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- Trout are rising just north of us Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 7:03AMFishing seems to have settled into the summer doldrums in our valley but just to our north along Penn’s Creek and the Little Juniata, Bald Eagle and probably Pine Creek although I haven’t heard for sure, the trout streams are bubbling with trout rising. They’re rising to feed on the 17-year locust of cicadas that have emerged for their 17-year nuptials. Cicadas are huge and clumsy and fish seem ...
- Fishermen can feed themselves Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 5:25PMThe last time I joined a fishing expedition in Ontario, we enjoyed sumptuous breakfasts and dinners in the camp dining hall and great shore fish lunches prepared by veteran anglers in the group.
- RELATED ARTICLES Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 10:39AMThe ocean water has been unusually cold for bathers in recent weeks, but Captain Brook Koeneke, of the Duke O’ Fluke pontoon in Somers Point, sees a silver lining for back-bay anglers. “On the incoming tide, temperatures have been as low as 56 degrees,” Koeneke reported.
- How berry unfair! Blowing a raspberry at the strawberry Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 4:17AMWhen I was a rebellious 17-year-old and had just been 'asked to leave' the boarding school that my parents had sweated blood and tears to send me to, I got a job on a local farm picking strawberries.
- How berry unfair! Blowing a raspberry at the strawberry Monday, July 14, 2008 @ 3:37AMThey're the the yin and the yang of the British summer - one voluptuous and sweet, the other hairy and sharper - and the strawberry normally gets all the glory over the the raspberry. Is this fair?
- WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG: Sunday, July 13, 2008 @ 7:54PMThe only thing better than fishing on a summer day is actually catching something. Our Pocono Fish Guy says creeks and rivers running low and clear. It's the perfect time for fly anglers to focus on dry flies which imitate natural insects floating on the surface.
- Don Steese's Outdoor Perspectives column: Cold weather, but good fishing Sunday, July 13, 2008 @ 8:15AMWell, our annual Canadian fishing trip is history for another year. It was, in my opinion, a great success. My fishing buddy, Joel Buck of Lewisburg, agreed. It was the best pike fishing he'd ever had, as I'd promised.
- Fly fisher wins medal Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 2:37AMBefore he was a pro, now he's the kingfish. For the past few years, Chris Pfohl has been a fly-fishing expert at Jay's Flyshop in London. He's the guy store owner Jay Newell brings in to teach the sport's basics and to conduct guided tours of hotspots on the Grand, Maitland and Thames rivers.
- Profile of a newsmaker: Danielson boy, 12, earns fly-fishing certification Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 2:04AM Joseph Espeleta of Danielson recently earned certification from the New England Fly Fishing Association.
- Tarpon Action Hot Near Sarasota Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 12:13AMGO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Rick Grassett.
- Outdoors: Ravaged rivers flush with trout Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 8:08PMCashton - Rulland's Coulee Creek curves through the grassy pasture like a shimmering serpent, separating the green banks in a series of riffles and runs and pools. It's a small trout stream here in southern Monroe County, the type of water that te...
- Dennis Anderson: Sunset over ... Chequamegon Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:00PMThe Lake Superior inlet next to Ashland, Wis., can be very peaceful, with no hint of the shipwrecks in its colorful past. And it’s hopping with some of the best smallmouth bass fishing around.
- His lens captures the beauty outside: 10 questions with Groton's Robert Bicknell Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 7:25AMGROTON -- Robert Bicknell is a familiar name to Groton residents who regularly check the town's Web site. While he works full time in the information-technology industry as a systems administrator, Bicknell has taken numerous photographs of town landscapes and has exhibited some of his work on the town Web site as well as at local gift shops.
- Valley Angler: Unsettled Weather Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:27AM— The last week or two has produced some rather unusual weather. Those of us who live or work in North Conway were treated to a spectacular hail storm the other afternoon. At the time of the storm we had a customer in the shop with a brand new Lexus parked out side.
- For Bend fisherman and entomologist, it's all about the bugs Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:53AMBEND, Ore. — After spending more than 30 years at the University of California, Berkeley, as a professor and research scientist in entomology — the study of insects — John Anderson knows his bugs.
- 'Fish on!’ Dogged novice triumphs over the mysteries of fly-fishing Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:33AMMy first backcast that day in early June got snagged in a tree behind me. Since I’ve had a ton of experience in that area, I got it freed rather easily, slightly repositioned myself and cast again.
- Masterpiece in water colors Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:23AMWhen it comes to fishing plugs and soft-plastic baits, I keep things pretty basic, but when it comes to trolling tubes for striped bass or spreader bars for tuna, it seems...
- FISH FINDER: Canal Derby, Basseye coming soon Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 11:06PMMoss still a problem in lower Niagara River.
- Learning delicate sport of fly-fishing stirs memories Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:55PMTELLURIDE, Colo. - An invitation to a wedding in Colorado provided an excuse for a week's vacation exploring mountains and mesas, long-abandoned mining camps and sprawling ranches.
- Nearby trout waters draw DN anglers Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:02PMOne of the West's most productive and scenic summer trout fisheries is located surprisingly close to Del Norte County in the headwaters of Oregon's Rogue River.
- Summer "lazy" sports Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:46PMSometimes nothing beats a lazy summer day -- just losing track of time, while hitting the trail or floating down a river.
- The Fishing Report Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 9:39AMJust when it looked like run-off was sliding down from a crest, temperatures ratcheted up late last week and squeezed another big slug of snow-melt out of the high country.
- Be Prepared Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 6:15AMMany of you recognize the title of this column as the Boy Scout motto.
- Denis Peirce: Fourth of July anglers have good choices Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 3:23AMThe Fourth of July holiday is upon us again. A pattern is emerging in response to the high fuel prices.
- Several Good Sarasota Options Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 12:25AMGO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Rick Grassett.
- Wounded Find Healing Waters Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 4:50AMMOSSY CREEK - U.S. Army Sgt. Rob Good was thrilled when he got a bite on his fly-fishing line. The 27-year-old Iraq War veteran pumped his fist in the air and cheered with excitement as his teammates helped him net and measure the 16¾-inch fish.
- Getting outside in the Outer Banks Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 5:36AMThe towns and villages of the Outer Banks make this area of the North Carolina coast an outdoor lover's paradise.
- Steve Hickoff: Striped bass surfcasting returns to the Seacoast Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 3:23AMSteve Hickoff photo NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SURFCASTING--Striped bass swim along our Granite State shoreline these days. Many are of the two- to ten-pound variety, and great fly-rod fare. They offer plenty of sport, even if catch-and-release is often legally necessary (and ok for many of us).
- Brown trout are tricky critters Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:42AMOne summer day Ted and I decided to fish together on the Letort and I picked him up just after dawn and we made the short drive to the urban creek that flows through Carlisle.
- Bird's-eye view: Bald eagles coming to Allegheny County Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:12AMThis formerly endangered raptor is a common sight in the Pymatuning area and can be found cruising around many bodies of water. People will have a chance of spotting a bald eagle if they know where to go.
- Griffin: Here's something that makes me smile Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 8:16AM "I just saw Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn," I told friends at a high school graduation open house Saturday evening.
- Fly-Fishing Report by John Berry: Fishing excellent on White River Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 6:16AMWe have had a substantial rain event, and the reservoir levels on the White River have fallen a bit.
- ON THE BIG HOLE: THE HATCH IS ON Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:32AMOn a recent afternoon at the Big Hole Athletic Club at Dewey, patrons sipped suds while gawking at a pair of enormous orange insects someone brought into the bar.
- Pirates Cove Resort dockmaster mourned Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 12:16AMIn this close-knit waterside community, a flag flies at half-mast. The gesture is an honor to a man who was kind to all, fair to all, and loved and respected by those who knew him best. Rayburn Grant Stokes was a man who loved the water. He loved fishing. And he loved his life.
- Please don't feed the pelicans Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 1:46PMIt's bad for them and will be against law People who toss dead baitfish and fish carcasses to pelicans are not doing the birds or themselves any favors.
- Lots of Asia - A Little Fishing Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 2:57AMThose of you who read 'Six Months in India' may remember some of my trials and tribulations during the first half of my year away. And some of my fishing successes, moderate as they were. Lots of travelling here, plus a little fishing, I hope you enjoy...
- Gunnison's Secret Spot Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 1:15AMGUNNISON — When I saw Gene Hart perched on a boulder Saturday morning near his home in Gunnison, his cheerful smile soon was replaced with an unfamiliar scowl. Although Hart, one of western Colorado’s most-respected veteran fishing guides, has had some health issues recently, it wasn’t his health causing the frown.
- Club at Spanish Peaks Open for First Full Season Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 1:19PMGolf course designer and former PGA Tour regular Tom Weiskopf is well known for his golf course designs. This summer, his latest creation has opened for its first full season. The Club at Spanish Peaks is the centerpiece of a new private community in Big Sky, Mont.
- Ashley man’s handmade fishing lures known along East Coast Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 8:32AMASHLEY — Nestled in a small corner of Ashley sits Bob Prymus’ fishing shop, Bob’s Bugs and Rod Repair.
- Sarley: Outdoors fishing notes Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 3:08AMLake Michigan Captain Bob Rossa of Migrator Charters (815-575-4665) said fishing on Lake Michigan has remained fair for the past week. Coho salmon and king salmon are making up the main part of the catch, with a few lakers, rainbows and brown trout making up the rest. Yellow/chrome, and blue/green spoons have been the best baits, with a green fly tied
- Fly-Fishing Report by John Berry: Fishing is greatly improved on White River Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 6:15AMThe reservoir levels on the White River continue to fall. The lake level at Bull Shoals Dam has fallen .9 of a foot to rest at 37.2 feet above the power pool of 654 feet. This is 3.8 feet below the top of the flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake fell .2 of a foot to rest at 12.6 feet above the power pool or 3.4 feet below the top of the flood pool.
- Solutions to river's problem don't all hold water Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 6:07AM The Rapid River, one of the nation's best trophy trout fisheries, has an ongoing problem. It seems that smallmouth bass were illegally dumped into Umbagog Lake in Errol over two decades ago. From there they found their way through to the Rapid, located...
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- Newly arrived for new arrivals Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 6:24PMAfter an appropriate gestation period, St. Paul -based Celine Countryman has produced Baby Baby , a luxe baby memory book with journal and album pages for recording all of Junior's firsts.
- GUEST CAPTAIN: It's tarpon time Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 5:17PMAnglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had great tarpon action this week.
- FISHING: Colorado fishing is heating up Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 1:37PMS ometimes the stars align and you float in fortune. So it went last Saturday on a boat ride through a coveted, private stretch of the Rio Grande's headwaters, where currents can run to extremes -- from swollen murk to too skimpy to float without friction.
- Pat Rollins: Friend s visit eases recovery blues Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 5:16AMThe other day while I was sitting at home recovering from surgery my buddy Mike dropped by to see how I was doing. I was bored out of my mind. However, when my buddy started talking about a recent fly-fishing trip he'd taken I forgot about my predicament for a little while.
- Salmon fishing in Maine well-worth the trip Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 12:17AMOutdoors Dave Sartwell We had taken the five-hour drive to Grand Lake Stream in northern Maine on Friday for a long Father's Day weekend. We chose to stay at Weatherby's Camps, but there are several in the area. This is an annual pilgrimage for my friend Steve and I, as we love to fish this 2 1 / 4 mile long, 100-foot wide glacial stream that flows from West Grand Lake to Big Lake. Its ...
- Local river guide dies in floating accident Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 11:02PMBitterroot Valley fishing guide Dave Dedmon died on Sunday after his raft flipped over on the East Fork of the Bitterroot River.
- Snook on the beach Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 5:26PMReceived the following email for Ken Taylor, a avid beach snook angler from North Port:
