Salmon fishing season opens Central Calif. rivers - AP State Wire News - The Sacramento Bee

Salmon fishing season opens Central Calif. rivers - AP State Wire News - The Sacramento Bee: "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Recreational salmon fishing has begun on Central California rivers in what officials call the first normal season since the fall-run Chinook salmon crash five years ago."

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Fishing Tips: Take a shot with these baits

Fishing Tips: Take a shot with these baits: "I get asked all the time what is my favorite “go-to” bait. My response is always the same: It’s the bait that best suits the current conditions."

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Fresh walleye shore lunch a fishing trip favorite | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Fresh walleye shore lunch a fishing trip favorite | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota: "There’s something about fresh walleye that tastes better when it’s surrounded by a lake. No wonder, then, that the traditional shore lunch — fried fish, spuds and onions and beans — is one of the most popular parts of a guided fishing trip for many anglers."

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Still plenty of fish to catch with stripers, blues in deeper water - Connecticut Post

Still plenty of fish to catch with stripers, blues in deeper water - Connecticut Post: ""The forecast for tonight, dark," said the late George Carlin's Hippy Dippy Weatherman. That is good news for striper fishermen, because the best chance of hooking a bass in high summer is when you can't see your own hand in front of your own face."

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Fishing expedition yields no Asian carp south of lake - JSOnline

Fishing expedition yields no Asian carp south of lake - JSOnline: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported Friday afternoon that an intensive fishing expedition of the water just south of Lake Michigan this week yielded no Asian carp.

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At Lake Tahoe, Commercial Fishing Is Approved - NYTimes.com

At Lake Tahoe, Commercial Fishing Is Approved - NYTimes.com: "SAND HARBOR, Nev. — Just after dawn on Sunday, with a white moon still visible over mountain-ringed Lake Tahoe, Fred Jackson maneuvered his small boat into clear water about 35 feet deep."

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Good Crappie Fishing in 100 Degree Heat

Good Crappie Fishing in 100 Degree Heat: "In less than 30 seconds, my quill sank. I brought a 1-1/2 pound crappie over the gunwales of my boat. For the next 20 minutes, I continued to take crappie. Although the minnows-in-a-glass-jar idea of my uncle’s was strange, I realized that renegade tactics could produce crappie when no other methods of fishing would"

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Berkley XL/XT Wins Best Line at ICAST

Berkley XL/XT Wins Best Line at ICAST: "Berkley XL/XT was awarded with the Best New Line Awards at this year’s ICAST show in Orlando, Fla. Berkley XL and XT have been industry standards, and the line continues to get better with the improvements to these monofilament lines."

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Why you should pay attention to ICAST | Bassmaster

Why you should pay attention to ICAST | Bassmaster: "Tis the season for bassin’ gear gurus to get all jolly: ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) is upon us. From July 11 to 13, hundreds of manufacturers will be rolling out thousands of new products from fantastic (Humminbird’s 360 Imaging comes to mind) to downright odd (I recall a boat shaped like a giant lily pad last year)."

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Fishing for Chinook and Rainbow Trout on Lake Michigan - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

Fishing for Chinook and Rainbow Trout on Lake Michigan - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports: "Eager to wet a line, we landed in the deep waters of Lake Michigan. Just off the shore of Kewaunee. We headed out about 2 1/2 miles from the shoreline, over 140 feet of deep lake water. Avid angler Mark Arndt from Wausau set up our down riggers, but it's our presentation that we were hoping the fish liked.
Mark said, "The flasher creates extra action down there and draws fish to the fly.""

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