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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1978
Page
4
Outdoor enthusiasts face a cautious period as lake ice is risky and open water is scarce. Tips emphasize gentle handling of hooked fish to protect its delicate body during release and prompt readers to prepare gear for the next season.
Practical tips on releasing fish safely with wet hands, avoiding toothy species, and using silicone sealers for gear repairs. Guidance on boat maintenance, wax for hulls, and cleaning acrylic windshields. Iowa steel shot zones update and court rulings favoring steel shot to protect waterfowl and wetlands.
The Spokesman outlines eight core bike safety rules and notes that about 1 000 people are killed and 40 000 injured yearly in bicycle vehicle crashes. It promotes riding with traffic laws, signaling, not overloaded bikes, keeping parts in repair, and reading local rules. Classes will be offered at YWCA and Kirkwood Adult Education with instructor The Spokesman.
Near Manila visitors can take a wet ride through the Pagsanjan Rapids in small dugout canoes steered by expert boatmen. The trip, about 70 miles from Manila, ends at Pagsanjan Falls and suggests wearing shorts or swimwear. Pagsanjan offers four first class hotels for overnight stays.
An Illinois study finds fingernail clam numbers at Pool 19 Keokuk have fallen about 90 percent since 1973, threatening the canvasback and blue bill ducks. Biologist Richard Sparks notes drought and ammonia runoff as likely causes and cautions potential rebound if pollutants lessen. If clams stay scarce, fewer diving ducks may linger on the Keokuk pool this season.
Diana Nyad plans a 103 mile swim from Havana to Key West in shark cage with a two and a half day projected time. The 28 year old has set long distance marks since 1970 including a Manhattan Island circumnavigation in 7 hours 57 minutes and a 10 mile world record.
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