Spring fishing hot spots and spots to try
Anglers can find prime spring fishing at Cumberland River near Yewe Tenn Beaver Creek in Kentucky and Clinch River with popular spots in Lorain County and nearby areas. Guides offer trout draws in Maryland and the Lake Barkley stretch with bass crappie and white bass in riverine locales. Hotels and restaurants are limited, so tents and trailers suit evenings near prime waters.
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Kentucky
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LaGrange
VI Luttrell
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Apri
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Monticella
Barkles
Kentucky Lakes
Golden Pond
Goose population in Ohio rises as banded birds tracked statewide
Ohio's mock migratory Canada goose population has grown from 9900 to 3850 over seven years, the Department of Natural Resources said. Biologists band geese with color neck bands at Crane Creek refuge to monitor movements and flight patterns, aiding wildlife managers in adjusting hunting seasons.
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Natural Resources
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Deep South
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Crane Creek
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Ottawa County
Dan Armbruster
Natural Resource Departments
Division of Wildlife
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Conservation Association forms to study environmental issues
Ohio Twenty one groups form the Ohio Conservation Association to coordinate action on river classifications pollution and other environmental problems. Glenn Thompson notes OCA will study issues via task forces and may pursue education legislation and legal measures. A February 21 conference at the Statler Hilton in Dayton features experts and speakers including Russell Train and Thomas Kimball. Richard MacCutchen is executive director.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elvic
Ohio Conservation Association
Glenn Thompson
Dayton Journel
Herald
Consorvicomist
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OCA
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Senate
Statler Hilton Inn
Afloat and Afield by Don Miller Camping Philosophy and Pleasures
Afloat and Afield by Don Miller explores camping as temporary shelter versus luxury. The piece contrasts modern RV and Inst ENE camping with the pure joy of solitude, night sounds, and nature. It celebrates escaping crowds, relishing wind, water, and wildlife, and the simple act of living outdoors.
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Nancy Jack
Kansas
Boat classes strip mystery from sport and safety
The Lets Go Seating Committee promotes beginner boating courses to dispel the myth that boating is hard. Free Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadrons classes teach seamanship, safety rules, chart reading, and boat handling, even for non owners, to provide a safe, enjoyable start on the water.
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SS Power Squadrons
Tiger Trout Spawns Highlight River Hatchery Breakthrough
The article notes the first fall spawning of a tiger trout, a cross between brook and brown trout. It mentions 20 million trout being raised and the appearance of the tiger trout, with fertility yet to be determined.
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Greton
Audubon creates Nina Washburn sanctuary on Bird Key
The National Audubon Society named a 17 acre Florida island in Terra Ceia Bay as the Nina Griffith Washburn Audubon Sanctuary. Bird Key near Bradenton will be closed to the public to protect nesting herons and other large light colored birds, ensuring undisturbed breeding and fledging of young.
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The
National Audubon Society
Bird Key
Terra Cela Bay
Bradenton
Nina Griffith Washburn
Washburn
Little Key
White the Audubon Society
Record Crane Arrival Sets New Aransas Total
The 56th wild whooping crane arrived at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas, the most to date. Interior Department reports the species’ historic low counts, while Bird Key hosts numerous white ibis, cattle egrets and 250 brown pelican pairs that nested and raised many young last year.
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Texas
Aransas
Interior Department
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Bird Key
United States
Lake Michigan Coho and Chinook Run Seen as Bonanza for Anglers
The Lake Michigan basin is expected to yield record coho and chinook catches this season with coho potentially surpassing 300000 and chinooks reaching 30 pounds. Through winter, guides report thousands of coho, about 43000 chinooks, and a stream weir harvest of 948000 pounds, while 1967 to 1969 totals show strong growth and expanding plantings. The outcome depends on food supply as anglers anticipate an unprecedented but uncertain season.
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Lake Wichigan
Angiers
Arkansas Mallards Boosted By Severe Winter Census
The census shows Arkansas wintering mallards near 1 million, about half a million more than four years ago, with a total waterfowl count of 1 719 700. Severe winter and abundant food and cover boosted numbers as ducks concentrated on major rivers, making exact totals harder to estimate. Canada geese rose to 4623, unlike usual counts.
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Arkansas
Makehall State
Mississipp
Minnow Nets $50 For Angler In Genesee Contest
A North Ridgeville angler Tim Lovell 19 of 34551 Lorain Rd used a minnow dunked in Lake Erie last April to catch a 1 lb 12 oz yellow perch. The catch earned him a monthly Winner award of $15 and the second place annual award of $35 in the Genesee contest.
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Lake Erie
North Ridgeville
Tim Lovell
Lorain Rd
Ducks Backed for Four-Tird Waterfowl Season Limit
A waterfowl symposium sponsored by the League of Ohio Sportsmen led to strong support for a four tert limit and a 45 day season on docks.
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League of Ohio Sportsmen
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