Posted in Fishing Reports on January 19th, 2006 Comments Off
Midwest fishing report - Best bet for ice : Madison Lakes , Wis.: For hard-core ice fishermen, this is probably the most readily accessible nearby spot right now. D&S Bait reports ice fishing is continuing, but use caution around some shorelines. Waubesa does have people on 4-wheelers. D&S — (608) 241-4225 — expects conditions to [...]
Posted in Fishing Reports on January 19th, 2006 Comments Off
Sacramento River Fishing Report - Delta
The Sacramento River is muddy, filled with some debris but very fishable - much better than the San Joaquin River side - which is laiden with hyacinth and floating vegetation. The outgoing tide is particularly strong, which helps the sturgeon fishing. The incoming tide is almost slack because of the [...]
Posted in Fishing News on January 19th, 2006 Comments Off
Nicaragua bans freshwater shark fishing - Nicaragua banned freshwater fishing of bull sharks and sawfish on Tuesday because of alarming population declines, and said it wants neighboring Costa Rica to impose a similar prohibition.
Overfishing in the San Juan River that forms much of the border with Costa Rica has reduced the number of both marine [...]
Posted in Fishing Reports on January 17th, 2006 Comments Off
Tarpon Springs fishing report - Back-to-back cold fronts are likely to make fishing tougher this week. Strong winds Saturday and Sunday churned the gulf into a muddy mess. To make matters worse, the National Weather Service says another front is expected to pull winds from the south Tuesday evening, increasing their speeds to 20 [...]
Posted in Fishing News on January 17th, 2006 Comments Off
Pigeon Lake ice fishing contest moves - Alberta Farmer — In years past, for one winter day, Pigeon Lake has been turned into a camp for thousands of people — all with fishing rods, all wanting stories of the one they caught.
But no more. They got away. The Original Ice Fishing Contest, the group out [...]