River
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Justin Lucas Maintains Bassmaster Elite Series Lead After Two Days On The Potomac River
Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Ala., maintains the lead on the second day of the Bassmaster Elite at Potomac River presented by Econo Lodge, bringing a two-day total weight of 40 pounds, 2 ounces to the scales.
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Navionics Webinar: B.A.S.S. Classic qualifier's winning strategy on the Arkansas River with Skylar Hamilton
Skylar Hamilton talks about what techniques, lures, and locations he used on the Arkansas River to win the BASS event in June!
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Kansas State Wins College Championship on Green River Lake With Consistency
Kyle Alsop (left) and Taylor Bivins of Kansas State win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Midwestern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on Clinton Lake out of Clinton, Ill., with a three-day total weight of 36 pounds, 4 ounces.
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Texas State Team Weighs 20-Plus Sack on Kentucky's Green River Lake
Evan Coleman (left) and Sam Stone from Texas State University lead Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops on Green River Lake with five fish for 20 pounds, 13 ounces.
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Public Alert System Deployed for Sewage Releases into Vermont Lakes and Rivers
Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new public alert system that enables subscribers to receive email or text message notifications when sewage and unpermitted discharges release into Vermont's lakes, rivers, and ponds.
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Program to Capture and Recycle Used Fishing Line
eep an eye out for special bins placed along the Little Red River at boat ramps, access points and popular boat docks this year. The Little Red River Foundation and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have kicked off a program to capture and recycle used fishing line on and around the river. Local students, LRRF members and AGFC officials will place recapture bins at all approved sites in the next few weeks.
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San Joaquin River Parkway Trail Construction Underway
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Department of Water Resources began construction last week on a new section of the San Joaquin River Parkway Trail.
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Sacramento River Closure to Go Into Effect April 1
A temporary emergency regulation closing all fishing within 5.5 miles of spawning habitat on the Upper Sacramento River begins on April 1, 2016 and will remain in effect through July 31, 2016. Enhanced protective measures are also proposed in the ocean sport and commercial salmon fisheries regulations for the 2016 season.
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Washington Suspends Harvest Limits on Bass, Walleye and Channel Cats on Columbia River and Tributaries
Starting March 3, anglers can fish for bass, walleye and channel catfish without daily catch or size limits from the mouth of the Columbia River 545 miles upstream to Chief Joseph Dam. An emergency rule approved by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) removes the remaining limits for those species on the Columbia River downstream from the Washington/Oregon state line, 17 miles above McNary Dam.
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Invasive Mudsnails Detected in Lower Feather River; Anglers and Boaters Urged to Help Prevent Spread
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has confirmed the presence of New Zealand mudsnails in the low-flow section of the Feather River in Butte County, and is asking recreational users of the river to “clean, drain and dry” fishing and recreational gear and watercraft in order to help prevent the spread of these invasive snails.
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California DFW Meeting on Closure of Sacramento River to Salmon Fishing
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a public meeting to solicit comments on a proposed emergency fishing closure of 5.5 miles of the Sacramento River above the Highway 44 Bridge in Redding to the Keswick Dam.
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Michigan Grand Fish, Grand River Display Opens Jan. 23 at Grand Rapids Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced today a brand new exhibition, Grand Fish, Grand River, will open Saturday, Jan. 23. This new exhibit is a thematic extension of the current West Michigan Habitats exhibit, and includes two 10-month-old Lake Sturgeon.
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CDFW to Hold Public Meeting on Klamath River Sport Fishery
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend an informational meeting to review regulatory options and receive public input for the 2016 Klamath River sport fishing seasons, area closures and bag limits.
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Little Tennessee River Recognized for Native Fish Conservation
LIttle-RiverRecognizing its incredible diversity of stream life and years of efforts to conserve that diversity, the Little Tennessee River basin has been designated the nation's first Native Fish Conservation Area.
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Muskie Estimated at 60 Pounds Caught on St. Lawrence River
On Oct. 15, Jeff Brockner, of Callicoon, N.Y. caught "a monster," 58-inch muskie with an estimated weight of 60 pounds. He was fishing at the time with his father, Alan Brockner, of North Branch, N.Y. in the son's 20-foot Starcraft boat.
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Recovery Plan For Snake River Fall Chinook
NOAA Fisheries today released a proposed recovery plan for Snake River fall Chinook salmon, outlining a blueprint for rebuilding the threatened fish. The fish declined after dams in Hells Canyon blocked much of their historic habitat but have since begun to stage a comeback.
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Collins comes from behind to win on Ouachita River
Albert Collins of Nacogdoches, Texas, caught 44 pounds, 15 ounces over three days to win the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on the Ouachita River held out of Monroe, La.
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Louisiana’s Jamie Laiche holds on to lead on Ouachita River
Jamie Laiche of Gonzales, La., maintains the lead Friday with 30 pounds, 4 ounces, during the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on the Ouachita River held out of Monroe, La.
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Hanselman Wins Rayovac FLW Series Championship on Ohio River
Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces to win the Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River. Hanselman’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 11 ounces earned him $50,000 and a berth into the Forrest Wood Cup in the event that featured 171 of the best semi-professional bass-fishing anglers from across the country.
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Rayovac FLW Series Championship Readies For Ohio River
The Rayovac FLW Series is headed to the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky, October 29-31 when 200 boaters and co-anglers from the five Rayovac FLW Series divisions will take to the water for the Rayovac FLW Series Championship.