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Hemminger wins on Nacimiento, earns spot on California State Team
Jason Hemminger of Oxnard, Calif., won the 2016 California B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Qualifier on Lake Nacimiento, Dec. 4.
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STATE-RECORD HYBRID STRIPED BASS CAUGHT
Mark McArtor breaks the state record by catching a 9-pound, 1-ounce hybrid striped bass with a jug line on the Lake of the Ozarks Oct. 31, 2016
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State Fish & Wildlife Agencies Detailed License Buying Trends
State wildlife agencies, like Fortune 100 businesses, must have accurate information and up-to-date data to succeed. Understanding license buying trends or confirming the success or failure of marketing efforts requires accurate and timely insights. However, agencies often lack the resources of Fortune 100 companies.
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New Combination Fishing License Under Consideration
The department is considering new rules to establish new types of combination fishing licenses. Chapter 77.32 RCW allows the Fish and Wildlife Commission to set the period of validity for a license and to combine licenses to one license at a fee less than the cost of the combined licenses.
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New WA State Record Largemouth Caught
The existing largemouth record from 1977 was finally beaten. I have heard of several fish over ten pounds being caught in the past few years and even a few "I let the record go instead of killing it" stories. The existing record was 11.57lbs and the new record was 12.53lbs!
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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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Coast Guard Law Enforcement During Halibut Derby
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard and its partner agencies National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State Police and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a coordinated law enforcement effort throughout the three-day Halibut Derby ensuring safe and legal fishing among the fishing fleets from northern Oregon and southern Washington
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Lake Gaston Yields Third Blue Catfish State Record in Six Months
For the third time in six months, Lake Gaston has produced another blue catfish state record. The holder this time is 15-year-old Landon Evans, of Benson, who landed a 117-pound, 8-ounce whopper on June 11.
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California Wildlife Officers Receive State’s Highest Honor, Medal of Valor
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers Ryan Stephenson and Timothy Little received awards today at the 2016 Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award Ceremony in Sacramento. The awards acknowledge state employees for acts of heroism and bravery. Officer Stephenson and Little will both receive the Gold Medal for their “Special Acts” defined by the program as, “an extraordinary act of heroism by a state employee extending far above and beyond the normal call of duty or service performed at great risk to his/her own life in an effort to save human life.”
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Federal and State Agencies Seize 488 Red Snapper Caught off Texas Coast
Coast Guard crews stopped a recreational boat with approximately 1,900 pounds of red snapper Saturday, which was illegally caught in the Gulf of Mexico off Freeport and Galveston.
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Washington Adopts New Sportfishing Regs
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday adopted nearly 50 new sportfishing rules, including a requirement that anglers release all wild steelhead they catch on several streams on the Olympic Peninsula.
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Idaho Lake Could Produce State Record Perch this Winter
Lake Cascade produced three perch in 2014 that topped a state record that had stood for 38 years, and also a world's record for largest perch ever caught on a tip-up rig.
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Nebraska State Record Paddlefish Snagged in Tailwaters of Gavins Point Dam
A Malcolm, Neb., man has set a state fish record for the largest paddlefish caught by rod and reel. The record was certified by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
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Seafood Harvesters Praise Senate Port State Measures
Seafood Harvesters of America issued the following statement on the passage of H.R. 774, the "Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015" in the United States Senate:
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Winona State University Wins FLW College Fishing Central Conference Championship on Carlyle Lake
The Winona State University team of Cade Laufenberg of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Wyatt Stout of Winona, Minnesota, won the FLW College Fishing Central Conference Championship on Carlyle Lake Sunday with a two-day total of four bass weighing 12 pounds, 6 ounces. The victory earned the club $4,000 and qualified the team for the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship.
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Dominant Dillow Slams The Door On Home State Northern Open Victory
Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate held on the James River out of Richmond, Va. Dillow brought 19 pounds, 2 ounces to Saturday's weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 50-12. Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster
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Gray triggerfish size limit to increase in Atlantic state waters effective July 9
An increase of the minimum size limit of gray triggerfish in Atlantic state waters will take effect beginning July 9.
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Cast Your Vote for State-Fish Art People's Choice Award
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN -The worldwide online public voting for the 2015 People's Choice Award is now open for Wildlife Forever's State-Fish Art Contest, presented by FLW. As the saying goes ... the one with the most votes wins! The People's Choice last year was a brook trout painting by Claudia Jo, a talented 6th grader from New York. .
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Alabama Gill Net Bill Dies in State Senate
The bill to allow net fishing on the Tennessee River died in the Senate this legislative session, and the sponsor said he won't bring it back next year.
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