Archive for July, 2009

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.
Stephen Wright

rod

rod

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Reel ‘Em In Kids

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Fishing for Life has created a great recycling program that helps kids. Their “Reel ‘Em In Kids” program collects used or unwanted rods, reels and tackle and distributes them to youth in Minnesota.

The program, funded through the not for profit, Fishing for Life is a great model that serves the youth in Minnesota. Nationwide programs, like Reel Em In Kids would benefit a whole new generation of fisherman.

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More Grumpy Old Men

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Looks like the folks in Milbridge Maine decided to hold their own grumpy old men fishing contest. Some participants in the annual Cod Fish Races ended up fighting, sending two to the hospital.

Seems a little alcohol was involved…

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Pier Fishing

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Where oh where is the longest fishing pier on the Gulf of Mexico?

It’s in Alabama!

The new pier is a full twenty feet wide, and 1540 long. That’s over a quarter mile! It has 2,448 feet of fishing space down the railing.

Not only is the new pier BIG, they added indoor concessions, seating, retail space, comfort stations and wheelchair accessible rail fishing.

Permit to fish off the pier (in addition to a saltwater fishing license or pier license) is $8 for adults and children under 12 are $4. Just looking? They’re let you in for $3.

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Grumpy Old Men

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Ever WISH your man would go fishing, just so you could get his grumpy butt out of the house?

Apparently, you aren’t alone!

The Riverboat Days Festival in Wabasha, Minnesota, plays tribute to grumpy old men, with their Grumpy Old Men fishing contest!

Participants are urged to show up today at 7pm, at “Slipperys” to learn the rules of the fishing contest. The actual contest begins tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th at 6:30am at Ike’s Park. The contest runs til 2:30 and it’s just $5 to sign up.

It’s a nice tribute to the film, Grumpy Old Men, that was partly filmed in the Wabasha area.

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Dead Boat

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Sometimes an old worn out, busted up, left for dead boat can be a good thing.

When that old worn out, busted up, left for dead relic of an eyesore can be repurposed as a fish habitat.

In Mississippi, the Tiger Shark, an old worn out, busted up, left to rot, marine hazard off Biloxi Beach has been towed off to the Gulf and sank, creating an artificial fish habitat for fishing.

The majority of the areas artificial reef habitats were lost during Hurricane Katrina. The Mississippi Resources Derelict Vessel Program has restored about 60 percent, much of that from derelict ships and barges.

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It’s Raining Fish

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Ever wonder how some wildlife departments stock the rivers and lakes?

In Oregon, the Department of Fish and Wildlife are using helicopters and flying in 350,000 trout in more than 450 Oregon lakes, all via airdrops. Flying in will be young rainbow, brook and cutthroat trout.

The helicopters hold canisters of fish which are then opened at released from a hundred feet up.

The DFW justifies the expense of the helicopters, around $2 grand an hour, due to the fact that Oregonian waters are known for trout fishing.

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Panagasius

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

I noticed a different kind of fish at the grocer the other day. Ok, I was at Sams.

I was perusing the frozen fish section, scanning, scanning, ooo look a bargain… when I thought

“ What the heck is panagasius?”

The price per package (weight comparable) was about half that of the other fish in the section so I snagged a bag. Each fillet is individually frozen and sealed. Easy portion control that way!

I looked up Panagasius today. It’s a fish from the Vietnam area. It’s said to be similar in flavor to salmon or Alaskan Pollack. It’s a white meat fish and apparently is catching on big time with restaurants.

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Fish Don’t Bite

Monday, July 20th, 2009

When it’s hot the fish don’t bite.

Are you sure?

Maybe you just haven’t found the right bait. Keep trying. If they don’t like rubber worms, try a grasshopper. Fish need to eat, especially when it’s hot out. They’ll bite, you just have to find the right bait.

grasshopper

grasshopper

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Roo raf roo reep ra rums rarrm

Friday, July 10th, 2009

It was a cold winter day, when an old man walked out onto a frozen lake, cut a hole in the ice, dropped in his fishing line and began waiting for a fish to bite.

He was there for almost an hour without even a nibble when a young boy walked out onto the ice, cut a hole in the ice not too far from the old man and dropped in his fishing line. It only took about a minute and WHAM! A Largemouth Bass hit his hook and the boy pulled in the fish.

The old man couldn’t believe it but figured it was just luck. But, the boy dropped in his line and again within just a few minutes pulled in another one.

This went on and on until finally the old man couldn’t take it any more since he hadn’t caught a thing all this time.

He went to the boy and said, “Son, I’ve been here for over an hour without even a nibble. You have been here only a few minutes and have caught about half a dozen fish! How do you do it?”

The boy responded, “Roo raf roo reep ra rums rrarm.”

“What was that?” the old man asked.

Again the boy responded, “Roo raf roo reep ra rums rarrm.”

“Look,” said the old man, “I can’t understand a word you are saying.”

So, the boy spit into his hand and said, “You have to keep the worms warm!”

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