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Daily fishing report - Winter fishing conditions are just around the corner. As water temperatures dip into the mid 60s, amberjacks and grouper move closer to shore.
The biggest challenge is finding live bait. Large pinfish and blue runners work best for amberjacks although silver-colored jigs worked over springs and shipwrecks can produce jacks.
Jigging requires [...]

Shark fishing under scrutiny
Northern Territory scientists are about to start a three-year study into the sustainability of shark fishing in Australia’s northern waters.

The Australian Research Council and the fishing industry are jointly funding the project that will see thousands of sharks tagged and tracked.
Mark Meekan from the Australian Institute of Marine Science says the project [...]

Fishing ban initiated in three Mississippi River areas - DUBUQUE, Iowa State officials will initiate a fishing ban Thursday in three areas on the Mississippi River to reduce the annual mortality rate of a certain fish species.
Areas affected include Dubuque, Bellevue and Clinton. The ban will last through March 15th.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources [...]

Petersburg Daily fishing report - Steve Papen and Corey Alley of Tarpon Springs won $1,200 in the Billy’s StoneCrab Thanksgiving Shootout with a first-place 28.1-pound kingfish caught on the Lagerhead Saturday and weighed at Tierra Verde.
Alley, who reeled in the fish, said he and Papen fished 40 miles west of Venice over 4- to [...]

Following storms, parts of Louisiana see fishing surge - COASTAL RESIDENTS SAY fishing improves after a hurricane. In Louisiana, fishing in some areas has improved considerably following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Katrina struck eastern Louisiana nearly three months ago. Less than a month later, Rita swept through western Louisiana. Besides the damage to man-made facilities, the [...]