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20 Year Old Sets Missouri Record for Trotline-Caught Largemouth Bass

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 16, 2012
20 Year Old Sets Record Largemouth Bass in Missouri

In the Missouri State Record Fish Database, there are a few records listed that have only recently been set. One such record was that of a largemouth bass caught with trotline roughly ten years ago, which has just recently been confirmed to be broken. The new record-setter, David Gilmore, was also fishing with trotline and [...]

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Bassmaster Elite Series “Mystery Lake” to be Revealed May 24

by Outdoor Hub May 16, 2012

Since the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule was announced last summer, professional anglers have been kept in the dark about the seventh stop on the circuit — the Mystery Lake Elite June 28-July 1. The secret will be revealed at 1 p.m. CT, Thursday, May 24, a month prior to the start of official practice [...]

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Montana FWP Seeking Comments for an Extension of Experimental Lake Trout Removal Efforts

by Outdoor Hub May 16, 2012
Montana FWP Seeking Comments for an Extension of Experimental Lake Trout Removal Efforts

Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Region One, is seeking public comment for the purpose of continuing an experimental removal of lake trout in Swan Lake, Montana. The proposed action would involve contracting with professional fishery consultants to conduct gillnetting over a 3-week period beginning late August or early September 2012. Additionally, FWP and Swan Valley [...]

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West Virginia DNR Stocking Catchable Channel Catfish

by Outdoor Hub May 16, 2012
West Virginia DNR Stocking Catchable Channel Catfish

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is stocking more than 8,000 catchable-size channel catfish during the week of May 14, according to WVDNR Director Frank Jezioro. This popular stocking program provides fishing opportunities at popular and accessible lakes across the state. Lakes to be stocked are: Anawalt Lake (McDowell Co.), Barboursville Lake (Cabell [...]

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Oregon Summer and Fall Salmon Seasons Set for Columbia River

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012
Oregon Summer and Fall Salmon Seasons set for Columbia River

Fishery managers have announced 2012 summer and fall salmon fishing seasons on the Columbia River. The seasons are based on results of this year’s Pacific Fishery Management Councils (PFMC) process including a series of public meetings, referred to as North of Falcon, in which fishery managers from several jurisdictions convene to plan salmon fisheries on [...]

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Bronzebacks and Bushytails are Legal May 26 in Missouri

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012
Bronzebacks and Bushytails are Legal May 26 in Missouri

Anglers generally are as disinterested in the opening dates for hunting seasons as hunters are in fishing-season dates, but the fourth Saturday in May is a red-letter day for both groups. That is opening day for squirrel hunting season and catch-and-keep fishing for black bass in Ozark streams. Hunters may pursue gray and fox squirrels [...]

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Catfishing Casts Out Tagged Rewards at Eight West Virginia State Parks

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012
Catfishing Casts out Tagged Rewards at Eight West Virginia State Parks

“Catfish in the Parks” is a “Get Outdoors” initiative for kids and families to discover the fun of catfishing. Introduced in 2008 by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Section and West Virginia State Parks, catfishing fun continues in 2012. The “Catfish in the Parks” program is intended to provide family-based fishing [...]

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Mississippi River to Test College Anglers

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012

Final exams are over for the year, and now the skills of college anglers will be tested on the upper Mississippi River. That test is this week at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Midwest Super Regional set for May 18-19. Competing are two-angler teams representing colleges and universities from throughout the Midwest. Participating schools include [...]

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Ferguson Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division on Douglas Lake

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012
Ferguson Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division On Douglas Lake

Bobby Ferguson of Chuckey, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 26 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division event on Douglas Lake. For his victory, Ferguson earned $5,337. “Everything was perfect out there,” said Ferguson. “I could not have asked for a better day. I was fishing for suspended [...]

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The Bass Federation’s Dream Team Rally Set for Shawano Lake, July 22

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012
The Bass Federation’s Dream Team Rally Set For Shawano Lake, July 22

The Bass Federation’s brand new Dream Team Rally tournament trail is excited to announce the Shawano Red Nek Bass Busters, TBF club # 8048 of Wisconsin is scheduled to host its first TBF Dream Team Rally event.  The event is scheduled for July 22, 2012 on Shawano Lake, at Huckleberry Harbor in Shawano, Wis.  The [...]

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Dream Team River Rumble Set for Ohio River, Gallipolis Pool, October 13

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012
Dream Team River Rumble Set For Ohio River, Gallipolis Pool, October 13

The Bass Federation’s brand new Dream Team Rally tournament trail is excited to announce the Gallipolis Bass Busters, club # 3905, and the Ohio Bass Federation is scheduled to host its first TBF Dream Team Rally event.  The event is scheduled for October 13 on the Ohio River, Gallipolis Pool at the Gallipolis City ramp [...]

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The New Iobee Frog in Action

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012

Watch Cody Meyer as he bank fishes for bass with the new Iobee Frog!

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Kevin VanDam on Fishing Spinner Baits

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 14, 2012
KVD on Spinner Baits

Kevin VanDam (KVD) has won more money in fishing tournaments than any other professional angler and is one of the most successful anglers in history. Outdoor Hub Reporter John Phillips caught up with KVD to learn more about his fishing style and what make him so successful on the water. Click here to check out [...]

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Zachowski Leads National Guard FLW Walleye Tour Event on Lake Erie

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
Zachowski Leads National Guard FLW Walleye Tour Event On Lake Erie

The windy conditions that greeted anglers  Thursday morning seemingly had no effect on walleye pro Rick Zachowski of Milwaukee, Wis., and his co-angler Jimmy Cox of Bono, Ark., for the first day of the National Guard FLW Walleye Tour on Lake Erie presented by Dr. Pepper. The competitors’ five best walleyes came in today weighing [...]

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Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail to Hit the Waters of the Alabama River at Selma, Alabama

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail to Hit the Waters of the Alabama River at Selma, Alabama

The Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail will hit the waters of the Alabama River at Selma, Alabama June 23, 2012.  This is the opportunity for local catfish anglers to compete for cash, prizes and a chance to pre-fish and advance to the Cabela’s King Kat Classic which will be held here on the Alabama River [...]

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2011 Brook Trout Pond Survey an Overwhelming Success

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012
2011 Brook Trout Pond Survey an Overwhelming Success

Two conservation groups and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are seeking volunteer anglers to survey remote ponds for brook trout this fishing season.  This will be the second year anglers can help Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and state biologists gather data on which ponds in western and northern Maine are inhabited by [...]

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Nation’s River Bass Tournament Set for May 18

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012

What: On Friday, May 18, 2012, Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region, in partnership with the FLW, Pepco and US Fish and Wildlife Service is bringing 300 underserved local students by the busloads to fish at National Harbor for the fifth annual Nation’s River Bass Tournament. For the first time, Forrest L. Wood will be [...]

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Lake Trout Removal Project Report Completed for Montana’s Swan Lake

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012
Lake Trout Removal Project Report Completed for Montana’s Swan Lake

FWP and members of the Swan Valley Bull Trout Working Group have completed a report on the 3-year experimental lake trout removal project for Swan Lake, and the report is now available to the public. From 2009-2011, a total of 21,330 lake trout from 6-36 inches long were removed from the lake. Lake trout catch [...]

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Montana’s Ruby Dam Fishing Access Site Reopened

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012
Montana’s Ruby Dam Fishing Access Site Reopened

Ruby Dam Fishing Access Site (FAS) on the Ruby River south of Alder reopened late last week after a long-term closure which began in the summer of 2010. The site was closed during work on the Ruby Dam Rehabilitation Project. Phase one of that project has now been completed. Phase two of the Rehabilitation Project [...]

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Kansas Lakes in “Wanna Go Fishing For Millions?” Contest

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is participating this year in Cabela’s Wanna Go Fishing for Millions? contest by tagging fish in the following Kansas reservoirs: Milford, Glen Elder, Cheney, Clinton, El Dorado, Cedar Bluff and Hillsdale. The competition began May 5 and gives anglers a chance to win as much as [...]

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