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April 12, 2011

Minnesota DNR announces temporary, seasonal fishing closures

To protect fish spawning areas, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun to close certain portions of a number of Minnesota waters to fishing. The closings are routine and based on local conditions. Closings occur each year as ice-out begins and waters begin to warm. Areas closed to fishing are listed on the […]

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Maryland: Annual Spring Run Of Hickory Shad Has Begun

The recreational Hickory shad fishing season for Maryland’s sport anglers has started, offering several weeks of excellent fishing until mid-May. “Now is the perfect time to fish Hickory shad,” said Tom O’Connell, director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service. “Grab your rod, get outside and celebrate the beginning of spring and

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Maryland NRP Charge Nine Recreational Anglers With Rockfish Poaching

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) have charged nine recreational anglers from Delaware and Texas for illegally fishing in a designated striped bass spawning area in the Choptank River. The charges come just days before the opening of trophy striped bass season on April 16. “The majority of Atlantic striped bass are born and return

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Army Corps activates new Chicago-area barrier to stop Asian carp

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has fired up a new electric fish barrier on a Chicago-area waterway linking the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds, the latest bid to protect the lakes from an Asian carp onslaught that could harm native species. The $19 million device is slightly upstream

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