tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199286482012-02-16T19:54:24.819-05:00Your Number ONE source for Local and National Fly Fishing/Fishing news with the occasional Odd News story, just to keep it interesting. If you have a press release or just some interesting news please send it to: Joe@BerkshireFlyFishing.orgBerkshire Fly Fishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433675060050032171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928648.post-37830387538266879002009-07-31T09:53:00.001-04:002009-07-31T09:54:38.583-04:00

07/30/2009Housatonic River ProjectsBy: Kathryn BoughtonNineteen Litchfield County projects have been included in the final draft of the Housatonic River Basin Natural Resource Restoration Plan. The plan is designed to restore the Housatonic River Basin as nearly as possible to the state it enjoyed before being contaminated by PCB pollution from the Pittsfield, Mass., General Electric plant.The

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COSBY, Tenn. -- Looking as if they were prospecting for treasure, four men wearing waders and wielding long-handled nets and white buckets clambered up Cosby Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.The treasure they sought wasn't gems or gold but a precious commodity nonetheless. They were collecting the park's only native trout species, the Southern Appalachian brook trout.Park fish

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For 'Today,' it was a day at the beachNational TV exposure can help tourism, local officials sayBy LEIGH HORNBECK, Staff writerFirst published in print: Tuesday, July 28, 2009BOLTON -- When Joanne Conley at the Warren County Tourism Office took a June call from a "Today Show'' assistant producer, she didn't know it would lead to a two-hourlong promotion of the Lake George area.In a summer of

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Water permit deniedBy MIKE FAHERThe Tribune-DemocratBAKERSVILLE — State regulators have denied a permit for a controversial bottled-water operation, saying the proposal would have a severe impact on local streams.The plan by Cooper Springs Trout Hatchery had spurred vehement opposition from local residents, who argued against drilling a large well in a watershed that already is considered

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OutdoorsFisherman releases great whiteBy Ed ZieralskiUnion-Tribune Staff Writer2:00 a.m. July 21, 2009Ocean fly-fishing guide Conway Bowman has stared into the eyes of giant mako sharks as he unhooked a fly from their toothy jaws, but he felt compelled to do more after his client Jeff Patterson hooked a great white shark Friday off La Jolla. “We took the fly out and both patted it on the head,”

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http://kezi.com/news/local/135392Jeff SkrzypekJuly 24, 2009 CORVALLIS, Ore.-- When it come to disease and reasearch testing, lab rats and mice have been the standard for years, but now that's changing.A group of scientists from Oregon State University are using Rainbow Trout, which they say is proving to be more accurate because the fish have less natural occurrences of cancer to begin with.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009Making Light Bulbs from DNADye-doped DNA nanofibers can be tuned to emit different colors of light.By Prachi Patel By adding fluorescent dyes to DNA and then spinning the DNA strands into nanofibers, researchers at the University of Connecticut have made a new material that emits bright white light. The material absorbs energy from ultraviolet light and gives off different

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A resident from Deline, N.W.T., out fishing with his son last Friday got more than he bargained for when he netted a fish that weighed approximately 38 kilograms (83 pounds).George Kenny and his son Jordon, 13, caught the huge trout while fishing near Broken Plate Creek along the Great Bear Lake. The lake is home to the biggest lake trout in the world.Kenny said his son was a bit startled when he

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Survey indicates fishing is boost for area businessesTuesday, July 14, 2009By Edward Munger Jr. (Contact)Gazette ReporterCAPITAL REGION — Small waves from the Great Sacandaga Lake gently rolled through Vincent Donofrio’s legs as he stood near the shore, casting a spinner lure into the glistening water on a sunny afternoon last week.He wasn’t having any luck yet, but Donofrio and his friends were

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By DEIRDRE FLEMING/ Maine Sunday TelegramSOLON, ME — As dusk fell and rain poured on the Kennebec River, a dozen diminutive fishermen were still, save for the stripping of line and the occasional back cast.This group, ages 13 to 17, wasn’t bothered by the downpour. These fishermen knew what they were doing.That, of course, is why they were at the sixth annual Maine Trout Unlimited Camp at

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The special coastal character of New Brunswick, with lots of inland rivers, makes it a destination for a fellow often referred to as the 'King of Fish,' the Atlantic Salmon.However, there has been a daunting challenge in the King's Court over the past 25 years.Is there a glimmer of hope and potential good news on the horizon?In order to try to solve the problems it seems to be encountering lately

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Maine's Fishy CulvertsSubmitted by George Smith on Sun, 07/12/2009 - 8:05pm. Maine NatureIf your life depended on moving upstream, you’d care more about culverts.Poorly constructed road culverts have been devastating for many creatures, from tiny aquatic organisms to big Atlantic salmon, and for my favorite fish, officially designated by the legislature as a Maine Heritage Fish, our wild and

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DENVER—Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says the state is drawing up changes to its draft plan for managing roadless areas and will seek additional public comment and review this summer.Ritter told the U.S. Forest Service on Monday that Colorado has unique needs because it has to combat a bark beetle epidemic and promote and protect its travel and natural resource industries.The proposed Colorado

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Florida's new shoreline fishing license requirement takes effect August 1. Resident anglers who fish for saltwater species from shore or a structure affixed to shore must have a $9 shoreline fishing license or a $17 regular saltwater fishing license.Nonresident anglers need a regular nonresident saltwater fishing license to fish from shore or from a vessel. Short-term and annual nonresident

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The Lake Michigan Coastal Program will accept pre-proposals for the 2010 funding cycle until September 14, 2009. Pre-proposals that receive favorable recommendation from the Coastal Advisory Board will be eligible to submit a full proposal.Funding for approved projects begins in July 2010."The Coastal Advisory Board determined many emerging coastal issues to be priority for the 2010 Funding Cycle

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New York Receives $4 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs; EPA: Funds keep and create jobs to help prevent water pollution and protect human health and the environmentRelease date: 07/13/2009Contact Information: John Senn (212) 637-3667 or senn.john@epa.gov(New York, N.Y.) In an effort to improve water quality and create jobs, the U.S. Environmental Protection

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An oil company wants to suck one million gallons of water out of the West Branch of the Delaware River every day for a month — and will probably get permission to do so.Is this the impact of the gas-drilling rush on trout fishing that many of us have worried about? Are blue-ribbon trout rivers about to be raided for water to run hydro-fracturing wells?No. In fact, while this is the first gas well

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By Jeff DeLong, USA TODAY WALKER, Calif. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game are moving forward with a plan to restore one of the country's rarest trout to its native habitat by poisoning a remote Sierra stream, despite ongoing criticism.An environmental impact report — ordered by a federal judge in 2005 — is in the comment

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to take a new look at how much habitat needs to be protected for the bull trout - in the latest Obama administration rollback of Bush administration reductions in the Endangered Species Act protections for fish and wildlife.By JEFF BARNARDAP Environmental WriterThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to take a new look at how much habitat needs

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WASHINGTON - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation today announced a new partnership with Perdue, the East Coast's leading poultry provider, to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.Perdue has committed a total of $35,000 to the Foundation's Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to support habitat restoration and water quality improvement projects on the Delmarva Peninsula. The National Fish and Wildlife

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Teen hauls in big angling prize:: By Colin ThompsonTeenaged angler Stefan Olsen will have plenty to tell his fellow classmates when he returns to school in Connecticut next semester. The 17-year old Oxford Academy student landed a 865 pound blue marlin and along with his teammates aboard Captain James Robinson's 37 foot boat, Wound Up, pocketed what is estimated to be over $400,000 in prize

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It's the case of the $10,000 trout. Napa Valley resident Marc Mondavi, who is a cousin of winery owner Robert Mondavi, got a call this week informing him that the trout pond in the back yard of his Mill Creek cabin had been fished clean. Twenty-two rainbow trout were gone.Mondavi told Action News "it was very disturbing because we enjoy it. Nobody fishes it, we will let kids catch and release a

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By Denise M. Champagne, staff writerFairport-ER PostPosted Jul 02, 2009 @ 01:24 PMLast update Jul 02, 2009 @ 01:38 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Perinton, N.Y. — .Shea Willis of Victor likes watching and feeding the fish at the Fish Hatchery at Powder Mills Park.“They are interesting how they react when they see the food,” the 7-year-old said. “

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July 2, 2009 From Oregon State Senator Jason Atkinson Office,Salem – The Senate passed Senate Bill 472 and Senate Bill 545 Saturday afternoon, bills that will create larger and healthier salmon and steelhead populations in Oregon rivers. Senate bill 472 will start a hatchbox program on the Rogue River. The use of hatchboxes are a proven method for increasing the life expectancy of fish eggs.

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Demonstrators decry closure of fish hatcheryA DNLR official says budget cuts are ending "business as usual"Honolulu HawaiiBy Kaylee Noborikawa POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 28, 2009 About a dozen people waved "Save the Fish" signs in front of the state Capitol yesterday, protesting the closing of Anuenue Fish Hatchery, which provides catfish for Nuuanu Reservoir and trout for Kokee State Park on

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded over $7.7 million in federal stimulus funds for two Atlantic salmon restoration projects along the Penobscot and Machias rivers in Maine. The Penobscot River Restoration Trust has received $6.1 million for the removal of the Great Works Dam. This is the initial phase for opening over 1,000 miles of fish habitat on the

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Conservation funding underwayBy Herald staff (Contact) | Austin Daily HeraldPublished Wednesday, July 1, 2009ROCHESTER — More than $300 million in new investments in Minnesota’s outdoors gets going this week with the start of a new state fiscal year, conservation leaders said. Southeast Minnesota will benefit with more than $1 million granted to Trout Unlimited for restoration of the region’s

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An angler from Utica is the new holder of the state record for brook trout, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. Tom Yacovella reeled in the record-breaking fish on June 7, while fishing Raquette Lake in Hamilton County in the heart of the Adirondack Park. Caught on a Rapala lure, the brook trout weighed in at 5 pounds, 4 ½ ounces and measured 21

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Leaders in Outdoor and Fly Fishing Content Come Together to Broaden Entertainment Experience for AnglersTEMECULA, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Outdoor Channel (Nasdaq: OUTD), America's leader in outdoor TV, today announced that it will serve as a multi-year official partner for the Fly Fishing Film Tour (FFFT). FFFT is a well-established annual event series that premieres the

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People and wildlife have benefited from river’s recovery June 30, 2009Contact:Caitlin Jennings, American Rivers, (202) 347-7550 ext. 3100Judy Berk, Natural Resources Council of Maine, (207) 430-0103, cell (207) 462-2192Jeff Reardon, Trout Unlimited, (207) 615 9200Andy Goode, Atlantic Salmon Federation (207) 725-2833 Augusta, ME – State, federal and local officials and conservation leaders

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By ANDY CHAPMAN, News-Record Writer achapman@gillettenewsrecord.netPublished: Monday, June 1, 2009 12:26 PM MDTThis isn’t your father’s gym class.Gillett, WY - Shelly Stremcha’s class doesn’t play dodgeball. There are no fitness tests. No running around the track.Her outdoor education class at Campbell County High School teaches different skills. Skills that come in handy when kayaking or

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“Why can I kill a fish but not another animal?” he said. “Why don’t fish have rights? Could you imagine the outcry if I hooked a robin?”Exum Mountain Guides President, Jack TurnerPanel says Snake is vulnerableRiver veterans: Beloved waterway may be too popular for own good.By Brandon Zimmerman, Jackson Hole, Wyo.Date: June 3, 2009Can we love the Snake River to death?That was one of many pressing

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Anglers who fish Warren County waters for trout would find fewer fish waiting for them next spring under a proposal to close the county fish hatchery for budgetary reasons.And it wouldn’t be just the number of fish that are stocked that would be affected by the closure.The Warren County hatchery has also raised “heritage” brook trout strains for the state, and also holds Atlantic salmon for the

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Trout in the ClassroomThings are progressing well this spring for the Queensbury Middle School science class that is raising trout as part of a national program known as Trout in the Classroom (TIC).For a fourth school year, students in teacher Jim Hubert’s classes have been raising brook trout, starting with fertilized eggs and rearing the fish to the point they are ready to be stocked in an

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Kern River Valley fights to resume trout releasesby Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness NewsOriginally printed at http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/investigations/46767867.htmlCommunities in the Kern River Valley say they're being hit hard by a ruling that stopped the stocking of Rainbow Trout in the Kern River. Businesses say it's keeping tourists away. Fishing groups say the ban makes no sense.A court

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A proposal to remove lake trout from Glacier National Park's Quartz Lake is now up for public review.Park officials have announced that the Large-Scale Removal of Lake Trout in Quartz Lake Environmental Assessment is now available for a 30-day public review and comment period.Until recently, Quartz Lake was the largest natural lake with native fish populations in the entire Columbia River Basin

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The next time someone tells you "It's only fly fishing," remember Don Elder of Gresham, Oregon. He pulled three people from the ice-chilled water of the Sandy River as they were being swept toward rapids Sunday afternoon, using the extra strength of his spey line to "strip" them to safety. "The only safe way was to bite off the fly, so I (bit off the leader), and before I realized what I was

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Thursday, May 28PITTSFIELD — Students, teachers and volunteers from Taconic High School will release 300 salmon fingerlings into the Westfield River, a tributary of the Connecticut River, at 3 p.m., Friday at the Cummington Plaza on Route 9 in Cummington. Eggs have been reared in at the school since early spring.The public is welcome to attend the release, rain or shine.The salmon will spend the

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WASHINGTON - Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.Idaho scientists begin the next big step next month, trying to produce a type of salmon highly endangered in that state _ the sockeye _ this time using more plentiful trout as

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EFTTA PLEDGES ACTION AFTER SEA FISHING LICENCE SCHEME DAMAGES TACKLE SALES IN EUROPEThe European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) today urged governments across Europe to think carefully before introducing sea fishing licences, after it was revealed that the introduction of a licence scheme in Portugal has had a catastrophic effect on tackle sales in the country.The official trade body,

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Experts are predicting that Apache Trout may soon be removed from America's federal Endangered Species List.The gold-coloured fish - found exclusively in eastern Arizona's high country - have been categorised as a 'threatened' species for over two decades, but recent efforts by a myriad of organisation appear to have succeeded in lifting their numbers.Tim Gatewood, a member of the native White

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For more information on the work being done on the BK visit www.swvttu.org and www.battenkillalliance.orgArlington, Vermont - August 28, 2007The Batten Kill is a world famous river in Southern Vermont known for its native unstocked trout. But the trout population declined decades ago and the state is working to find out why.Many come to fish the renowned waters of the Battenkill. Biologists are

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The state's latest plan to rid Lake Davis of northern pike – and protect species downstream – raises concern.By Ben Arnoldy Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitorfrom the August 30, 2007 editionPortola, Calif. - Sport fishermen used to flock to this small city in California's Sierra Nevadas for a chance to catch trophy trout from Lake Davis. These days, silence reigns over the

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VERSUS to Air Episodes from First Season of Escape to the Wild Beginning at 8 a.m. ETStamford, Connecticut—As a tribute to the American worker and sportsman, VERSUS will air an Escape to the Wild marathon on Labor Day, Monday, September 3, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET. Escape to the Wild is a groundbreaking original series in which VERSUS and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)

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Dress like "The Man", support "The Unions", and show off that Orvis label!The Orvis Company is pleased to introduce a new season of the Roosevelt Collection, a line of clothes inspired by those that Theodore Roosevelt once wore in search of adventure. Seeking to embody the former Rough Rider's flair and mating the finest materials of T.R.'s time with the best outdoor fabrics of today these items

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MOTHER versus LL BeanUnited States Magistrate Judge J. Kelley Arnold denied LL Bean's summary judgment motion in MOTHERTM verse LL Bean. The lawsuit focuses on MOTHER's innovative Day Pack, and LL Bean's Upland Vest Pack. MOTHER alleges in its federal court action that Bean's product violates federal Trade Dress and False Designation of Origin statutes, as well as state Unfair Competition and

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I found this on another blog and thought it would be fun to share.

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SUNDERLAND, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - The owner of a Sunderland trout hatchery avoids jail time. Michael Zak was ordered to pay a $65,000 fine and serve five years probation for killing hundreds of heron, osprey, and a bald eagle that were feeding at his fish pools. Federal investigators said they found more than 250 dead birds on Zak's hatchery property. The birds were killed by a gunshot.http://

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ARLINGTON - The Southwestern VT Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host an All-You-Can-Eat Cook-Out on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Arlington Recreation Park in Arlington, rain or shine. Cost is $5 per person.There will be a fly casting demonstration and competition, 50/50 cash raffle, big and small prize raffles with prizes including a hand-carved landing-net, fly rod,

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MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (AP) -- A fisherman looking to catch a catfish for dinner instead reeled in a fish that glared its teeth and bit his knife.Jerry Melton, 46, was fishing in the Catawba River last week when he caught what state wildlife officials later identified as a piranha, a South American carnivorous fish that lives in freshwater."When I got it on the bank I didn't really know what it was; I

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How much is a world record lake trout worth?By Sam Cook - Duluth News TribuneDULUTH, Minn. -- Earl "Punk" Palmquist wants to sell his world record.The International Falls, Minn., angler caught the world-record lake trout while ice fishing in 1987 on Clearwater West Lake near Atikokan, Ontario. The 40-pound lake trout, now mounted and on his wall, is still recognized as the largest taken through

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Things are definitely cacklin'Friday, June 15Our conservation district, the Green Mountain National Forest and the Student Conservation Association are about to begin another year walking the headwaters, trekking the trails and driving the back roads of the BattenKill headwaters, looking for non-native invasive plants. The surveying effort is our first step in devising a plan to manage invasives

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Fishing Is My Day Job: AMFF's annual dinner a good time for allhttp://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2007/06/14/columnists/bill_ryan/doc4670c079a8fd1200924768.txtBy Bill RyanThursday, June 14, 2007 12:20 AM PDTA Sister City in Vermont? Why Not? Manchester, Vermont, and St. Helena are two beautiful little towns. Yup, different — but beautiful.No grapes there, no snow here. This happy thought

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High Noon for nation's fly-fishersBy Charlie MeyersDenver Post Outdoors EditorArticle Last Updated: 06/12/2007 10:11:33 PM MDTLet the fly-fishing-show wars begin.In what is shaping up to be the angling equivalent of a Wild West shootout, Denver consumers will have two competing shows from which to choose next January.The American Fly Fishing Trade Association announced last week it will launch

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Peter Bellamy from the Southwestern Vermont TU Chapter passed this along to me. The NY Times ran this great story about the Housatonic, check it out:June 8, 2007AdventurerIn a Connecticut River, Fatter Fish and Happier Fishermen By C. J. HUGHESTHE Housatonic River, which flows through western Connecticut to Long Island Sound, made local headlines earlier this spring for flooding that uprooted

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During the 40 years Don Walker has fished at Blue Mesa Reservoir he's caught plenty of big lake trout. But none measured up to the one he caught May 23.Walker, 61, now holds the record for the biggest lake trout caught in Colorado: The fish weighed 50 pounds, 5 ounces, measured 44 1/4 inches long with a girth of 34 3/8 inches. The record lake trout, also known as a Mackinaw, weighed nearly 4

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Press ReleasesPRESS RELEASE- Hoosic River Receives Priority Status: Restoration of the North Branch to be ExaminedFebruary 14, 2007Pittsfield - Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) announced today that The Riverways Program of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, (Riverways) has awarded priority status to restoring the North Branch of the Hoosic River in Clarksburg. Through a

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California Political Desk May 13, 2007Legislation would enable state to restrict suction dredging when harmful to sensitive species. SACRAMENTO – The State Assembly has voted to approve legislation by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to strengthen the state’s protection of threatened and endangered native trout, aquatic, and amphibian species.Wolk’s Assembly Bill 1032 allows the Department of

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The Striped Bass record was broken the other day on the Hudson River. A 55.lbs 6.ozs Striper was landed by a local angler while trolling on the Hudson. I'll post some more info when I find it, but here's a picture of the beast!

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Enthusiastic About Print, Wasserstein Expected To Buy Primedia Groupby Erik Sass, Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:00 AM ETPRIMEDIA ENTHUSIAST MEDIA WILL LIKELY be sold to Wasserstein & Co. sometime in the next week, according to unnamed sources cited in Wednesday's Folio Web posting. The final bids for the company, which publishes Motor Trend, Automobile, and Hot Rod, among other titles, are due Friday.

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A year after its inception, the Fly Tie-A-Thon to benefit the March of Dimes Foundation has turned an angler’s hobby into a baby-saving mission.The event raised $4,500 that will serve to prevent birth defects, premature births and infant mortality. And participation more than doubled, as the group of fly-tiers grew from last year’s handful to 10 at the April 28 fundraiser.“It’s something I’m very

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For Heather Crunkleton, putting boats in the water so people can fish is how she makes a living. She's owned Rainbow Drive Resort for more than a decade."If the trout aren't here, I go away," she says.The Rainbow Drive Resort isn't the only one that depends on a good flow of water to get a good flow of business. Arkansas Game and Fish estimates $200 million is spent every year with people coming

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By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The message that God wants believers to be green is emerging from a Vatican conference on climate change in the latest sign of growing concern by religious groups around the world over the fate of the planet.Scientists, environment ministers and leaders of various religions from 20 countries sat down for two days to discuss the implications of global

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LOS ANGELES - Environmentalists, commercial fishermen and Native American tribes sued Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary PacifiCorp in San Francisco on Wednesday, claiming that two of its dams on the Klamath River are killing salmon and causing human health hazards.The lawsuit, led by environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Yurok and Karuk tribes, asks a federal court to force PacifiCorp

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Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166-nation climate talks on Monday.A warmer climate disrupts the biological clocks of migratory species including bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head of the U.N.'s Bonn-based Convention on Migratory Species."

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BONN, Germany (Reuters) - From apples to zebras, all 1.8 million known plant and animal species will be listed in an Internet-based "Encyclopedia of Life" under a $100 million project, scientists said on Tuesday.The 10-year scheme, launched with initial grants of $12.5 million from two U.S.-based foundations, could aid everyone from children with biology homework to governments planning how to

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WASHINGTON - The case of the Hawaiian Haha is no laughing matter to environmentalists, who say the rare plant went extinct while waiting for U.S. wildlife officials to put it on the Endangered Species list.The Haha's fate is a symptom of wider problems at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which oversees programs aimed at protecting threatened species, according to a report for release on

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WASHINGTON - Take a nation of do-it-yourselfers, add a ready supply of cheap nailguns and what do you get? About 37,000 nailgun injuries a year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Since 1991, nailgun injuries have risen about 200 percent, the CDC said in its weekly report on death and disease."This increase likely corresponds to an increase in availability during the

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SYDNEY - Australian rescuers were on Friday trying to solve the "Mary Celeste" style mystery of a yacht found floating off the coast with its engine running, food on its table ready to eat, but no crew.The 12-metre (36 feet) catamaran was found 80 nautical miles off Townsville on the northeast coast, but there was no sign of the three crewmen who had set sail from Queensland state bound for

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VILNIUS, Lithuania - Climbing into a giraffe's cage at the local zoo seemed a good idea after a few drinks. But the prank went wrong when the 1.3-ton animal flew into a rage and attacked the three student trespassers at a zoo in Lithuania on Monday night.Ruta Greiciute, a 22-year-old student at Kaunas Technology University, was hospitalized with a broken collar bone and nose after the 9-year-old

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Catskill Fly Fishing Center and MuseumLIVINGSTON MANOR, New York—The beginning of summer kicks off a busy season for the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. The fun starts June 22 with the center’s Bamboo Rod Making School. The weeklong class will cover every element of cane-rod making from selecting culms to fitting the ferrule, grip, and reel seat, enabling students to leave with their own

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By Gail SchillerApril 13, 2007NEW YORK -- Toyota, auto sponsors of the Bassmaster Classic, has developed a 15-episode behind-the-scenes Web series about bass fishing's premier tournament and the lives of five top anglers that began airing this week on the new toyotafishing.com.The Bassmaster Classic, described as the Super Bowl of bass fishing, airs on ESPN2, as does the Bassmaster Elite Series,

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If you're planning on fishing VT on the Opening Day of Trout Season, this Saturday, April 14th, why not fuel up with SWVTTU before you don your gear and take to the water.SWVTTU will be holding it's "Second Annual Opening Day Pancake Breakfast" this Saturday, April 14th, 2007, 7AM-10AM at the Batten Kill Inn in Sunderland, VT.The breakfast will be held rain, snow, sleet or shine!Cost is just $5/

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Natural discoveries abound outside Eileen and Harold Demarest's Glenwild Lake home: mossy stone walls, hidden pockets of pachysandra, and a solitary Japanese maple a few steps from the front door.What you won't find is bamboo. As the couple points out, that particular plant tends to take over wherever it takes root.In the couple's lives, bamboo's roots run deep. Harold Demarest, 95, has been

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Sunderland man guilty of killing eagle; sentencing set for June 27By GEORGE W. CLAXTON Recorder StaffPublished: Wednesday, April 11, 2007SPRINGFIELD -- A Sunderland man, who pleaded guilty in March to the slaughter of migratory birds, was found guilty Tuesday in United States District Court of shooting and killing a bald eagle. Michael Zak Jr., 58, of 467 Amherst Road, Sunderland, was originally

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Jarden Corporation Acquires Pure Fishing, Inc.Yesterday's announcement that Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) had acquired Pure Fishing, Inc., didn't get the kind of reception normally reserved for corporate takeovers of formerly-private companies. Where most acquisitions are greeted with a quiet trepidation, especially by the employees of the newly acquired company, this one appeared to feel more

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Seatac, WA - With lower chinook and coho salmon returns expected back to numerous rivers in Washington, state and tribal co-managers today agreed on a conservation-based fishing package that focuses fisheries on abundant hatchery fish and healthy salmon runs. Salmon populations listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) will continue to restrict fisheries along the coast

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FWC's K-9 Cops Out To Give Lawbreakers A Good LickingWhat has 36 legs, 12 badges and six fur coats? Answer: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC's) 2007 K-9 Corps graduating class.Six dogs and their handlers graduated today from 12 weeks of training to join 14 other teams in the FWC's K-9 Corps. All the dogs are so highly trained and motivated in tracking and wildlife

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WATERBURY — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is expanding its trophy trout program — in a big way.Every year, anglers look to early May when the department would stock four Vermont streams with two-year-old rainbow and brown trout in trophy-size weight classes.Starting this trout season, Fish & Wildlife will stock about 30,000 trophy trout, up to 18 inches long, in three additional streams

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Our northern neighbors spoke up in favor of keeping the Batten Kill wild; now it's our turn to voice our support in favor of protecting wild rainbow trout in the Winooski River....Read more here --> http://tuswvt.org/Winooski_Tribs.shtml

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AUGUSTA — Anglers likely will have to wait until 2008, at the earliest, for a springtime Atlantic salmon season in Maine waters.The head of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission said Thursday that reopening the Penobscot River to a catch-and-release salmon season this spring would be too risky to the fragile fish population. The last spring salmon fishing season in Maine was held in 1999."The

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http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/yorkweekly/02072007/sports-hooperydub.htmlTwo employees for an animal rights organization that opposes all animal use are now on trial for allegedly killing and dumping adoptable dogs and cats.The trial for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) employees Adria Hinkle and Andrew Cook, who are each charged with 21 felony counts of animal cruelty,

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March 28, 2003JOURNEYS; On Opening Day, a Stream of MemoriesBy ERNEST SCHWIEBERTOPENING Day is a votive act. Unlike the minister's sons in ''A River Runs Through It,'' who believed Christ's disciples were fly fishermen at Galilee and that John must have been a dry-fly fisherman because he was the favorite, we did not think of fly-fishing as religion in our family. But it was very close.Before

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Protecting our native fish from bait fish invasionWith everything written about koi, pike and bass recently, most Mainers are now very familiar with the term "invasive species." The damage done to Maine's native and wild fish populations over the past 20 years by the introduction of invasive species is immeasurable and in most cases, irreversible.There are bass throughout the entire Kennebec

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Sea lamprey problem still to be solvedBy Jim LeeGannett Wisconsin NewspapersBAYFIELD — The lake trout population in the Apostle Island area of Lake Superior is near its highest level in more than 40 years, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.Over-fishing in the first half of the 20th century and predation from sea lampreys nearly collapsed the lake trout fishery by the late

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ROGERSON, IDAHO - A Twin Falls man was shot and killed Monday when his pistol discharged while he was ice fishing with a friend at Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir.Troy Harry Gudgell, 46, suffered a single gunshot wound below his chin before 10:40 a.m. Monday at Gray's Landing at the reservoir.Gudgell was bent over trying to make a fishing hole in the ice when his pistol slid out of its shoulder

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Judge’s ruling aside, club owner positiveBy Rebecca Berdar, rberdar@altoonamirror.comSPRUCE CREEK — An area fly-fisherman whose private club was barred from obstructing public access to the Little Juniata River says he’s upbeat now that conservative fishing policies protect the trout to which the stream owes its fame.The state Department of Environmental Protection calls this week’s Huntingdon

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The Newton Beehttp://www.newtownbee.com/Features.asp?s=Features-2007-02-01-13-25-31p1.htmBy Kendra BobowickEnvironmentalists are tempting teachers to figure out what to do with "Trout in the Classroom."A new initiative supported by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) draws attention to a Trout Unlimited (TU) environmental awareness program.Department Commissioner Gina McCarthy

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River project to get $10MJanuary 27, 2007Bangor Daily News (ME)By Nok-Noi HaugerMore than a decade has passed since an Atlantic salmon caught in the Penobscot River by a fisherman at the start of the season was presented to the President of the United States, but the current commander in chief may be setting the groundwork for a return to the annual tradition.President George Bush is including

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Private water rightsFor more on this visithttp://www.tooeletranscript.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=19298&Itemid=54Legislation sponsored by Sen. Peter Knudson, who represents part of Tooele County, could mark a change in Utah water policy — always a key issue for Tooele farmers and ranchers — while increasing the number of trout in Tooele County streams and reservoirs.His bill would

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state agenciesresponsible for the stewardship of Pennsylvania's natural resources todaypraised a court decision guaranteeing the rights of citizens to have accessto the Little Juniata River in Huntingdon County for fishing, boating andother recreation.The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Department ofConservation and Natural

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Dentry: Manitoba angler fights off brook trout mark challengefrom RockyMountainNews.comAfter all the gossip and fury, Tim Matheson's world record brook trout officially is reconciled. As far as the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is concerned, the big char the modest Manitoba lodge owner caught and released in October was a brook trout, not a splake.It is, in fact, the Hayward, Wis.-

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The Boston Herald is reporting that the TD Banknorth Garden has a new display honoring our favorite anglers from around our area like Ted Williams to Charley Moore. Check it out at http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=180277

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Get rid of itTheTranscript.comArticle Launched: 01/29/2007 03:01:09 PM ESThttp://www.thetranscript.com/editorial/ci_5111730Monday, January 29Way back when, the Briggsville Dam on the North Branch of the Hoosic River on Route 8 in Clarksburg served a purpose for the former Strong-Hewat mill. Nowadays, it's an eyesore and a potential hazard.Good luck to Cascade School Supplies, the Hoosuck Chapter

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By Karen Dandurantkdandurant@seacoastonline.comPORTSMOUTH -- While many on the Seacoast have heard of Ducks Unlimited, they might not know there is another conservation group with a cold-blooded component.Great Bay Trout Unlimited draws people who love to fish, but it's much more than a fishing club. According to its mission statement, GBTU works to conserve, protect and improve the cold water

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Bass fishing goes Hollywood with feature filmScreenwriters reel in Lionsgate with film clips from Bassmaster Elite seriesBy Sam Eifling ESPNOutdoors.com Features Editor — Jan 18, 2007Last year, NASCAR got its silver-screen comedy close-up when Will Ferrell ran screaming through the Talladega night in his underwear and racing helmet.Next year, coming to a theater near you: competitive bass fishing

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Independence’s Kevin Gabert says casting into Hussein’s ponds is “something I’ll never forget.”By BRENT FRAZEEThe Kansas City StarWhen Kevin Gabert attended the Kansas City Sportshow last week, he related a fish story that few others could top.It wasn’t the size of the fish that attracted so much attention. Or even the way he caught those fish.It was where he was fishing that was the hook.After

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A Fish Problem This BigScientists, policymakers debate growing EDC pollution in Idaho watersBY PETER WOLLHEIMWhenever offered a glass of water, the great comedian W.C. Fields typically declined, on the grounds that fish have sex in it. But with the increasing spread of a class of chemicals called endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs) in Idaho's watersheds, some experts wonder if local fish are at

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Body of man found at damCHICOPEE - The decomposed body of a man was found partially submerged at the Chicopee Dam yesterday, but police were awaiting the results of an autopsy to say if it was missing boater Douglas L. Smith.Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Nadeau said the initial call came into police headquarters at 9:23 a.m. yesterday that a maintenance worker on the dam clearing debris had spotted the

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Alaska Airlines Nets Largest King Salmon on Earth“Salmon-Thirty-Salmon” aircraft underscores carrier’s role in transporting Alaska seafoodAlaska Airlines today landed the world’s largest king salmon—stretching 120 feet and weighing in at 140,000 pounds—at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The “Salmon-Thirty-Salmon,” sporting the glimmering image of a wild Alaska king salmon, is among the

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