Kayak Fishing News
- Get Outdoors With Your Family and Win Prizes Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 3:59PMEASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND - How would you like a free camping trip, new kayak or a fishing weekend? Get your family outdoors, and you could win those prizes.
- Paddling the Apalachicola River Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 3:18PMWyatt Pasley and Sean Tisdale emerged from their 18-day kayak trip with sunburned faces, scruffy beards and more adventure tales to add to their growing collection.
- Access sites on hold Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 3:12PMMOREHEAD CITY — Two public water access sites due to receive facelifts are having to wait for their improvements until permitting from the N.C. Division of Coastal Management goes through.
- Downtown Cape Coral businesses offer extended hours Thursday Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:56PMBusinesses in downtown Cape Coral will be open late Thursday.
- Gas and go - but not too far Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 2:15AMAs Americans celebrate their independence this Fourth of July, they'll simultaneously curse their ongoing subservience to big oil.
- Where the buffalo (and horses and bears) roam Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 12:14AMCODY, Wyo.-The sky was a brilliant shade of blue, dotted with stark white clouds. Crisp, fresh air welcomed us as we made our way from the miniscule airport to the rental car.
- Waterway clean-up set for July 19 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 12:11AMBoats, scuba divers, kayakers, bubble watchers and deck hands are needed.
- Outdoors notebook: Tagging passive gear Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:48AMPassive fishing gear (trotlines, crab traps, bush hooks and other devices that catch fish in fresh water while the fisherman is not present) have to be tagged with the owner's name and address under a new rule.
- Heaven at Halibut Cove Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 6:58AMPaddling along the shores of Halibut Cove lagoon, Reilly Hall spotted a blip in the glass-smooth surface of the water ahead.
- Forest Service looks to rein in Juniper Wayside rowdiness Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 6:01AMOCALA NATIONAL FOREST - Mike Rowlands likes to go to Juniper Wayside after work and put his canoe in the water and go fishing for a couple of hours. He has been doing that for years. But officials told him recently that he cannot do that any more.
- Mulege: In search of a palapa paradise Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 3:39AMDaniel Gonzalez goes grocery shopping four days a week. Every time, it's the same old thing: Commute 10 paces from his beach palapa to his motorboat, rev out to the middle of Bahia de Concepción and dive over the side with a snorkel and a spear gun. Shopping...
- BULLETIN BOARD Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:58AMSPORTS
- 15-year-old boy drowns in Myron Lake in Yakima Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:50AMA 15-year-old boy has died, apparently from drowning, while swimming at Myron Lake in Yakima.
- Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:44AMHiking, winter activities, shoots, hunter safety courses, educational programs, volunteer opportunities and more ...
- Whatever Family Festival continues through July 4 Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 1:45PMAUGUSTA — The Whatever Family Festival continues with a number of activities to be held in Augusta and Hallowell through Friday, July 4. Following is a list of activities scheduled to take place:
- Hawaii diver says he escaped shark Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 7:14AMIn a blink of an eye a great white shark shot across 50 feet of water toward Stanley Aranita, giving the experienced diver only seconds to ditch his speargun and jump into his kayak to safety. The 50-year-old Aranita, who has 12 years of diving experience, had just begun his blue-water dive routine yesterday morning off Yokohama Bay on the Leeward Coast when he first spotted the creature about ...
- Things to do today Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 6:12AMThe eight annual Red White and Blue Festival, Mountain Home includes family activities and fun culminating in a fireworks show at 9:25 p.m. at Arkansas State University Mountain Home. Other events include rodeo, music, car show, turtle races and more. Rain date is Sunday.
- Paddlefest has a new home Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:37AMPaddlefest brings together canoe and kayak enthusiasts from all over the country for a weekend of paddling the river, water safety and conservation education and live music.
- Primal Quest fails to crack plucky Montanans Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:55AMKristen Fredericks takes a break Thursday to watch teammate Thomas Etter of Missouri work on her toe. Etter used a needle to relieve pressure from under her nail. Andrew Matulionis, also of Team Big Sky/Flathead Beacon, is at center.
- Solo canoe test successful in multiple ways Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 9:14PMAll the local streams and rivers were flooded, and I was having a hard time finding a place to try out a solo canoe that I’d recently acquired.
- Guidebook Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 12:22AMIf you're a smallmouth bass fisherman, here's an opportunity to get together with a group of like-minded anglers and have a little fun. On July 19 at the Bentonville Low Water Bridge Campground, Shenandoah Riverkeeper Jeff Kelbe is hosting a "river rodeo" to celebrate the Shenandoah River and the recovery of the fishery. The campground is located on Indian Hollow Road (Route 613 off Route 340) ...
- Catawba, Lynches join scenic river list Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 12:08AMThe two new additions to the state scenic river inventory couldn’t be any more different. The state Legislature in its final days this session approved scenic designations for 30 miles of the Catawba from the Lake Wylie dam to the S.C. 9 bridge and 57 miles of the Lynches River from Lynches River County Park to the confluence with the Pee Dee River. (A 54-mile stretch of the Lynches upstream ...
- Guide tried to save kayaker Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 10:27PMGRAND COUNTY, Colorado — Paul Killino immediately started cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on a man he saw floating down the Colorado River — but it was too late.
- Barefoot bliss on tiny Fiji island Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 1:15PMI haven't worn shoes for three days. And there's sand in my bed. I'm on tiny and remote Drawaqa island in Fiji's Yasawa group at aptly-named Barefoot Lodge. If Fiji is the place to chill out, then this is chilling out central.
- Outdoors: Calendar (June-November) Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 12:47PMJune 27-28: Texas Wildlife Association’s 22nd annual convention, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa. Call (800) 839-9453. June 28: Statewide Texas Big Game Awards Banquet, conducted during the Texas Wildlife Association’s convention, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio.
- Coast Guard Searches For Missing Kayaker Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 10:05AMThe U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing hiker off of Concord Point in Rye.
- Officials Say No One Was In Kayak Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 9:43AMThe search for a possibly missing kayaker off Concord Point in Rye ended Thursday after officials determined that an empty kayak belonged to a nearby restaurant.
- Time to float Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 4:11AMFor many people, summertime in the Ozarks is synonymous with float trips.
- July crackles, pops Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 3:13AMFestivals, events to help make your summer sizzle
- Floaters, others warned of high, fast rivers Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 2:32AMLugene Dunmire knew she and her friends were in trouble while rafting the Big Hole River last Saturday as they tried to come into a bank to pull over.
- Helicopter crashes in Vineyard Sound Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 2:27AMA helicopter piloted by a seasonal Edgartown resident, with three passengers and two dogs on board, crashed in Vineyard Sound Saturday afternoon about 2 pm. Everyone aboard the copter, including the dogs, survived.
- Recreation: Pregnancy center delivers first fishing derby Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 12:08AMThe First Choice Pregnancy Center is due — for its inaugural fishing tournament, that is — this weekend.
- Outdoors Calendar: June 26-July 2 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 10:23PMTHURSDAY
- Outdoors Notebook: Stuart man hooks new kayak with Open Treasure Slam victory Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 9:38PMRichard Crose of Stuart won the Open Treasure Slam and a Hobie Kayak on Saturday in the Florida Oceanographic Challenge, a catch-photo-and-release fishing tournament. Crose released a 43-inch snook and a 31-inch seatrout, a total of 74 inches, using mullet near St. Lucie Inlet with Sal Nofi.
- To fish or not to fish? Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 3:29AM Category: Sports Topics: Fishing Last week I spent several days in Idaho and Montana running the Selway, South Fork Salmon, and Salmon rivers. My friends and I planned on running the Selway with a group of rafters that had a permit for five-day access to the river.
- FWP considers building Lake Helena boat launch site Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 3:23AMLake Helena could get its first official boat launch site under a proposal being floated by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
- On This Day Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 2:24AMDispatchonline has launched a new feature where we delve into our archives to bring you what was controversial, fun or made the headlines in the past, today.
- Aggies Insider: How many Aggies does it take to flip a kayak? Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 3:04PMSPRING – Aggie jokes are so … 1970s. They’re outdated rips on a school that has offered this state a lot in terms of engineering and architecture and agriculture … and mechanical (hence the name).
- Embarcadero still standing Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 8:54AMPALM COAST -- Archaeologist Dana Ste. Claire was up to his waders in marsh muck, ignoring the April rain, when his phone rang and the final puzzle piece slid snugly into place.
- DEM promotion: Discover your state parks Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 7:34PMThe Rhode Island Great Outdoors Pursuit offers prizes, donated by businesses, to families who patronize several parks over the summer.
- DEM promotion: Discover your state parks Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 7:04PMLINCOLN — Brother and sister David and Caitlin Bolger, of Coventry, spent yesterday afternoon casting lines into Olney Pond at Lincoln Woods State Park, learning to fish with the help of state fish and wildlife employees.
- Outdoor outlet : Adventure Club offers members fun alternatives to trouble Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 8:25AMLike other fishermen retelling their feats, Jason Smith recounted his recent catch. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
- Fishing lines: Stories from fishermen Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 7:07AMEvery body of water has its legendary fish.
- Outdoors notebook: Kayak instruction Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 6:47AMGrande Tours Inc., 12575 Placida Road, Placida, is holding Introduction to Kayaking sessions at 9 a.m. every Saturday morning. Cost is $35. Advanced Kayak Instruction is at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Cost is $75. Call Marian Schneider at (941) 697-8825.
- South Texas Fishing Guidelines: 06.22.08 Sunday, June 22, 2008 @ 5:45AMStart out at Packery Channel, concentrating on the surf side of the north jetty. We've been catching good numbers of nice trout using free-lined live shrimp there. Soft plastics might work too. Flounder seem to have made a bit of a comeback this year.
- A Canadian Wishlist - Prairies and Central Canada Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 7:02PMMy wish list of Canadian attractions, in the Prairies and central Canada.
- column 6-22 Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 6:35PMROCKPORT — There are a couple of things you need to know about Capt. Sally Moffett. She is originally from Michigan, so there is no Texas twang. And, she is the only female fly fishing guide working the Texas coast.
- Family prefers Great Lakes beaches to the ocean Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 1:27AMHARRISVILLE, Mich. -- Every summer, when I tell friends that my family is bailing out of steamy Washington D.C. to head for the beach, they assume we’re off to Rehoboth or Dewey in Delaware, or another one of the usual suspects on the Atlantic Ocean.
- Project helped others and it was Big Fun Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 12:39AMTwenty-five-year-old Grant Prather and his mother, Jo Anne McKinney, headed a "Big Fun" group of 157 volunteers last week at Lakewood United Methodist Church as they stuffed toys, games and puzzles into about 2,700 Big Fun boxes for shipping to pediatric patients in hospitals across the country.
- Relaxing ... for now Saturday, June 21, 2008 @ 12:15AMThe calm, cool lake at Gifford Pinchot State Park is so peaceful that you could hear the gentle splash of oars as Tom Burbrink and his two nephews paddled their canoe and kayak along the surface.
