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Can Rec Fishing and Marine Parks co-exist?

THE Federal Government’s release of the draft South-West Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network on Thursday offered renewed hope to those of us who believe recreational fishing and marine conservation principles can successfully co-exi [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Big Bear Lake $50,000 fishing contest

On May 5th, officials of The Big Bear Lake Resort Association announced they have put a bounty on a tagged trout for $50,000 at Big Bear Lake’s Fishin’ for $50K Trout Derby June 11 and 12, 2011. An entire posse of ten tagged t [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Rod, Gun & Game: Walleye and early Lake Erie bass season ope...

May 7 is opening day of NYS fishing seasons for many popular warm and coldwater gamefish species. walleye, northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskellunge and Lake Erie bass will all open. The general statewide regulation minimum size limit [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Fishing industry attacks EU plan to end discards

Proposals to end the wasteful practice of throwing away edible fish have met strong opposition from the European fishing industry. The plan to ban "discards" was brought forward by the EU fisheries commissioner, Maria Daman [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Fishing Tournament Trail

The Fishing Tournament Trail will be printed every Tuesday during the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results, call 816-234-4319 by noon Monday. Please spell names of first- and second-place finishers and provide their [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Fishing tournament trail

The Fishing Tournament Trail will be published every Tuesday of the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results. For results, spell names and include hometowns of the first two places and the big-bass winners.$HOME$ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Man Fishing Finds Body In Dan River

A man spending his Easter Sunday afternoon fishing, found more than fish in the water. Police said he found a man's body. Danville Police officers were alert around 5:02 p.m. about a body in the Dan River. Police said the call came f [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Harper on a fishing trip

The news that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is paying a visit to Campbell River Saturday with a little more than a week to go before the May 2 election is interesting. Seldom does a Prime Minister visit a riding when the local candidate [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Late afternoon fishing improves

According to the more popular fishing charts available in fishing magazines and on websites the next three days will be the worst days of the month to fish. But when I check my data over the past five years these same post-full-moon days [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Hunting and fishing protection advances

Senators wrapped up a three-part, nearly four-hour debate Monday by advancing a proposal for a state constitutional amendment to protect hunting, fishing and trapping. Along the way, they defeated an amendment to the proposal that w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Finding joy in season’s 1st open water fishing

Every spring I wait in eager anticipation for the weather to warm up, so the ice leaves our lakes and ponds and open water fishing season can begin. When the time arrives, I am like a proverbial kid in a candy store, my eyes scannin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Fishing Tournament Trail

The Fishing Tournament Trail will be published every Tuesday of the fishing season. To report an upcoming tournament or results, call 816-234- 4319 bfrazee kcstar. For results, spell names and include hometowns of the first two places an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Nth Korean boats blacklisted for illegal fishing

Two North Korean fishing boats were caught illegally fishing in the Ross Sea in February, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has revealed. McCully said the Xiong Nu Baru 33 and Sima Qian Baru 22 were detected fishing to the east of [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0