River Tails

January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

TORONTO & SAN ANTONIO – Insight Sports, a leading sports media and entertainment company, announces a carriage agreement with GVTC Communications to offer the World Fishing Network HD (WFN HD), North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle channel, to its customers in the Texas Hill Country and North San Antonio area.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

CABELA’S TELEVISION RECEIVES SPORTSMAN AWARD

SIDNEY, NEBRASKA – Cabela’s Television continued its winning ways by garnering yet another award. Cabela’s Ultimate Adventures was named as the Viewer Favorite Combination Show at the 5th Annual Sportsman Channel Awards held in conjunction with the 2009 SHOT Show in Orlando, Fla.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

WASHINGTON – With supreme sadness, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership today announced that its Chairman, James D. Range, passed away yesterday morning at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after a brief battle with cancer. He was 63.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

Rockport, Maine — Fly Rod & Reel magazine has named Pantagonia founder, environmentalist, philantropist and fly-fisherman Yvon Chouinard, Angler of the Year. According to Fly Rod & Reel’s Joe Healy, Chouinard epitomizes the strong ethic embodied by many fly-fishermen. “Fly-fishers tend to be stewards of our national resources, and no one has proven this to be true better than Yvon Chouinard. His dedication to helping preserve the environment through his personal giving, and through that of Patagonia, is particularly commendable,” Healy said.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

Chester, Maryland – Maryland Department of Natural Resources Hydrographic Operations crew broke ice yesterday aboard the A.V. Sandusky along the coastline of Kent Narrows.

“Our work of deicing Maryland’s waterways allows accessibility to a variety of people,” said Captain Shawn Orr. “If we let the ice build up on some of these areas for too long, it can inhibit the daily lives of many that rely on our State’s iconic aquatic resources.”

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

The long wait is almost over for anglers in Washington state. December was lost to all but the hardiest souls as heavy snow, then rain, rendered many waters unfishable – if not completely inaccessible. Nearly a month later, many westside rivers are still running high and dirty, while ice fishing remains inadvisable on most eastside lakes.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

WOO DAVES AND BRIAN SNOWDEN TO SHARE SKILLS AT 2009 EASTERN OUTDOOR SHOW

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA- Woo Daves, one of the all-time greats of American fishing, and Brian Snowden, one of fishing’s rising stars, are coming to the 2009 Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show®, presented by Chevrolet (Feb. 7-15) to present fishing seminars at the Bass Pro Shops Hawg Tank.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

With a field of 51 of the world’s most accomplished anglers, the February 20-22 Bassmaster Classic out of Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana, comes with only one guarantee: three days of drama as the competitors battle for the coveted Classic crown and $500,000 first-place prize.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office at the phone number listed at the end of each district report.

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January 26th, 2009 by fishing_expert

Salem, Ore.— New guidelines to address wildlife concerns in the face of rapidly increasing wind energy facilities in the Columbia Basin are now available. The siting and permitting guidelines were created by a multi-stakeholder task force to assist wind developers and permitting agencies in avoiding and/or minimizing negative wind energy facility impacts on wildlife and habitats.

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