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Federal ban on lead fishing tackle proposed

A proposal to ban all lead in fishing tackle is under consideration by the federal government, and your comments of opposition are needed to counter the threat.

SEBILE Innovative Fishing Wins Eight Awards in 2010 at Tackle Trade Shows in Australia, USA and Europe

SEBILE hit a grand slam by winning four awards for its fishing tackle products at the Australian Fishing Tackle Trade Show held August 14-16, 2010.

Fishing report (Sept. 2-8)

Courtesy Connecticut DEP INLAND REPORT LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing was generally fair to good, with reports from Billings Lake, Candlewood Lake, East Twin Lake, Gardner Lake, Glasgo Pond, Mudge Pond (a 5 lb bass among the catches), Pattagansett Lake, Pickerel Lake (catches include a 6 lb bass), Lake Zoar (a tough place for some anglers, but fair action can be found, and recent catches do include a 5 ...

Family fishing on Sept. 10 in Peoria

Peoria and Arizona Game and Fish Department host fishing clinic at Rio Vista Community Park.

Fishing report

An update on fishing conditions.

OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, Sept. 2

The fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marinaoperators, tackle shops and local fishermen we contact. Anglerscatching large fish should send the information to Outdoor NewsService, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. Faxes can besent to 909-887-8180. E-Mail messages or fishing reports can alsobe posted to Jim ...

Angler Steve Wozniak breaks fishing record, by catching 1,000 species

An angler has broken the ultimate fishing record by becoming the first person in the world to catch 1,000 different species of fish.

Fight to ban lead in fishing tackle continues

OKLAHOMA CITY — Politicians, anglers and environmentalists are taking sides over a petition to ban potentially toxic lead in fishing tackle. On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled against considering a petition from the Center of Biological Diversity and other environmental groups to ban the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition.

Fishing Report for Aug. 31, 2010

Fishing report for Aug. 31.

Fishing report and best times for 9/3

The lake level was 658.3 (660 is normal pool level); with minimum generation scheduled the lake should hold there through the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam is 86 degrees with upstream temperatures of 83 to 89 degrees depending on time of day. The thermocline is still 20 to 25-feet deep in most areas. Truman Lake is at normal pool. BLACK BASS – Bass fishing has worsened, it that is ...