Float Trip With Wife Was Okay
STEVE MOORE describes a four day Smith River float from Central Montana starting northwest of White Sulphur Springs. A Helena guide pilots two rafts through high water weather and wild trout. Wildlife including deer otter falcons and hawks appear as the party enjoys lunch along limestone cliffs and a historic mining backdrop.
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Steve Moore
Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
Mont
Montana
Smith River
Lewis and Clark and
Helena
Richard Fryhover
Fryhover
Craig Petty
Castle
Fort Lupton
Great Falls
Useful Fishing Books Add to Summer Reading
Jim Dean reviews three practical fishing titles. Boyd Pfeiffer's Tackle Craft offers exhaustive tackle building guidance with 400 action photos. Lefty Kreh and Mark Sosin's Practical Fishing Knots emphasizes salt water technique and many useful knots with clear pictures. Fly Casting With Lefty Kreh presents top fly casting methods from the nation’s leading caster.
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Jim Dean
Boyd Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
University of Maryland
Lefty Kreh
Mark Sosin
Albright
Deer Photo Sparks Talk at Tuckertown Gulf
A wall photo at Larry Fay’s Tuckertown Gulf near Badin Lake shows a velvet 12 point buck with a June 6 1974 caption. The column notes growing deer and fishing reports from Badin Lake Colonial Country Club and High Rock Lake with multiple anglers posting sizable catches and notable kingfish from Carolina Beach Pier.
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Larry Fay
Tuckertown Gulf Down
Highway 49
Denton
Larry
Badin Lake
Phillips
Safety tips for boating from Red Cross guidance
The American Red Cross highlights safety steps for summer boaters aiming to reduce the 1500 plus yearly deaths. Key points include wearing Coast Guard approved PFDs, not overload or overpower boats, keep to safe air, check horsepower, avoid smoking during refueling, ensure night running lights, carry a bilge kit and first aid, and monitor weather with US Weather Service forecasts.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
South Carolina
The
National Safe Boating Committee
Coast Guard
U. S. Weather Service
Trailer Boatmen Favor Launch Over Marinas Says Survey
STAN DAVIES notes boaters prefer launching tramps to marinas, with many facilities prioritizing parking space for trailers over water moorage. trailers now target mast decks, mast safety, and legal length limits. questions cover chains, gear, and weight distribution for safe road towing and hull preservation.
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Naval Architect
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Wildlife Commission
Camp Uwharrie
Bruce Byrd
Gray
Byrd
Guilford Country Range
Ocki
Miller
Everly
Tom Everhart
Thomasville
Tom
Colonial Country Club
Bill Davis
High Point
High Rock Lake
Mary Adams
Joe Bundy
Max Weavil Jr
Andrews High School
Carolina Beach
Weavil
Ron Carpenter
Cincinnati Bengals
Carpenter
Foul
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