Some teens in Ohio may have started a new trend! They’re combining their love of fishing with folks from local nursing homes.
The teens take the elders fishing at a local pond and help them fish. They bait the hooks when needed, provide some inspiration as well as lunch.
The seniors enjoy the time away from the nursing home and have a grand time fishing. The teens gain a lot too. Everyone comes away from it with smiles.
Have you seen the Matt Watson video where he dives from a helicopter into the ocean to catch a marlin?
It’s a must see!
Recent research has shown that Omega-3 fatty acids from fish can help protect against advanced prostate cancer. The fatty fish, such as salmon and herring have the most omega-3 fatty acids. Many different seafoods contain small amounts too. Freshwater fish tends to have less than fatty fish from the sea, but some trout have high levels.
Science also tells us that the same omega-3 rich fish help reduce your risk of dying from a heart attack by a third.
Two servings a week are recommended for the most benefit.
So, go fishing, eat your catch, and reap the rewards of better health too!
fish oil capsules
The Aiken Augusta area is home to more than world champion “coveted green blazer” golf, and world champion horses. It’s also where Jason Williamson, the winner of the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament hails from!
This is Jason’s first Elite series win and he’s still in his twenties. The prize? A whopping $100 grand!
One of Jason’s sponsors is Buckeye Lures of Augusta. Buckeye Lures makes the bait Jason uses, the J-Will swimbait head.
Kudos to Jason!
We were watching Outdoor Oklahoma this past Sunday morning, and they were discussing the Oklahoma 5 year hunting, fishing and combo license.
We’ve a young male relative that’s interested in the lifetime hunting and fishing license but it’s way out of his price range, so I thought I’d take a gander at the cost of the 5 year license.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has these for sale and they start at $88 for a 5 year fishing OR hunting license or $148 for a combo license. These also includes the 5 year legacy permit. (Those are normally $5 each year.)
So the 5 year license does save a little money over the annual fees, about thirty percent. I’m thinking that this just might make a nice birthday gift for a coming 15 year old!
Free Fishing Day 2009
Free fishing days nationwide. Enjoy free fishing without having to purchase a license! It’s a great time to try out fishing. Find out how much you like it!
Many states use the first weekend in June for their free fishing days. Then there’s also National Hunting and Fishing Day in late September. Be sure to check your specific state’s regulations for details and further information.
Some states still require special stamps to fish for trout, salmon, etc. on free fishing days or restrict free fishing to freshwater/saltwater. Other states allow free fishing year-round to disabled veterans, senior citizens, children, etc. This is a great way to introduce a husband, wife, child, friend to fishing.
ALABAMA 6/06/09
ALASKA ???
ARIZONA 6/06/09 - 6/13/09
ARKANSAS 6/12/09 -06/14/09
CALIFORNIA 7/04/09 ‘and’ 09/07/09
COLORADO 6/06/09 -06/07/09
CONNECTICUT ???
DELAWARE 6/06/09 -06/07/09
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC first week of June
FLORIDA 4/04/09 -04/05/09 (freshwater)
GEORGIA 6/06/09 and 6/13/09 and 9/26/09
HAWAII free saltwater fishing year-round
IDAHO 6/13/09
ILLINOIS IL 6/05/09 -06/08/09 (includes free inland trout stamp and salmon stamp fishing)
INDIANA 6/06/09 -06/07/09
IOWA 6/05/09 and 06/07/09 (residents only)
KANSAS 6/06/09 -06/07/09
KENTUCKY 6/06/09 -06/07/09
LOUISIANA 06/06/09 -06/07/09
MAINE 2/14/09 - 02/15/09 and 5/30/09 -05/31/09
MARYLAND 6/06/09 6/13/09 7/04/09
MASSACHUSETTS 6/06/09 -06/07/09
MICHIGAN 2/14/09 -02/15/09 and 6/13/09 - 6/14/09
MINNESOTA 5/09/09 -05/10/09 (resident mothers only)
6/05/09 -6/07/09 (residents only with child under 16)
2/13/09 - 2/14/10 (residents only with child under 16)
MISSISSIPPI 6/01/09 6/07/09 - 6/08/09 (license still required)
MISSOURI 6/06/09 -6/07/09
MONTANA ???
NEBRASKA 5/16/09
NEVADA 6/13/09
NEW HAMPSHIRE 6/06/09
NEW JERSEY 6/06/09 -6/07/09
NEW MEXICO 6/07/09
NEW YORK 6/27/09 -6/28/09
NORTH CAROLINA 7/04/09
NORTH DAKOTA 6/06/07 -6/07/09
OHIO 5/02/09 - 5/03/09
OKLAHOMA 6/06/09 -6/07/09
OREGON 6/06/09 - 6/07/09
PENNSYLVANIA 5/23/09 and 6/06/09
RHODE ISLAND 6/06/09 -06/07/09
SOUTH CAROLINA 6/06/09 -06/07/09 (residents only)
SOUTH DAKOTA 5/15/09 -05/17/09
TENNESSEE 6/06/09
TEXAS 6/06/09 free fishing in state parks year-round
UTAH 6/06/09
VERMONT 6/13/09
VIRGINIA 6/05/09 -06/07/09 (residents only)
WASHINGTON 6/06/09 -06/07/09
WEST VIRGINIA 6/13/09 - 06/14/09
WISCONSIN 6/06/09 -06/07/09
WYOMING 6/06/09
The above information was gleaned from various websites. We believe them to be accurate. Please check with your own state department regulating fishing before heading off on a free fishing weekend.
Of course, for many of us, fishing NEVER went out of style!
Fishing is gaining ground as a favorite pastime once again. This time around, money has something to do with it.
How much does it cost to play a round of golf? A lot!
How much does it cost to go fishing? Not much!
Fishing can be as cheap as you want it to be. Many a kid was introduced to fishing by digging for worms in the own backyard, or catching grasshoppers, or buying a few crawlers at the local bait shop. Add a homemade cane pole or a low end rod and reel and you have a good time waiting at a bargain price.
The added benefits? You get some nice outdoor quality time with your family. A little Vitamin D from the sun, some quiet conversation, and maybe even dinner, if you’re a good catch!
So next time you’re looking for some nice family fun without spending a lot of money, grab your pole, dig for some worms, and head to your nearest watering hole. It’ll be time well spent.
You find things, really interesting things, just when you least expect it. Case in point, I’ve a friend who’s headed down to Dallas this weekend. Her ice chest is too big for the passenger seat, and her Playmate doesn’t keep items cold enough. She was looking for an ice chest to hold the bottled water that she gulps religiously, and one that would keep it ice cold, and one that would be handy in her SUV.
She thought about running over to Bass Pro, until I happened to mentioned that I’d been to Academy just the week before. Had she been in there lately?
A quick glance at the Academy website revealed that yes, they had coolers in stock, even though it’s March, and yes they had lots of different styles and sizes to choose from. Looks like a winner, and a quick and easy purchase for her.
But, while I was looking for her handy dandy car cooler, I just happened to stumble across the absolute CUTEST cooler – ever! It’s red and white and round and shaped just like a bobber, only BIG.
It’s called the Big Bobber.
big red bobber
Come on, admit it, it would be a blast to have and use on the boat, or the pool, or anywhere really. It holds a 12 pk and did I mention, it’s CUTE!
THIS Big Bobber ice chest is going on my gift list for this year. Wonder who I can get one for? Dad, bro,???
Google earth viewers spotted an unusual rock formation in the Teifi River near Cardigan, Wales.
It appears to be a large 853 foot formation in the shape of a V.
Scientists think the rock formation was built over a thousand years ago. It’s thought that fisherman of the time used the rock formation to trap fish in nets when the tide receded.
The discovery was made by an eagle-eye in an airplane and then confirmed using Google Earth. Divers were then sent in to check it out.
While no longer functional in its original capacity as a fish trap, it now serves as a natural reef in the river.
We recently burned a brush pile. It needed to be burned, it’d been hanging around the front yard WAY too long. (Yes, I live in the country, don’t think most homeowners associations would take kindly to a big ole honkin’ brushpile in the front yard.)
I’m the official firestarter in the family. DH sometimes lovingly calls me “one match”. Come on, it’s not hard, strike the match, set it under some quick burning material, and voila you have fire. (well, I was a girl scout…) Starting a fire outside always makes me think of the fire scene with Tom Hanks in Castaway.
We gathered our things, water hose, chairs, long fire poking stick, rake, Dr Pepper (hey that’s important – it’s a long walk back uphill to the house!!) and we were rarin’ to go.
Soon that fire was rarin’ itself! Burned high, and hot and eventually turned into a normal, but rather large, campfire size kind of fire. From that point, DH’s job was to watch the fire. You know, make sure nothing creeped out of bounds.
He sat there in his ‘fold-up’ canvas chair, all comfy and cozy, and while his eyes were hidden by the sunglasses he was wearing, I swear he went to sleep. Hmmm. I told him, “You look like you’re fishing.” He had that same laid back posture of many an old man sitting at the edge of a creek bank.
Hmm, he said “Maybe I will. Know where my pole is?”
He didn’t get up, and no I don’t know where his pole is. But when he’s ready to go fishing down at the nearby river, he’ll certainly be ready, he’s got the sitting part perfect!
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