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  • February 8, 2012

    Report: Radioactive Fish Found in VT Linked to Weapons Testing, Not Nuclear Plant

    --Chad Love

    Two years ago the discovery of radioactive fish near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant caused an uproar (and some "Simpsons" jokes. Sorry, Vermont...)

    At the time there was speculation that proximity to the power plant was the cause, but in a nod to the old saw that "correlation does not necessarily mean causation" a new batch of radioactive Vermont fish have been discovered - 150 miles away from the power plant.

    From this story on wptz.com:

    A new report finds fish in the northern part of Vermont are radioactive like the fish living in the waters near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The significance of this finding is not just that these fish have radioactive elements in their bones, it's that the ones found up north have no physical connection to those in the Connecticut River by Vermont Yankee.

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  • January 6, 2012

    KS May Nix Hunting and Fishing License Exemption for Seniors

    --Chad Love

    In an age of reduced funding sources, declining hunter participation, and increases in the average age of hunters, can cash-strapped state wildlife agencies afford to continue offering exemptions to hunting and fishing licenses? That's the issue facing Kansas as its wildlife department prepares to ask the state legislature to eliminate the state's senior citizen exemption for hunting and fishing licenses.

    From this story in the Wichita Eagle:
    Kansas senior citizens could be required to buy hunting and fishing licenses after this year. For decades, residents 65 and over have been exempt from the annual permits that currently sell for about $18 each. Chris Tymeson of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission said Thursday that the agency will ask the Legislature to remove the exemption.

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  • January 3, 2012

    Tis The Season for Sporting Expo's

    by Kirk Deeter

    When I can't actually be out on the river fishing, the next best thing is to be with thousands of like-minded outdoorsy people talking about fishing. And that's exactly what I'll be up to in the next few days, when the International Sportsmen's Exposition rolls into Denver January 5-8 at the Colorado Convention Center.

    I'll actually be hosting the Fly Fishing Theater, introducing the likes of Pat Dorsey, Kelly Galloup, Landon Mayer, and April Vokey. I'm going to be giving a couple talks myself, focused on "Stillwater Fishing for Trophy Trout" at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, and 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

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  • December 21, 2011

    Virginia to Begin Charging Non-Hunters, Anglers for Access to Public Land

    --Chad Love

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  • December 6, 2011

    Disabled Missouri Angler Loses Livelihood When Burglar Steals Fishing Tackle

    --Chad Love

    No-good heartless bastards recently stole a disabled, wheelchair-bound St. Louis, Missouri angler's entire inventory of fishing tackle from his van.

    From this story on kplr11.com:

    "...Someone apparently targeted Willie Vickers because he was an amputee who didn`t always have the stamina to bring his gear in from his van in the 4500 block of Ashland in North St. Louis, after hours of fishing. The water at Fairgrounds Park in North St. Louis and all that swims beneath the surface have been calling to Vickers since boyhood. 'I remember my first fish,' he said, recalling how a kind neighbor couple took him fishing for the first time more than 40 years ago. He was the only one of them to catch a fish that day.

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  • October 6, 2011

    World Record Bass Appears at Striperfest

    --Chad Love

    Greg Myerson, the pending all-tackle striped bass world-record holder, recently made an appearance (with his fish) at Striperfest.

    From this story on gofishn.com:

    On The Water Magazine hosted their annual StriperFest this past weekend, an event they proclaim to be the biggest fishing party in the Northeast. And this year's was even more special, as Greg Myerson, the pending world-record holder for striped bass with his summer-caught 81.8-pound fish, brought it out for show and tell.

    Myerson was entered in the contest, and in addition to being a potential world record, the bass was the largest fish of the season, and received a free replica of his catch. We can guarantee the OTW folks have never commissioned a replica this big.

    For more amazing pics of Myerson's catch, be sure to check out Field & Stream's online web gallery of the record-shattering bass.

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  • September 22, 2011

    Bass Pro Shops Target of Federal Discrimination Lawsuit

    --Chad Love

    Bass Pro Shops is the target of a federal discrimination lawsuit for allegedly engaging in racial discrimination in its hiring practices

    From this story on cbsnews.com:

    Retail chain Bass Pro Outdoor World is in big trouble after being accused in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday of discriminating against qualified black and Hispanic job applicants since 2005. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws in employment, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Houston after failing to reach a voluntary settlement with the company. The lawsuit alleged that qualified blacks and Hispanics were routinely denied positions at Bass Pro Shop stores and that managers of stores in Houston, Louisiana and other locations made derogatory racial comments acknowledging the practice.

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  • September 14, 2011

    New NY Law Allows Anglers to Fish With Three Rods At Once

    --Chad Love

    New York anglers looking to up their odds of catching fish just got a boost from a new law that allows them to have three rods in the water at once.

    From this story on democratandchronicle.com:

    Tom Bishop described it best. "Finally a stimulus package that doesn't cost the taxpayer anything," the avid fisherman from Rochester said. Bishop, 60, was referring to legislation signed recently into law and effective immediately by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that allows anglers to have three rods, instead of two, in any body of freshwater in New York. Being able to use an additional pole will increase a fisherman's chances of catching a fish.

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  • August 25, 2011

    Missouri Angler Lands State-Record Striper

    --Chad Love

    Huge stripers are in the news again...just a short while after a Connecticut angler boated the pending all-tackle world-record striped bass a first-time Missouri angler has bested the Missouri state record with a massive 60 lb. fish

    From this story from the Missouri Department of Conservation:
    “You’re not going to believe this until you try it.” According to Bruce Cunningham, that is what his brothers said when trying to persuade him to go fishing with them in June. Brad and Brock Cunningham had discovered the excitement of catching striped bass at Bull Shoals Lake, and they wanted to share it with their older brother.

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  • August 11, 2011

    10-Year-Old Hooks Montana's Oldest Bass

    --Chad Love

    Just how old does a largemouth bass get? Pretty old, at least in Montana, where a 10-year-old boy recently caught and released a bass almost twice as old as he is.

    From this release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (via Outdoor Pressroom):

    According to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Fisheries Biologist Mark Deleray, a local angler may have caught the oldest largemouth bass reported in Montana. Deleray said that 10-year-old Garrett Frost of Kalispell reported catching and releasing a 20-22” largemouth bass in Rose Creek Slough on July 16, 2011 weighing approximately 3.5 lbs. He pulled out the red floy tag numbered 5637 prior to releasing the fish. Fishery Worker Jon Cavigli checked the database and found that the bass had carried this floy tag for 14 years. According to Garret’s father, Tyler, Garrett hooked the bass on a rubber worm while fishing from the front of their boat. Garrett landed the bass without assistance. When he had the fish in hand, he and his two brothers shouted, “It’s a 5-pounder!” Tyler says that the bass appeared to be in good condition, and weighed 3-1/2 pounds on his scale.

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