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Tonight's show - Fishing the Lower Colorado River for Trout and Carp Kirk Webb has been a professional guide in the Aspen and Glenwood Springs area since 2002. The lower Colorado River just below Glenwood Springs offers not only trout fishing but carp as well. Listen in an learn about this unique fishery and how to fish it. Go to his 'ASK' page using the link below and ask him a question... http://www.askaboutflyfishing.com/speakers/kirk-webb Tune in tonight, Wednesday February 4th to hear his answers... 6:00 PM Pacific 7:00 PM Mountain 8:00 PM Central 9:00 PM Eastern

How Close is Too Close? Get out of my Ice Fishing Space!

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Ice fishing season is upon us and the local lakes and ponds have a solid coating of ice on them.  With these great conditions come great fishing opportunities. These are opportunities that many anglers are sure to take advantage of. The winter ice season allows the angler to access many areas that they typically may not have an opportunity to fish.  Lakes that are typically resident only are open to the public and areas that those without a boat cannot get to can now reach these spots and are rewarded for their efforts. I am one of those “run and gun” type of fishermen.  It is not uncommon for me to drill over a dozen holes before I even get a line wet. These holes are often done on a search mission, however once I find the fish I will then proceed to drill another dozen to two dozen holes in a grid pattern so that I can hole hop as the fish move from one area to another. Now the question arises is; are these holes “my” holes?  This is a matter of opinion.  Yes I did drill th

Dumped fishing dhow still stuck in the sea

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Dumped fishing dhow still stuck in the sea The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi said rotting debris from the dhow at Mina fishing port was a cause for concern to marine life and the environment. Ravindranath K / The National ABU DHABI // A 50-foot fishing dhow that sunk in the harbour at Mina Zayed more than five months ago has still not been moved. Parts of the vessel were still sticking up on Wednesday even though it had sunk further into the sea. Its bow section is still a foot above water. The dhow is close to the Abu Dhabi Fishermen Cooperative Society office, which said last month said it was unaware of the craft. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (Ead) said rotting debris from the dhow was a cause for concern to marine life and the environment, but it did not fall under the authority’s jurisdiction. “Ead is not in charge of port or waterway management,” said Ayesha Al Blooshi, terrestrial and marine biodiversity director at the authority. “Ead is only in charge of f

Trout fishing in Kansas? Yes, thanks to Missouri rainbows

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Trout fishing in Kansas? Yes, thanks to Missouri rainbows (Photo: File photo) HUTCHINSON, Kan – . (AP) — Standing on the frozen Dillon Nature Center pond watching more than 600 trout from Ava, Missouri, pour into the frigid waters, Richard Potter tells it from his stomach’s point of view. “You know the saying — a hog farmer doesn’t eat pork,” he said. Not that it is really a saying, but Potter admits you can give him catfish or bass, but he really doesn’t care for trout. “I mess with them all day long,” he said, a job he has had for more than five years. And by the end of a day of hauling trout across the lower Midwest, he doesn’t want to see one on his dinner plate. Kansas, not fortunate to be graced with mountain streams, isn’t a mecca for trout. Moreover, the summers are too hot to sustain this species of fish all year long. Yet there are plenty of opportunities to find them each winter in several of the state’s waters thanks to the work of Potter and others who

Recreational Fishing Linked To Mediterranean Environmental Harm

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Up to 10% of adults living in developed countries fish for food and recreation and a new paper finds that in the Mediterranean Sea that could be up to 10% of the total production of fisheries - a large amount that is basically un-regulated outside buying a license.  The authors claim that in the Mediterranean the volume of fish taken out by recreational fishing can be equal or even greater than that of commercial fishing. The researchers made their determination using the results of 24 studies carried out in 15 marine areas in Spain (Tabarca and three areas of the Cap de Creus), France, Italy and Turkey and compared the different practices, such as the use of exotic bait and bottom fishing, as well as the environmental impact of the different types of recreational fishing: from a boat, from the shore and underwater.  A Lichia amia fish. Credit: Sciaena "Both types of fishing can have similar biological and ecological effects on fish populations and on marine ecosystems,&

Central South Island fishing reports-nzfishing

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The website links on this page are to fishing reports from Fish & Game New Zealand.   Central South Island Fish & Game Latest fishing news Fish & Game Weekly Report, Friday 19 Dec 2014 What will the visiting angler find in the region this weekend and during the holiday period ahead. The lack of rain will disappoint mid and low country river anglers, spring, and now a good part of the summer, has not produced enough rain to keep fishing waters at optimum levels. This will have minimal affect on the many lakes of the region which are a huge draw card for anglers and for those who include water based recreation on their annual holiday activities. High country waters have been mostly affected by higher flows with some obvious discolouration. A scan along the peaks of the main divide and the obvious lack of snow will provide a clue as to why this has been a common condition so far this season. Larger snow fed rivers provide interest for salmon anglers and although

The 24th annual tree recycling event

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Hardy Realty - Rome Rome and Floyd County officials said Friday there are plenty of different ways to dispose of unwanted Christmas trees — a few that turn the trees into homes for local aquatic wildlife. Mary Hardin Thornton, executive director of  Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful , said trees dropped off at The Home Depot in Rome on Jan. 3 will be picked up by local fishermen to make fish beds in local waterways. The 24th annual tree recycling event will be from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Home Depot,  103 Hicks Drive . Tree donors will each be given a tree seedling from the Georgia Forestry Commission and seed packets from Ferry-Morse Seed Co. “All of the trees that get donated end up being used to make beds in the rivers, lakes and ponds,” said Thornton. “So we just tell people they can bring one for the fish.” Trees donated through the program that aren’t picked up are mulched to be used for playgrounds, local government beautification projects and individual yards. Thornton