockeye following news that the run will likely be about 10-per-cent lower than expected.

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Barrett: The 70 anglers checked reported 308 bass, 346 bluegill and 43 crappie, all released. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

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West Lake Toho, south of Kissimmee, and Lake Kissimmee both have produced good catches of bass. Some scaled to 10 pounds this past weekend. Target areas of running water or open water hydrilla and gator grass. Running water can be found around canals, mou

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Hundreds of school children in Western Australia's north-west will be given the chance to brush up on their fishing skills this month.

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The lake has a fair shallow-water bite for largemouth bass, but anglers have to be on the water very early to take advantage of it, said guide Will Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick said he has been getting on the water by 5 a.m., and finding bass holding over and

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Clarence Reid and two young family members were fishing at Hartwell Lake recently when they hooked a 23-kilogram flathead catfish. Instead of a trip to the skillet, the family decided to keep the prehistoric-looking fish in a huge decorative pond.

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Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau reports that anglers have been pulling in trophy-sized walleyes along the south shore off the rock reefs and rubble piles, and around the Gap and just off of Pine Island, jig-fishing with hammered gold spinners and worms.

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Catfish remained steady over baited holes in 20- to 24-foot water along the river channel, reported Stow-A-Way Marina. Most of the fish were in the 1- to 2-pound class. White bass and hybrid bass were fair to good for trollers using small spoons behind de

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The water level in the river is up and is flowing through the powerhouse, but still not over the dam. Flows should increase after construction of a wall in the river ends. Catfish, sheepshead, and bass are taking crayfish, worms, and cut bait. Look for go

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The fishermen are back this summer on the Cedar River hoping to catch one of the 7- or 8-pound rainbow trout that inhabit the river.

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Fishing with Father - Fishing Brings Us Together

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In the lamp-lit water, the catfish wiggling on the end of Colin Parry's line is just a slip of silver near the shore.

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Matt gets lessons on fly fishing from Aussie Salt fly expert Justin Duggan. Then the tables are turned as Matt gets Justin hooked into some big kingfish on heavier tackle.

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It wasn't the most gorgeous day on Lake Ontario. But for hundreds of fishermen, the weather was the least of their concerns.

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Largemouth bass were fair to good, reported Lake Fork Marina. Topwater lures were effective during the first hour of light over edges of grass near drop-offs. Carolina-rigged plastics and deep-diving crankbaits were reliable off points and channels during

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One angler who stuck around Pittsburgh after the recent practice week ended for this month's CITGO Bassmasters Classic was Gerry Jooste. Going home is just too far.

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Freshwater lakes: Anglers are likely to find choppy conditions along Central Florida lakes with the possibility of thunderstorms, gusty winds and funnel clouds.

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Anglers complaining about disappointing smallmouth fishing in Erie this summer may have just cause, according to Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biologist Roger Kenyon.

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Dennis Doty with Catfish Caught While Crappie Fishing

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Pennsylvania's Wolak Best Rookie In All of Tour-Level Fishing

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Hackney Is No. 1 Angler In World Going Into Forrest L. Wood Championship

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Jim and Craig Bushey of Greensburg boated five bass totaling 11.26 pounds to win the Three Rivers Regatta tournament on western Pennsylvania rivers Saturday, a day after the CITGO Bassmaster Classic qualifiers headed home from their week-long practice.

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The eventual path of Hurricane Dennis will determine if it will be windy and rainy or if anglers get to go fishing this weekend. The lake level is rising and the water is getting cleaner, but the bass fishing has been so-so, with most anglers catching sma

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Bass and bluegill catches are good at Lake Blue Cypress, with bass to 4 pounds being common. Anglers report catching bass on a variety of artificial baits, including white-colored spinner baits, dark-colored Senko brand soft plastic worms and Horney Toad

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Rain, rain and more rain. Lakes are full, and, despite the unfavorable weather, the fish are biting. Early morning, late evening and night are the most productive times. Good trout activity reported at several lakes. Bass fishing is fair to good.

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Summer mornings are prime time for buzzbaits. But many people a buzzbait has to be fished fast. The best bet is to retrieve a buzzbait just fast enough to keep it on top of the water. Adding a soft-plastic grub or pork frog to the hook will add buoyancy a

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The water level in the river continues to be low running at 1,490cfs although it has spiked at times to about 3,000cfs. Some rainfall would be helpful to raise the level and move the fish around some. Catfish, sheepshead and bass are taking crayfish, worm

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Anglers report a variety of nice catches at the New Brighton on the Beaver River. Fatheads or shiners on leadhead jigs continue to be tops. The dams on the Ohio River are still producing good catches of a variety of species. The mouth of Montour Run conti

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Timmins residents are getting set to drop a line in the water and get hooked on environmental protection during the 12th annual Ontario Family Fishing Weekend.

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A state Department of Natural Resources plan to cut coho salmon stocking by 60 percent on Lake Michigan in 2007 and 2008 may be generating more questions than answers among West Michigan anglers.

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Fishing is a great way to relax outdoors and take in the scenery around a favorite lake or stream. It's hard to beat a nice sunset on an Arizona high-country lake, or the sound of a mountain river.

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As the moon waned the past week, fishing improved with rainbows taking the bait before the holiday weekend. But heavy boat pressure and holiday traffic shut down the bite.

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Gov. Ed Rendell signed bills into law that grant hunting and fishing licenses to Pennsylvania National Guard members, reservists and former prisoners of war for just $1.

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While the recent cold front slowed fishing around the state, conditions should improve with the return of warmer temperatures, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.

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Fishing is heating up in Lake Washington for bass and perch, but another super-sized fish has gotten the attention of anglers.

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After 14 years of avid fly-fishing, John Torok decided he could design a better fishing reel. But he needed a good machinist to turn his designs into reality.

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The Kissimmee Chain of Lakes has produced good catches of bass in areas where strong water flow can be found. Feeder creeks, canals and spillways all are hot spots for bass as long as the water is fairly clean. Look for baitfish and diving birds to find b

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Prizes were awarded to boys and girls in three age groups for the annual Optimist Fishing Derby on July 4. The top boy and girl anglers each won bicyles provided by the Walterick-Hemme Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3035. State VFW Commander Keith Harmon p

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The Wildside Bass Club, Mass. B.A.S.S. Federation and Martins Pond Association present the 8th annual Martins Pond Children's Fishing Derby on July 9 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Clarke Park on Burroughs Road in North Reading. Burroughs Road is directly acro

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Fishing has become the most popular way in America to spend a day outside. So it is no wonder that Lake Tahoe, an outdoor adventure mecca, offers a continuum of options for today’s fishermen.

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The Wildside Bass Club, Mass. B.A.S.S. Federation and Martins Pond Association present the 8th annual Martins Pond Children's Fishing Derby on July 9 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Clarke Park on Burroughs Road in North Reading. Burroughs Road is directly acro

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July Fishing - Beat the Heat - Freshwater Fishing

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Dennis Doty with Nice Ohio Whacky Rig Bass

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Robbie with a 61 Pound Flathead Catfish

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As a dad, July 1, 2005, was one to hang on the wall, family memory tied to Chicago history. My daughter, Sara, caught her first fish, a yellow perch from Navy Pier. When I unhooked it, she happily tossed the little one back. I held her so she could watch

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Limits of shellcrackers and bluegills can be caught on Lake Woodruff. Fish the northwest portion of the lake with crickets and redworms for best results. Bass fishing is best at dusk. Fish in deeper waters with shiners or black and purple plastic worms. S

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It's a cool, overcast morning on the Potomac River near Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge. Todd Schaaf is enjoying the calm waters and quiet serenity of nature away from the hustle and bustle as he casts his line ...

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Lake Washington, west of Melbourne, is fairly clean despite recent heavy rains and storm water run-off, and anglers are finding bass. The best area at the moment is along the north end by the spillway, where water levels are now high enough for anglers to

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Black bass remained fair, reported Cypress Creek Marina. Crankbaits and swimming plugs were effective along edges of grass in 6- to 15-foot water. Topwater action was fair at dawn and dusk. Fish holding off deeper points were taking Carolina-rigged soft p

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"They are so excited until the fish comes out of the water - then they start screaming," said event director Ramona Clemente. "I had some mothers and aunts here yesterday, and they were screaming louder than the kids."

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The "Kids All-American Fishing Derby" will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday at Patterson Park.

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There, youngsters associate the holiday with the Fishing Derby, a local staple for the last 12 years. The event is held every July Fourth beginning at 8 a.m. at Allentown Lake.

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Roughly halfway between Grass Valley and the crest of the Sierra lies Grouse Ridge. This area contains dozens of small lakes and many connecting small streams. Most of the lakes are between 6,000 and 7,000 feet in elevation and they are currently fishing

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Crappie fishing has been good for some anglers who know location of brush piles and other structure in 15-20 feet of water. Live shiners fished about 14 feet below the surface have accounted for decent crappie catches, reported Crockett Family Resort. The

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What is a summer without fishing? Without making a pilgrimage, tackle box in one hand, fishing pole in the other, to a body of water, almost any body of water, as the day cools and the sun swells and evening gives way to night?

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Areas of running water along the St. Johns such as the north and south ends of lakes Winder and Poinsett, west of Cocoa, are ideal for picking up schooling bass and bluegill. Due to recent dredging, the south end of Lake Washington, west of Melbourne, is

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Fishing Tip: Wacky worming is an effective way to catch finicky bass when the summer heats up and the fishing pressure is high. Just hook a stick worm or finesse worm through the center with the hook exposed. Cast it out to structure and let it drift to t

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Fishermen willing to get out early or stay out late had fair numbers of bass to 6 pounds on shad-colored crankbaits or June bug Carolina-rigged worms at 8-12 feet. Catfish steady over baited holes, but daytime boat traffic shut down the bite in busier are

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A Harvey man who was fishing with friends drowned in the Calumet River Saturday night, authorities said.

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Holiday Escape - How to Beat the Crowds

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George Pappas knows fishing for the Rogue River%u2019s mighty spring chinook salmon entails moments of intense excitement between hours of casting and casting with luckless tedium.

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Water 79 degrees, 3.39 feet above normal pool. Releases should be reduced gradually during the next week as target pool level is reached, barring appreciable runoff. Crappie fishing poor and sporadic

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Freshwater lakes: Mouths of canals and moving water are producing good numbers of bass at West Lake Toho, south of Kissimmee. Some better areas include the St. Cloud canal and Shingle Creek, where anglers are picking up bass on top-water baits early and s

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George Cochran thinks he might break his own record in the upcoming CITGO Bassmaster Classic -- the 20th of his career -- for lowest catch in a tournament.

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Black bass were spotty during the day, but the occasional fish to 4 pounds is being caught on worms. Night fishing was steady on dark spinnerbaits or worms worked along grass edges and off points.

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If you want to see how biologists electro-shock waters for fish surveys, your chance will come at noon Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission demonstrates the technique on the Allegheny River side of Point State Park.

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If anything, walleye action on the big lake is as good as it's been in several years. And the fish still are close to shore, so they're more accessible than usual for this time of year.

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Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) creel census clerks saw 11 thin striped bass over the weekend that were caught at Hemenway Fishing Point. Stripers also are being caught in the Vegas Wash Arm with anchovies and top water lures.

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Catfish were steady over baited holes in 20- to 22-foot water along the river channel, reported guide Debby Watson. Most of the fish were in the 1- to 3-pound class. White bass and hybrid bass were fair to good for trollers using small spoons behind deep-

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Before water temperatures rise above 70 degrees Fahrenheit this month, the good times will continue rolling for salmonid anglers. In a state such as Maine, latitude and elevation have a lot to do with water temperature,

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Thai fishermen caught a 646-pound catfish believed to have been the world's largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a researcher said Thursday.

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Early Times Kentucky Whisky Launches Tagged Fishing Contest

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The area around the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Facility is off limits to boating. The restricted area stretches 1,000 yards offshore and extends from the Alcan plant to the Sunset Bay area along Lake Ontario, east of the city of Oswego.

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Tribal fishers will conduct a commercial gillnet fishery from 6 a.m. July 5 until 6 p.m. July 7. The season allows the tribes to sell their catch, including chinook, coho, sockeye, steelhead, walleye, carp, and shad.

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Trolling continues to be a productive tactic for anglers targeting white bass and hybrid bass. Deep-diving crankbaits such as Hellbenders or Mudbugs fit with a short leader trailing a Pet spoon have produced fair numbers of whites and hybrids when trolled

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Capt. Sandy Melvin captured 34th place in the Chevy Open held on the upper Potomac River last week to earn a shot at $500,000 to be awarded in the Wal%u2022Mart FLW bass fishing championship to be held July 13.

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The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that it is joining with Mr. Bill Dance, the star of the Outdoor Life Network's Bill Dance Outdoors, to target two of the highest at-risk groups for boating fatalities: hunters and anglers.

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LAKE MEAD: Rising temperatures, winds and fairly slow fishing continue throughout the lake and the combination of these factors has resulted in very few anglers at the lake in recent days.

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