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675 Russian Anglers Rescued from Ice Floe

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 1, 2012
675 Russian Anglers Rescued From Ice Flow

After a large section of ice broke free from the island of Sakhalin off the Pacific coast of Siberia, 675 Russian fishermen and women were set adrift. By late Sunday, the Russian government reported that it had successfully completed a rescue effort and all the fishermen and women were safe. In order to rescue the [...]

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New Mexico’s Eagle Nest Lake Closed to Ice Fishing

by Outdoor Hub March 16, 2012

Eagle Nest Lake is closed to ice fishing and other activities on the ice because of recent warm weather and winds that caused rapidly deteriorating and unsafe ice conditions, the Department of Game and Fish and New Mexico State Parks announced. The lake is still mostly covered with ice, but it is soft and beginning [...]

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Michigan DNR Reminds Anglers of Mandatory Ice Shanty Removal Dates

by Outdoor Hub March 7, 2012

The Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the dates for mandatory ice shanty removal are approaching. Anglers are required to remove shanties as soon as the ice is unsafe to hold them, regardless of the date. In the northern Lower Peninsula, ice shanties need to be removed by midnight on March 15. Counties included [...]

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Vermont Ice Shanties Must be Removed from Ice by Mar. 25

by Outdoor Hub February 29, 2012

Vermont state law requires that ice fishing shanties must be removed from the ice  before the ice becomes unsafe or ice loses its ability to support the shanty out of the water, or before the last Sunday in March (the 25th this year), whichever comes first. The same Vermont law requiring the name and address [...]

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Colorado’s Stagecoach State Park Hosts First Fishing Tournament

by Outdoor Hub February 27, 2012
Colorado’s Stagecoach State Park Hosts First Fishing Tournament

Stagecoach State Park will host its first ever ice fishing tournament, organized and sponsored by guiding company Steamboat Great Outdoors, on Saturday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the reservoir.  The tournament is limited to 200 adult and 50 youth entries. Adult registration is $45 and youngsters are free. All 2011 Colorado [...]

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Separate Pods o’ Perch

by Outdoor Hub February 23, 2012
Separate Pods o’ Perch

There is endless debate about what fish do, where they go, what type of habitat they choose, how much their food sources impact their location. Bass do this, bluegills do that, crappies do something else… as if every individual of a given species ‘does’ the same thing. Professional ice fisherman Dave Genz was talking about [...]

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Colorado’s Eleven Mile State Park Announces Results of the South Park Ice Masters

by Outdoor Hub February 22, 2012
Colorado’s Eleven Mile State Park Announces Results of the South Park Ice Masters

Sharon Dube and Jeremiah Paris of Leadville won $3,222 At the South Park Ice Masters fishing tournament at Eleven Mile State Park and produced by the 11 Mile Marina on Feb. 11. The South Park Ice Masters is the second of three events in the Sports Column Colorado Classic Ice Fishing Tournament 2012. The Colorado [...]

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New York DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations

by Outdoor Hub February 16, 2012

Changes to the current freshwater fishing regulations designed to enhance fishing opportunities and protect the state’s freshwater fisheries were announced today by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). DEC will accept public comments on the proposals through April 2, 2012. “New York provides some of the best fishing in the nation and [...]

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Manitoba Offers Free Family Ice Fishing This Weekend

by Outdoor Hub February 15, 2012

Manitobans and visitors to the province will be able to enjoy ice fishing without needing a Manitoba fishing licence during the second annual winter Family Fishing Weekend from Feb. 18 to 20, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “After the success of last year’s first family fishing weekend, we want to continue [...]

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Activities Scheduled Throughout Michigan for Winter Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 18 and 19

by Outdoor Hub February 13, 2012
Activities Scheduled Throughout Michigan for Winter Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 18 and 19

On Saturday, Feb. 18 and Sunday, Feb. 19 everyone inMichigan– including residents and non-residents – can fish without a license, though all other fishing regulations still apply. Those two days make up the Winter Free Fishing Weekend – an annual effort to promoteMichigan’s plentiful fishing opportunities. While many individuals and families will bundle up and [...]

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StrikeMaster Ice Augers and Mora ICE Join Rapala Family of Brands

by Outdoor Hub February 10, 2012
StrikeMaster Ice Augers and Mora ICE join Rapala Family of Brands.

The sound you are hearing is ice-expanding… not to mention the ice fishing marketplace growing. That other sound, the musical-machine clearing a path to the underside of the ice? That’s a StrikeMaster auger – a brand that has been finding passageways to frozen fish since the end of World War II. Bolstering its already solid [...]

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Free New Hampshire Ice Fishing Clinic in Northwood Feb. 25

by Outdoor Hub February 9, 2012

Looking for an outdoor activity that the whole family can enjoy this winter and won’t break the bank? Join the fun as the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s “Let’s Go Fishing” Program presents on-the-ice fishing instruction on Saturday, February 25, on Northwood Lake at the boat landing from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The clinic [...]

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Ice Conditions Unsafe on Parts of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee

by Outdoor Hub February 8, 2012

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials warn that this winter’s above-normal temperatures and high winds have affected ice formation, particularly on the large lakes. People are being strongly urged to use caution before venturing onto the ice, especially with the start of the Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby (February 11-12) just days away. A [...]

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Colorado’s Crawford State Park Hosts Ice Fishing Tournament

by Outdoor Hub February 1, 2012

Attention ice anglers: Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Bait Box-N-More bait shop will be hosting the 1st Annual Pike Ice Derby at Crawford State Park on Saturday, Feb. 11. The tournament runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with weigh-ins from 3:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Register for the tournament at the Bait Box-N-More [...]

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Denver, Colorado Ice Fishing Clinic Feb. 27

by Outdoor Hub January 30, 2012

Denver, CO– Colorado Parks and Wildlife is partnering again with Dave Bryant from Lake Ice USA to offer an informative and free seminar for beginning ice fishing anglers.  Join us at the Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education building on Thursday, Jan. 26 for some technique and fish tales. WHAT: Ice Fishing Seminar with Dave Bryant of [...]

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Colorado’s Eleven Mile State Park Hosts Ice Fishing Tournaments

by Outdoor Hub January 30, 2012
Colorado’s Eleven Mile State Park Hosts Ice Fishing Tournaments

The  2012 Sports Column Colorado Classic Ice Fishing Tournament,  hosted by Colorado State Parks and produced by the 11 Mile Marina at Eleven Mile State Park, held the opening Grand Slam event on Jan. 7. The Grand Slam was the first in a three-contest series and 115 teams from all over Colorado competed for over [...]

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New Hampshire Bobhouse Break-ins a Cause for Concern

by Outdoor Hub January 30, 2012

After several incidents in which bobhouses were forcibly entered and gear stolen last week, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials are advising ice anglers to be aware that this activity is going on, to not leave items of value in their bobhouses, and to report suspicious activity to authorities. The bobhouse break-ins have not [...]

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Learn Ice Fishing at Free Seminar in Pueblo, Colorado

by Outdoor Hub January 30, 2012

Families interested in learning how to ice fish are invited to a free seminar presented by Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Saturday, Feb. 4.  The seminar is limited to the first 10 people who register. “Ice fishing is a great way to get outside and have some fishing fun during the winter,” said Colorado Parks [...]

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Anglers Compete in Wausau for USA Ice Fishing Team Championship

by Outdoor Hub January 30, 2012

Wausau, WI – Anglers from across the country are invited to compete in the 2012 USA Ice Team Championship at Lake Wausau on March 8-11, 2012. The United States Freshwater Fishing Federation (USF3) is sanctioning the championship and the event will follow the rules of international ice-fishing competition. “The USA Ice Team championship will determine [...]

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Dave Genz on Riled-up Water and Shallow Bluegills

by Outdoor Hub January 26, 2012
Dave Genz on Riled-up Water and Shallow Bluegills

From one section of a lake to another, winter water clarity differences can be detected, says Dave Genz. Subtle, but noticeable. Riled-up water leaves clues about possible presence of shallow ‘gills. More and more, this series of ice fishing articles will feature the latest thoughts and theories developed by Dave Genz as he spends darn [...]

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