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Fishing With Law Enforcement Click here to view original web page at Fishing With Law Enforcement Fishing With Law Enforcement SIOUX FALLS, SD - The second annual Cast With A Cop kicked off this morning. The program is a great way for kids to hang out with law enforcement in a positive setting. For many kids here, it was time to catch that first fish. And local law enforcement were more than happy to help make that experience happen. "Police officers aren't always big, bad, mean, tough guys. We're there to help you, provide services to you when you need them. This is a good way for us to get together with the kids and hang out," Officer Brady Lieuwen said. Officers from the Sioux Falls Police Department, Highway Patrol and Game, Fish and Parks department were on hand to guide kids from The Banquet. Last year, only one fish was caught in three hours. That was not the case this time around. Matt:  How many fish do you think you're going to catch toda

Owners of Seized Togiak Bay Fishing Vessels Fined Nearly $90K Owners of Seized Togiak Bay Fishing Vessels Fined Nearly $90K ANCHORAGE - The owners of  six fishing vessels seized in Togiak Bay for illegal salmon fishing  this month have been fined a total of almost $90,000, with Alaska Wildlife Troopers seizing nearly 35,000 pounds of fish. On Wednesday, troopers said they made the seizures earlier this month, in response to tips that the vessels had been fishing outside legal boundaries of the Togiak Bay commercial salmon fishing district. According to Dillingham District Court documents, the Togiak men who own the seized vessels all entered guilty pleas to misdemeanor fishing charges. They include Rodney Gosuk of the 5 G’s, 39; Anthony Poulsen of the Skammin, 46; Alvaro Sutton of the Kalena Annielyse, 35; Kevin Harless of the Good Deal, 52; William Byayuk of the Inuli, 22; and Leroy Fox of the Hammer Time, 54. Fish seizures ranged from 3,736 pounds aboard the Inuli to 10,1

Are Texas catfish in danger of over-fishing? Some anglers think so admin July 26, 2014 Fishing Comments Edit Click here to view original web page at www.chron.com Are Texas catfish in danger of over-fishing? Some anglers think so Click here to view original web page at Are Texas catfish in danger of over-fishing? Some anglers think so 1st place at this year’s King Kat tournament on Lake Tawakoni went to Justin Cook and Roger Gerloff from Missouri with a five fish weigh in at 217.15 pounds. Officials fear big hauls like this will attract more people from out-of-state and deplete catfish stocks.Click through to see more giant catfish catches from this tournament and from the area’s Noodlers who fish by hand! Photo: Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail 2nd place at Lake Tawakoni: Ray Austin and Robert Anuilera, Texas, with 180.40 pound bag. Photo: Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail Robert Stanley and Dustin Sawyer, 4th place with 143.75 pounds of fish. Photo: Cabela’s

Fishing report Click here to view original web page at Fishing report Fishing lures (Photo: AFP/Getty Images ) Water temperatures in the area’s rivers and lakes are in the 80s. Caney Fork:  There are plenty of opportunities for waders with consistently low water levels. Trout are striking flies. Cheatham:  Largemouth bass bite is best in at least 22 feet of water using jerk and spinner baits. Center Hill:  Smallmouth bass bite has picked up again on jigs at night. Cordell Hull:  Largemouth bass are being caught in 15-18 feet of water on soft plastics and creature baits. Smallmouth bite is best on spinner baits. Crappie bite is decent in 12-15 feet of water on minnows. Dale Hollow:  Smallmouth bass bite is fair late in the afternoon and at night using jigs and swim baits in 12-25 feet of water. Largemouth are striking soft plastics in about 18 feet of water. Walleye bite is very good while trolling using crank baits in 30 feet of water. Duck River:  Trout fishing has

Simple Tips for Northern Michigan Fishing in the Summer   Having a successful  Northern Michigan fishing  outing doesn’t take a lot of equipment or much experience on the water, it just takes a little know-how to find a good location on the water and a bucket-full of live bait. Jeff Braunscheidel of the Lake Erie Management Unit Fisheries Biologist provides some simple tips that anglers of all ages— kids  and adults—can utilize to enjoy a summer’s day in Northern Michigan’s outdoors . MyNorth would like to thank the Michigan DNR for the following content. Sometimes we want to go fishing and enjoy getting out on the water, but just don’t want to expend a lot of energy—especially if it’s too hot to work hard at it. Here’s a laid-back way to cover water and find fish you might otherwise miss, without needing complicated gear or a fancy boat. All you need is basic fishing tackle and some kind of watercraft. Even a rented rowboat, paddle boat or canoe can work. Close-up of bluegill

Freaky and fantastic fish pulled from the depths at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Click here to view original web page at Freaky and fantastic fish pulled from the depths at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama -- A unicorn filefish, a sharpnose sevengill shark, and a humungous, rainbow-colored longtail sea bass are just a few of the fish entered for the title of "most unusual" at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo over the years. "One of the most fun things we ever did here at the Rodeo is started that category," said Dr. Bob Shipp, research professor of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama. Shipp serves as one of the Rodeo's three judges, accompanied by Dr. Sean Powers and Dr. Will Patterson, also professors in the department. "Even before we had the category, people would bring stuff in - they didn't know what it was," Shipp added. "We decided, let's have a category for it, make some pretty