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Europe Adopts Sweeping Changes to Fishing Policy

  Guy Vernaeve, secretary general of EuropĂȘche, which represents European fishing associations, expressed disappointment with the vote. Europe Adopts Sweeping Changes to Fishing Policy New York Times "By DAVID JOLLY. Published: February 6, 2013. PARIS — In an outcome hailed by environmentalists, European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to overhaul the region's troubled fisheries policy to end decades of overfishing. Enlarge This ..." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/business/global/europe-adopts-sweeping-changes-to-fishing-policy.html  Nonetheless, the Irish government, which holds the rotating presidency of the Union, has said it hopes to wrap up an agreement by the end of June. I would not hold my breath for a good out come, although we do need the some action .  

World of Saltwater Fishing

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Does live bait or chunked bait work better for catching yellowfin tuna? When targeting a trophy snook, is the action better during the incoming tide or outgoing tide? How and where can an angler catch more flounder? Every angler wants to become a more successful fisherman. But YouTube videos and fishing magazines only can lift one's game so far. Sometimes, it helps to get a refresher course. The 2013 SaltWater Sportsman National Seminar Series will offer a day of intense fishing instruction when it wraps up its national tour March 2 at Jupiter Community High School. Attendees will be exposed to six hours of fishing knowledge delivered by some of the region's most accomplished sport- fishing captains, television hosts and tournament anglers. "We've used a 'team teaching' approach for many years," said George Poveromo, seminar director and host of the "World of Saltwater Fishing," a long-running television series and editor-at-large

Boating information

Anglers and boaters looking for a complete, do-it-all boat, thank goodness there’s the Lund Crossover. This ultimate watercraft is the marine industry’s gift to anglers and their families everywhere—dynamic styling, efficient performance and versatility galore—all wrapped up in an optimally designed sport-utility boat that everyone in the family is proud to own. The ingeniously designed, 1875 Crossover XS (see video)captivated the boating world last season. And now, it’s available in a slightly smaller configuration: the Lund 1775 Crossover XS. This refreshing ‘sport utility boat’ represents a whole new level of freshwater fun—100-percent Lund fishing machine combined with speed, agility and amazing family functionality. Packed with useful features from bow to stern, the economical yet spacious 1775 Crossover XS is full of surprises. It’s all the famed ‘fishability’ of a Lund and then some: lockable upper rod storage, 18-gallon aerated livewell and bait tamer, and a 12/24-volt bow t

The good end to a days fishing.

  I would not give up fishing would you? with that kind of luck. Arkansas Couple Twice Win Lottery on Fishing Trip ABC News "An Arkansas couple who set out for a day of fishing came home with quite the fish story: Two winning lottery tickets, including a $1 million prize. The Arkansas Lottery Commission says Stephen and Terri Weaver were on a fishing trip when they stopped ..." http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/arkansas-couple-win-lottery-fishing-trip-18406277    We will just have to keep on trying that is why it is called fishing .  
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There must be hundreds of these nets lying on the ocean floor, caught on all sorts of obstructions.   A group of scuba divers plan Sunday to head 80 feet under the sea off Huntington Beach to remove hundreds of pounds of fishing net entangled on a shipwrecked barge, making it a hazard to marine life. “Ghost nets also put recreational divers at risk,” Kurt Lieber, president of the nonprofit Ocean Defenders Alliance said in a statement. “It is imperative to remove such netting to make the area safe … and reduce damage to surrounding marine ecosystems.” Whales, dolphins, seals and fish can easily become snared in wayward netting. Over the last decade, the Huntington Beach-based Ocean Defenders Alliance has removed more than 13,000 pounds of abandoned fishing net from coastal waters. ALSO: California ban on gay conversion therapy put on hold A group of scuba divers plan Sunday to head 80 feet under the sea off Huntington Beach to remove hundreds of pounds of fishing net entangled on

clearing ice fishing holes

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  Minnesota inventor takes the mess out of clearing ice fishing holes Grand Forks Herald "Burkel, who invented the new device for clearing slush from ice fishing holes, said sales of the product have been brisk since hitting the market about three weeks ago. A battery-powered drill runs the Slush Copter, which creates a whirl-pool like ..." http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/253819/      
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  The McMillans embraced that approach as anglers, naturalists, photographers and scientists – and now, lucky for us, they have compressed their deep knowledge into a beautiful coffee table book. Bound by Blood and a... - A River Never Sleeps (author unknown) "May the Rivers Never Sleep – Living with North Pacific Rivers as Calendars in the Footsteps of Roderick Haig-Brown. By Bill & John McMillan. Frank Amato ...ariverneversleeps.com/2013/01/" http://ariverneversleeps.com/2013/01/  John, a salmon ecologist, learned about fish and fishing at the elbow of his father, Bill, one of the founders of the Wild Fish Conservancy. And one senses from reading this book that the son has brought his own perspective to the waterfront, allowing both of them to expand their understanding of nature in a way that they would not have done, working alone. They make a fabulous team. It is a good read and would make a very good present to a trout angler.