Bass surge at City Lake as contest heats up
City Lake reports show strong bass action with six fish taken yesterday and anglers using black worms in deep water. Winners in the Enterprise Fishing Contest include George Dumbleskie with a three pound bass and Jake Snider, a repeat winner. The final week offers Zebco reels as prizes, while gadget talk covers a new Honeywell Fish-O-Therm depth temperature device and quirky uses for baking soda in tackle.
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City Lake
Sarge Snyder
Enterprise
George Dumbleskie
Jake Snider
Minneapolis-Honeywell
Goose Hunting Dates Proposed for North Carolina Season
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recommends a goose season from November 14 to January 12 with a bag limit of two geese per day and four in possession. Duck options include 40 days with three per day or 50 days with two per day, while a shorter proposed duck season is November 20 to December 29. Clyde Patton says final approval depends on hunters' objections and federal signoff.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dock Mooring Tips From Outboard Club
The Outboard Boating Club of America warns wind and waves damage boats at docks. For mooring, leave slack for wave riding, use fenders to prevent chafing, and choose one of three methods: permanent T or L shaped docks with slack lines. temporary bow and stern mooring with fenders. or a pulley bow line through a piling securing the stern with a short line.
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Outboard Boating Club of America
Rod and Gun: Throw Back Anglers Mix Up Rules
Duane Raver notes fishing readers confused by catch and release guidance. The column explains underfished ponds, the role of bass as predators, and trout special rules with nine inch limits and five fish per day. It highlights Native Trout streams and year round trout in power reservoirs through September and October.
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The
Wildlife Commission
North Carolina
Trout Waters Open for Licenses on Tuckasegee River System
Anglers are reminded to obtain a trout license before fishing designated waters. Target areas include Wolf Creek and Cedar Cliff Lakes on the Tuckasegee River and Cheoah below Fontana, with hunting and fishing cautions noted for the gravel bar areas.
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Wolf Creek
Cedar Cliff Lakes
Tuckaseegee River
Cheoah
Fontana
Australians Put Gracious Face On Cup Bid
The August MOTOR BOATING special on the America's Cup profiles Gretel the Australian 12 meter and its crew led by Sir Frank Packer and Alan Payne. It notes rival Columbia redesigned by Olin Stephens, Weatherly with Bus Mosbacher, and Neferetti as a top challenger with a large forward triangle. The piece discusses strategic moves and the psychology of the Newport trials in Rhode Island where four 12 meters race for the Cup.
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Frank Packer
Gretel
Alan Payne
Newport
R. I
Columbia
Olin Stephens
George O'Day
Nefertiti
Geoffrey S. Mason
Weatherly
Bus Mosbacher
Easterner
Vic Romagna
Spinnaker
Palmer Sparkman
Royal Sydney Yacht Club
Halvorsen
U. S
Bass fishing plugs for fall success
A North Platte writer suggests using only bass friendly plugs. Recommend three types: top water, sinking, and floating/diving lures with varied action. Emphasizes action over color and advises using light and dark colors by water clarity, plus fishing near weeds, pads, rocks, stumps, and brush piles.
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Tam
Leo Scherer, Jr
North Platte
Nebr
Leo
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Clyde Patton
Commission
Rod and
Duane Raver
Rod Amundson
Tom Barrett
San Francisco
Calif
Barrett
Temp
Kiettina
Central
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