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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Climate change threatens US migratory bird populations, Interior Department report says Better salmon season expected off West Coast this year, including reopening of Calif. fishery . Gaea Times (blog) - Jay Root

Armchair angler wins first 2010 FLW Fantasy Fishing event Bass Fishing League (BFL) The Bass Federation (TBF) Walleye Tour Championship Bass Fishing League (BFL) The Bass Federation (TBF) . FLW Outdoors

Bite Tougher Than Normal At Chilly California Delta The World's Most Exciting Coverage of Professional Bass Fishing! Link > Primary forage: A veritable smorgasbord that includes bluegills, golden shiners, threadfin shad, crawdads, crappie, baby steelhead, baby stripers, Delta smelt, etc. > Primary patterns: Flipping plastics and jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, crankbaits, topwaters, Senkos, maybe some sight-fishing. BassFan.com

Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season More chinook salmon are expected to return to California's rivers to spawn. But concern about the precipitous decline of salmon in the rivers flowing from California's Central Valley into San Francisco Bay over the last three years threatens to shut down the fishery along the state's coastline for a third straight year. Bay News 9 - Samantha Young

Oklahoma lake conditions reported Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 18-20 ft. over brush piles and from the heated dock. White bass fair on white grubs and spinnerbaits near boat ramps. KTUL

McMANUS v. STATE Neal's 15% foot, V-hull, fiberglass, bass boat which was propelled by a 75 horse-power outboard motor. The two launched at the St. Maurice boat launch and proceeded up Saline Bayou to the Chivery Dam. Leagle.com

FISHING REPORT - Fishing has been fair to slow, with anglers catching stripers in the Vegas Wash area. Trout scattered immediately after the trout plant at Boulder Harbor with only two reported in the creel. Las Vegas Review - Journal

Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season However, Council chairman David Ortmann called that possibility unlikely. MyMotherLode.com

Sea lions killed for eating too many salmon — Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic offenders. San Antonio Express - Abby Haight

OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, March 11 E-Mail messages or fishing reports can also be posted to Jim Matthews at odwriter@verizon.net. North County Times

Two Rivers set to open The opening of the Two Rivers State Recreation Area trout lake west of Omaha is tentatively scheduled for Saturday. The lake is stocked seasonally with rainbow trout and will be open from 7 a.m. to sunset each day. Omaha World-Herald - David Hendee

Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season(2) Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season . OneNewsNow

Outdoors forecast Note: The trout stocking schedule is available online. Lower Willamette River temperatures are in the mid-50s. OregonLive.com - Bill Monroe

3-11 Fishing report This fishing report, provided by Department of Game and Fish area offices in Albuquerque, Raton, Roswell and Las Cruces, has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions may vary, however, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Portales News-Tribune

Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen Blog:City Brights: Zeke Grader: 58920 : Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen City Brights: Zeke Grader : Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen I grew up in Ft. Bragg, a small fishing town on California's North Coast. More accurately, Ft. Bragg was a salmon fishing town -- the fishermen would bring in Dungeness crab, albacore and rock cod as the... Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen Fair play for California's salmon and fishermen . San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Armchair angler wins first 2010 FLW Fantasy Fishing Event Marchant started playing FLW Fantasy Fishing last season after signing up for a league at a district meeting of the Indiana Bass Federation. Duluth Weekly

Arizona

Weekly Fishing Report Your comments may be added to the weekly fishing report. The cold winds that blasted through Arizona for a few days at the end of last week slowed the bite down some at many warmwater lakes (except those that have smallmouth bass), but by the time you read this, the good fishing should be back in full swing. Arizona Game & Fish

California

East Bay Fishing Report AMADOR: A trout plant of 3,000 pounds went in Tuesday. Rapalas and Kastmasters are the top lures. Inside Bay Area - Tim Goode

Fishing Conditions 22, 2010 Good evening folks. We had another decent day today. Red Rooster III

Fishing Line - 03-11-10 "Same old, same old." Fishing for trout and king salmon continued to be excellent. Troll from near the surface to 20 feet deep with Speedy Shiners Yo-Zuris and Rapalas. Sacramento Bee

Fishing Report: Father-son duo wins at Lopez Lake Currently, Fred and his son, Freddy, 27, are competing in three team circuits American Bass and W.O.N. Bass and Angler s Choice. Upcoming schedules will bring the Ledesmas back to Lopez Lake on April 10 for an ABA test and May 22 for another Angler s Choice exam. San Luis Obispo Tribune - Wayne Shaw

Connecticut

Sampson: Region's fishing spots teem with yellow perch Its clear waters in those days were full of bass, pickerel and panfish. Trying to catch them was a full-time job, especially during overnight stays. Norwich Bulletin - Bob Sampson

Delaware

Delaware fishing report With water temperatures warming, it shouldn't be long before jetty fishermen start connecting with a few striped bass in Indian River Inlet, according to Clark Evans at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. "We just saw the first osprey of the season behind the shop," Evans said. The News Journal

Idaho

Regional Fishing Reports Panhandle, Clearwater, Southwest, McCall, Magic Valley, Southeast, Upper Snake, and Salmon Regions. Idaho Fish and Game

Indiana

Indiana Fishing Reports Northwest, NorthEast, Central, SouthEast and Southwest Regions. Division of Fish and Wildlife

Kansas

Kansas Fishing Reports and Forecasts Fishing reports for 5 regions plus urban fishing. KDWP

Michigan

Ice fishing season nearing its end Anglers are reminded that walleye season on inland waters will end Monday but the Great Lakes, including Saginaw Bay, remain open year-round, the DNRE said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Monday also marks the end of spearing season for northern pike and musky. Traverse City Record Eagle

Mississippi

Fishing Reports - Bass Bass fishing reports for 6 districts. Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks

North Carolina

Fishing Forecast Bluefin tuna and striped bass in big numbers continue to be boated out of Oregon Inlet. Lake Norman is especially productive for largemouth and striped bass; Fontana Lake for smallmouth bass; and Lake Murray for crappie. CharlotteObserver.com

Oklahoma

Fishing Reports Clickable map of Fishing Reports for Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Oregon

» Fishing report Local lakes: This week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will stock Arizona Pond with a combination of legal-size and trophy rainbow trout. Located halfway between Gold Beach and Port Orford, Arizona Pond is an excellent place to take the kids trout fishing. Bandon Western World - Tony Roszkowski

» Fishing report Local lakes: Reports coming in from Empire Lakes in Coos Bay after last week’s trout stockings were nothing short of red hot! Josh from the Bite’s On Tackle shop in Empire told us the lake was hit pretty hard by local anglers, and plenty of nice rainbow trout were taken. Anglers were having success fishing floating Powerbait off the bottom or casting spinners. Bandon Western World - Tony Roszkowski

River Outlook: March 11, 2010 Meanwhile the first 10 spring chinook salmon have been caught in the lower Rogue, with only erratic winter steelhead showings in the upper Rogue. Mail Tribune

Ocean Outlook: March 11, 2010 No real big fish in the mix recently, but plenty of action on glow-in-the-dark jigs, as well as white, red and black jigs. Shrimp flies also are getting doubles at times. Mail Tribune

Washington

Roger Phillips: Barring harvest of wild steelhead in Washington and Oregon a no-brainer About 12,000 wild steelhead crossed Lower Granite Dam in 1993, the first year wild and hatchery fish were counted separately. Idaho also has thriving steelhead fishing. Bellingham Herald

Wisconsin

Ice angling Olympics heads to Rhinelander It's a great honor," said Bussian, who is already on Boom Lake and getting a feel for the fishing conditions. Madison.com

Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season Fishermen in Oregon and Washington are poised to have an even better season because fish are more abundant there. San Jose Mercury News - Samantha Young

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Early problems hamper Duckett Duckett said he was using a new engine, which — in hindsight — he may have pushed beyond its limits in the cold fishing conditions. Several trailing spectators offered use of their boats to Duckett, which would allow him to finish Day 1 on the water. Demopolis Times - Jason Cannon

Dan and Terri Jezek Win at Pat Mayse Lake Once again our anglers had a tough day of locating biting fish and no limits were weighed in. FishingWorld.com - Kathy Timmons

Tamarindo Costa Rica - over and under success Fishing Report: Tamarindo Costa Rica - over and under success Log In Here . Sport Fishing

» YouTube is one information source for anglers Striped bass should also be available in the upper tidewater areas of the Smith and Umpqua, but few anglers are yet trying it. Sturgeon fishing pressure on the Umpqua has increased, but fishing remains poor. Umpqua Post - Pete Heley

Arkansas

Weekly Fishing Report Fishing Reports - A weekly report full of information about what is biting and what baits are working best at locations statewide. Special Programs - Black Bass, Stream Team, Master Angler, HOFNOD and Family & Community Fishing Programs. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Vermont

Vermont Fishing Angler Catches New Record Walleye in Vermont Vermont has the best walleye fishing in New England, and Richard Levesque’s latest entry in Vermont’s fish record program underscores that point. Levesque shattered the previous state record for walleye on February 10, when he caught a walleye weighing 14.55 lbs. Vermont Fish and Wildlife

Monday, March 8, 2010

Alaska

Weekly Fishing Report Provided for the major fisheries throughout the state. Alaska Fish & Game