walleye fishing in Missouri

Area anglers prepare for walleye fishing in early March

Francis Skalicky, for the News-Leader 11:22 a.m. CST February 3, 2016

The March 1 trout park opener may be the first fishing event of the year that grabs media attention, but as winter fades into spring, many area anglers are focused on another popular sportfish.

For many Ozarks fishing folks, early March is time to get excited about walleye fishing. This popular member of the perch family, which many anglers say is the finest eating of freshwater gamefish, begins to spawn in early March. This spawning period, which usually runs into April, sends many anglers to local lakes in search of this prized catch.

People can learn more about walleye at the free Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) program “Walleye Fishing” on Feb. 10 at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. The program will be 7-8:30 p.m.

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Alabama's public fishing lakes

Alabama's public fishing lakes.

By Frank Sargeant, The Huntsville Times AL.com
on February 03, 2016 at 1:30 PM, updated February 03, 2016 at 1:31 PM

   Well-stocked state lakes give kids and amateur anglers an

excellent chance of success on small waters, often close to home

 

There's no question that fishing on private lakes is often better than the action available on big public lakes like those in the TVA chain.

 

The fish in many of these lakes don't see many lures compared to the constant pounding they get in a hard-fished lake like Guntersville or Pickwick, and that makes them a whole lot easier to catch.

           
 In late winter, small lakes also have the advantage of warming up considerably faster than the bigger waters if the sun cooperates, and that turns on the pre-spawn action weeks ahead of time.

 

 

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Fatal boating accident

Weekend boating accident turns fatal in Cuba, Missouri

Posted 11:59 am, January 31, 2016, by Staff Writer


CUBA, MO (KTVI) – Missouri State Highway Patrol report a fatal boating accident that occurred Saturday afternoon in Cuba, Missouri. The incident happened at Indian Hills Lake. Officials say that a 1994 Aweld boat traveling southbound made an abrupt turn, causing the driver and a passenger to be ejected from the boat. The boat struck a dock before coming to a stop. The driver of the boat was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials identify the victim as 51 year-old Roger Farrar of Cuba. This is Troop I’s first water fatality of the year.

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Elementary students hooked on fishing

Hooked on Fishing: Broadwater Elementary students learn on the lake.

Broadwater Elementary student Miles Hardin
gives his first perch a kiss Wednesday morning out on the Helena Valley Regulation Reservoir for the hands-on portion of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hooked on Fishing program.


As the first perch rose from the ice hole and flopped in the snow, a 50-voice chorus rang out across the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir.

“Kiss it, kiss it, kiss it!”

And with schools of ravenous perch eager to bite the swarm of lures dancing beneath the surface, plenty of Broadwater Elementary fourth and fifth graders had the opportunity to pucker up at the urging of their classmates.

The day was part of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Hooked on Fishing program, which uses fish and fishing as part of a larger curriculum for students across the state. On Wednesday, Broadwater students had their chance to learn on a frozen classroom, gaining some firsthand knowledge of the reservoir’s fish population as well as some specimens for future dissection.

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using fishing poles to steal mail

Thieves are using fishing poles to try and steal mail out of mailboxes.

THE BRONX (PIX11) -- They were fishing for stolen mail, but they ended being the ones who got caught — by cops.

Three suspects were arrested last week after officers observed them hanging around mailboxes on a number of corners in the Bronx early in the morning.

NYPD released a picture of the "fishing poles" they were using to try to snag mail — and whatever money and valuable information might be in it.

In the Bedford Park and Norwood sections of the Bronx, neighbors have been advised that suspects are taking water bottles, tying a string around them, and covering them with sticky glue or fly paper to fish envelopes from mailboxes.

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