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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1999
Page
15
Outdoor recreation waves surged from 1983 to 1994, yet human waste creates unsanitary, unsafe conditions along trails, campsites, and popular routes. Officials blame ignorance, urging education and Leave No Trace practices to curb litter, odors, and health risks.
A brutal cold Saturday in April tests 17 youths in the first Like Father Like Son circuit tournament at La Cygne Lake Kansas. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., anglers aged 10 to 14 braved 38 degree winds and sleet as fathers and uncles watched. The event underscores the rugged appeal of boys and their mentors chasing bass and sunfish despite harsh conditions.
The La Cygne event at the 2,600 acre lake near the power plant drew anglers like Chris Savoie and Rich Dalby. Savoie and Kyle Burghart struggled with a cold front but posted a 3.43 pound largemouth for second behind Dalby and Ashley Dalby’s 5.38 pound catch. The Like Father Like Son circuit emphasizes teaching youngsters, with anglers sharing tips and teamwork across species like white bass, largemouth, drum, and channel catfish.
The National Safe Boating Council designates May 22 28 as National Safe Boating Week to urge life jacket use and safe boating. About 700 die yearly in boating incidents with nine of ten unwearing life jackets. Kansas state parks waive entrance fees on Saturday and today, but camping and campsite utility fees apply. vehicle fees remain $4 per day or $30 annual.
Ajim Joy of Grantville and AL Betsworth of Topeka used jigs and spinnerballs to land four bass weighing 11.54 pounds and claim first prize of 874 dollars at the Bass World tournament last Saturday at Truman Lake. Local briefs note Chatt Martin of Lawrence placed 12th in the Crappie USA event at El Dorado Lake, with Larry Blevins of Kansas City finishing second after catching 10 crappie weighing 14.67 pounds.
Clinton water 57 degrees murky 10.9 feet high crappie fair near bank walleye fair drift nightcrawlers channel catfish fair shad guts white bass fair minnows jigs sassy shad roadrunners at dam Hillsdale water 60 clear 3.3 feet crappie fair to good 18 feet early and shallower on minnows small jigs largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around rip rap shallows channel catfish fair upper end shallow flats nightcrawlers Perry water 58 dirty high crappie fair tube jigs minnows at 8-10 feet mornings evenings conditions should improve weekend channel catfish fair to good shad green worms nightcrawlers white bass crappie fair to good instilling basin Douglas channel catfish fair Leavenworth largemouth bass good crappie good near shore Shawnee black bass fall to good along shoreline channel catfish good lakewide
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