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• CPW WETLAND AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION GRANTS – DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has selected 19 wetland and riparian restoration projects that will share in more than $1 million in grants for the 2012 Wetlands Program grant cycle.
  The selected grant applications include projects to remove inva…

• PWC TO MEET IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS – DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will establish harvest limits for the 2012-2013 mountain lion season when the Commission meets in Glenwood Springs Sept. 6 and 7.
  The meeting will be held at the Hotel Denver, 402 Seventh Street in G…

• FLW Announces 2013 Walmart FLW Tour Schedule – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FLW, the world’s premier tournament fishing organization, has announced the 2013 Walmart FLW Tour schedule. The 2013 season will be comprised of six tournaments featuring up to 160 of the best bass anglers in the world. The Forrest Wo…

• LCI Evinrude Fox Marine Bass Tournament at Lake Champlain – COLCHESTER, VT- Lake Champlain International (LCI) once again brings competitive bass fishing to Lake Champlain. The 13th LCI Evinrude Fox Marine Bass Tournament presented by Twisted Tea, will take place on Sunday, September 2, 2012 in Malletts Bay, Co…

• Economy, Recruitment Programs Lead to Growth in Hunting, Fishing Participation – FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – When the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently reported the number of hunters grew by nine percent since 2006 and the number of anglers grew by 11 percent in that same time frame, sportsmen and the sporting industry…

Sportfishing News

• Giant whale sightings set O.C. record – Giant blue whales are thick along the Orange County coast this summer, with one whale-watching outfit reporting 46 days in a row of sightings. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching says the count surpasses 2o11's…

• OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, Aug. 30 – The fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marina operators, tackle shops and local fishermen we contact. Anglers catching large fish should send the information to Outdoor News Service, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone 909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. Faxes can be sent to 909-887-8180. Email messages or fishing reports can also be posted to Jim …

• Woody gets big fish, shows big heart at White Marlin Open – Woody, 66, gives portion of his $1.4 million to payday to captain, crew Bill Woody had made up his mind prior to the 2012 White Marlin Open that this would be the last time he competed in what is billed as the world's largest sportfishing tournament.

• Senator Murkowski meets kids on the Kenai River for 6th Annual KRSA Jr. Classic… – Plentiful pink and silver salmon, great learning opportunities and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski combined to make the 6th Annual Kenai River Sportfishing Assoc (KRSA) Jr. Classic a great success. What started out as a cloudy Tuesday morning turned into a beautiful afternoon on the Kenai River filled with big smiles, high fives and lifetime memories for the 88 kids from Joint Base Elmendorf …

• Weekly fish report: August 23, 2012 – Eight-year-old Aiden O'Connell of Moorpark caught a 25-pound halibut last Thursday at Santa Cruz Island. O'Connell was fishing off Ventura Sportfishing's Island Spirit. Hook's Landing had a couple of whoppers last week. Brandon Alberts of Northridge landed a 6-pound calico bass off the Coroloma. Randy Patey of Acton reeled in a 25-pound halibut.

Sportfishing Blogs

• Long Beach Sportfishing faces eviction by Phil Friedman for the Daily Breeze – …7 Please sign the Petition to keep Long Beach Sportfishing open as we are out of time!! I really…Outdoors Radio to broadcast LIVE from Long Beach Sportfishing this Thursday, 8-10pm. That's August 30th…

• So Cal sportfishing fleet to use spotter planes to find offshore bounty – The Sportfishing Association of California (SAC) will be sending…fringe areas that do not get much coverage." Sportfishing captains have been asked to…

• Goliath Bloody Decks afraid of Little Ol Master Baiter´s Sportfishing and Tackle?? – … afraid of Little Ol Master Baiter´s Sportfishing and Tackle?? Written by Stan Gabruk…´t forget to kiss your fish! Master Baiter´s Sportfishing & Tackle is located in Marina…

• CC's Ocean Adventure with Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching – …could spot a whale or two. Hopping aboard the Dana Pride, the flagship of Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching , we started our ocean adventure, keeping …

• A Brief History of Marlin Sportfishing by Captain Anthony Frascatore – … impacted the spread of marlin fishing. Another development in sportfishing originated with Michael Lerner’s establishment of the IGFA in 1939. Created…

Fishing News

• Summering on Heron Lake with an old-school fishing guide – It’s a hazy summer morning at Heron Lake and fishing guide Don Wolfley is backing his 24-foot pontoon boat into the water for a day of deep sea fishing — New Mexico style!

• Fishing tournament trail for Sept. 4 – Fishing tournament results will be published each Tuesday of the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results, call 816-234-4319 or email bfrazee@kcstar.com by noon Monday. For results, please spell names of first- and second-place finishers and big-bass winners and list hometowns, along with number of fish caught and weight. Coming up

• Two red-snapper fishing weekends set for September – Fishing ban to be lifted briefly for first time since January 2010 Anglers, get your hooks and lines ready. Red snapper fishing is on.

• Man marketing jug fishing pole in south Alabama – Jug fishing is something Larry Baxley has enjoyed since his childhood days in Barbour County. He still gets a rush when he sees the jug – or noodle – bob up and down when a big catfish begins running with the hook.

• Lake Ouachita in Arkansas to Host Fishing Event on September 29, 2012 – Weekend bass anglers living in Arkansas may want to consider fine tuning their casting skills and dressing up their lucky fishing hats. That's because the Walmart Bass Fishing League is slated to hold a big tournament on Lake Ouachita in late September 2012. Over $10,000 in prize money is expected to be on offer. Here are a few more details:

Fishing Blogs

• Again – It’s Not a Fish…and Stop using Doctored Photos! – …interpretation doesn’t work: The whole ‘toothy smile’ bit is anachronistic as it is; fish depicted on ancient carvings on ossuaries or on …

• Self-fish-braid! – Self-fish-braid! Braided myself.. So i call it a self-fish braid! Hehe Posted from WordPress for BlackBerry. Like this: Like One blogger likes this.

• Columbia River Wobbler Fishing – Columbia River Wobbler Fishing Report will be edited in shortly. But until then here’s the video ! Rate this: Like this: Like Be the first to like this.

• Swishes For Florida Native Fishes – …dipnetting for some of our beautiful native Florida fishes for my classroom aquarium … and for my various…IT IS VITAL THAT YOU PROVIDE AREATION. Fish gravitate towards cover, so find yourself a nice…

• The Perfect Fish – …what I wanted out of the Carron I was casting. So when this fish nailed my coachman, the shivering finally didn't matter anymore. I do not…