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Thompson Tourney: Party with a cause Saturday (Hammond Daily Star)

MANCHAC-There's a spirit about the Jason Thompson Memorial Bass Tournament that transcends fishing.

Anglers hook big bucks for Bryce (Hammond Daily Star)

Wow! What an experience! I am talking about the “Fishermen for Bryce” fund raiser that concluded with a fishing tournament last weekend down in Venice.

Fishing Report (Napa Valley Register)

Napa River If you are staying close to home for the holidays, take the kids bank fishing for stripers. Use cut bait, dress warmly — and fill your thermos with hot chocolate.

Valley Angler: Women like fishing too (The Conway Daily Sun)

— I was looking through some old fly fishing magazines the other afternoon. In one of them I came across a letter to the the editor that was critical of an article published in an earlier edition.

Schoolies living on lollies in mum's car (Daily Telegraph)

SEE how today's teenagers tackle the road trip of a lifetime. Best mates Tim Ridulfo, Michael Quilter and Nick Maggs borrowed mum's car to get to schoolies week at Surfers.

Fishing tournaments (The Augusta Chronicle)

Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flyer or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA, 30903-1928. Fax number: (706) 823-3408.

Fishing Powell: Where do eager anglers start? (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Fishing Powell: Where do eager anglers start?

Anglers excited about local fishing (The Houma Courier)

HOUMA - The weather might be getting colder, but anglers are reporting that the fishing is improving around the area. Kerry Beeson of Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle said anglers are catching everything from redfish to speckled trout to drum."Everything is going pretty good right now," Beeson said.

The myopia that poses a threat to our passion (Times Online)

This month marks the end of my five-year term as president of the Wild Trout Trust (WTT) — a charity set up in 1997 to conserve an iconic fish species under threat.

There's some ice, but be wary on water (St. Cloud Times)

It's been cold, but many spots questionable