Reluctant anglers drafted in war on fish - Fox News

June 21, 2011: A fly fisherman on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.REUTERS

Balancing on some boulders along the Lamar River here on a recent afternoon, Dave Hallac clutched his fly-fishing rod and reeled in one of the outlaws.

"This is the enemy here," the park's chief scientist said after a close inspection of the trout, which had a silvery body with pale pink streaks and black speckles. "A full-blown rainbow."

Rainbow trout have been swimming the waters of Yellowstone, the U.S.'s first-ever national park, for more than a hundred years since early park administrators introduced them to enhance the fish offerings. For decades, fishermen have reveled in catching the prized game fish.

But Yellowstone officials are now worried that the rainbow is pushing out a native fish, cutthroat trout, named after the distinctive blood-red slashes along its jawline. So to restore cutthroats, the park this year started requiring visitors to kill all other fish they hook in the Lamar and two of its tributaries where the native trout still exist.

The goal, said Mr. Hallac, who oversees Yellowstone conservation programs, is to increase cutthroat fish stocks, benefitting both the park's biodiversity and anglers' fortunes. But the restoration plan is controversial among some fish lovers, who fear it will reduce the overall number of fish—and the tourists they lure.

Every year, Yellowstone's lakes, rivers and creeks draw more than 40,000 anglers that feed a multimillion-dollar industry of tours, tackle shops and hotels, according to the park.

"It'll devastate the whole community and we won't be able to make our living," said Chris Herpin, a local fishing guide. Like him, most fly fishers release hooked fish back into the water to avoid depleting stocks.

The trout dispute is part of a broader struggle at Yellowstone as park officials try to fulfill a government mandate to return the park's wilderness to its original state when possible, while also paying respect to the way the attraction is used for recreation today. Park managers have figured out how to successfully bring back wildlife in numerous instances. But managing how the changes affect Yellowstone's surrounding communities has proved more difficult.

The bison population recovered from near extinction—and started knocking down fences when the big animals roamed outside the park. Wolves, which had disappeared from Yellowstone, are now back in healthy numbers—and killing off elk, hunters complain.

The cutthroat restoration program has the potential to alter the fishing industry around Yellowstone, which is nearly as old as the park, created in 1872.

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Big Walleye Video from Wisconsin

  
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing Happy Day Today

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Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak

Darrell Seybold along with his sons, 10 year old Elijah andolder brother Nathaniel, from Texas charteredthe Happy Day Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some deep seasport fishing in Fort Lauderdale, FL. His wife dropped them off at the dock andplanned an excursion for herself to the shopping mall with credit card in herhand.

Young Elijah was very enthusiastic about his fishing tripand Dad told me that was all he spoke about. We had winds out of the east at 5 mph, seasrunning 2-3 ft, temperature in the mid 80?s, and fifteen minutes after leavingthe dock fishing lines were in the water. I told Elijah on the way out, the tradition for fishing in Fort Lauderdale is thatyou must call the fish; he asked me how and I told him the secret ? you callout, ?here fishy, fishy?.

With lines in the water, he kept repeating, ?here fishy,fishy?, and low and behold it worked as he reeled in his first Kingfish. I worked the drop off, which is located in120 ft. of water, less than 2 miles off of Fort Lauderdale, FL,while the two boys alternated bringing in the fish and Dad worked the camerataking pictures of the boys in action. As I made one of my swings heading off of 70 ft. of water, a blackshadow appeared ? !!!Sailfish!!!! - on the long left rigger chasing down aswimming Ballyhoo. Jackson, our mate,dropped the bait back to the Sailfish and hooked up. Immediately, the Sailfish came out of thewater showing us his spectacular power and brilliant neon colors for a shorttime before throwing the hook. Elijahremarked it was so close to shore to which I responded that there are no fencesout here, the predators can go swimming anywhere they want.

With a total of 8 Kingfish, 3 Bonitos, and 3 Barracudas theboys along with their father retired to the a/c salon for the ride back to thedock at Bahia Mar 801 Seabreeze Blvd. Fort Lauderdale 33316.

For a successful and adventurous deep seafishing charter Fort Lauderdale FL for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito,Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi and Grouper contactCaptain Zsak. - 954-309-7457 or email us at tzsak@bellshouth.net Website: www.topshotfishing.com.

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Killer Spinner Rig for walleye and perch

When I goto a new lake if I don't have time to do any research before hand. I may stop and talk to a ranger if it is a state park or a shop. I will also take a quick gander of the lake and see where some areas of possible cover are. Then I will hit it. But then again it don't always work that way either.

New waters can always be finicky for me. Hit two new lakes last spring and was skunked on both of them. Another I caught fish. I don't troll so I look at it differently.

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Fort Lauderdale Fishing Happy Day Today

(130 posts) Fort lauderdale Fishing Happy Day Today
Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak

From Russia Dimce Kosevskl and Martin Cvetanovski, alongwith their friends came to Fort Lauderdale, FL toenjoy our subtropics weather here in our sunny state. They chartered the HappyDay Today along with the Topshotfishing team to do some deep sea sport fishingin Fort Lauderdale, FL.

With two cases of beers and food to last for a week, we wereoff to ?Gilligan?s Island? (hahaha) for a fourhour ?adventurous? fishing charter. Halfof a case of beer was gone by the time we had fishing lines in the water, whichwas 15 minutes after leaving the dock. We put one plainer down with a chartreuse sea witch in front of a doublehook Bonito strip, four Ballyhoos for surface baits with a one ? ounce japfeather down the center and a Ballyhoo dredge teaser.

As I was trolling north of the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale on the reef, I could see somebirds working a color change to the east. I approached the color change and found wood floating in it - it surelooked good for catching some Mahi Mahi. As I trolled north on the color change, a school of Green Hornetsattacked the Ballyhoo teaser and the anglers caught four Mahi Mahi?s, but theywere just undersized so we threw them back. We kept trolling the area and caught a total of 7 Bonitos, 4 Tunas and 1small Wahoo, which was returned to the waters.

With the beer evaporated and time running out, it was timeto head back to the dock at Bahia Mar 801 Seabreeze Blvd. Fort Lauderdale33316.

For a successful and adventurous deep seafishing charter Fort Lauderdale FL for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito,Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi and Grouper contactCaptain Zsak. - 954-309-7457 or email us at tzsak@bellshouth.net Website: www.topshotfishing.com.

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Kings from a yak

(28 posts) So i got up to chicago and farther north milwaukee to yak on the great lakes! GOt a little hairy at times but it was a lot of fun! Landing kings from a kayak is at minimum a rush! Im headed to lake tahoe tomorrow so get on some lakers and then thailand all october for some baracuda from the yak and some snakehead in the northern lands.

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Talks open on no fishing zone to protect Antarctic seas - The Guardian

Emperor Penguin in Australian Antarctic Territory. Photograph: Pete Oxford/Corbis

Fishing and oil drilling could be banned across more than two million square kilometres of the frigid seas around Antarctica in a historic attempt to conserve the last pristine ocean.

Negotiations this week at a meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) will centre on a proposal for a 1.25m square kilometre "no take" zone, which would cover much of the Ross Sea. Another proposal would establish several other smaller protected areas in the seas around East Antarctica, adding a further 1.9m sq km protection zone. A third reserve, proposed by Germany and backed by Britain, would bar fishing from a large portion of the Weddell Sea, which is the site of the British Antarctic Survey's research station, and where Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was crushed by ice in 1915.

The prize, says a coalition of 30 conservation groups including Greenpeace and WWF, is the long-term protection of the nutrient-rich seas around the continent, which are home to more than 10,000 unique species – including most of the world's penguins, whales, seabirds, squid and Antarctic toothfish. The seas are also full of krill, the minute shrimp-like creatures that eat algae and plankton and are the main food for whales, penguins, seals, albatrosses and petrels, but are also increasingly used as feed for fish farms and health supplements.

According to some scientists, the two proposed marine protection areas are vitally important because they support a high percentage of all marine life. At the moment just 1% of the world's oceans is protected, with the result that most of the world's fishing grounds have been significantly depleted.

Countries have committed by global agreement to protect 10% of the world's oceans by 2020, but the creation of the marine protection areas in Antarctica is proving tortuous because it depends on the complex geopolitical interests of the 24 countries, including Britain, the US, Russia, China, Argentina and Chile, all of which have political or financial interest in the waters and the landmass. Russia, Norway and China could yet scupper the conservation plans.

Prospects for agreement on the proposed Ross Sea protection zone looked good until Russia and Ukraine questioned the legal basis of the commission's plan. As part of a compromise, New Zealand and the US have now proposed a 40% smaller area to try to keep Russia aboard. All decisions by the commission must be made by consensus.

Norway, which portrays itself as one of the world's most environmentally responsible nations, is believed to have deep reservations about the zones, because they could limit its fishing fleet, which already catches vast quantities of krill off the coast of Antarctica to feed large salmon farms back home.

Norwegian spokeswoman Kristin Enstad said last night: "Norway supports the establishing of marine protected areas in Antarctica. It is essential that marine-protected area plans are scientifically well-founded and practically feasible. Norway will work actively to ensure that the commission agrees on marine-protected areas in the Ross Sea.

"In the case of East Antarctica, Norway is positive to continuing the efforts to establish marine protected areas also here. The specific proposal now on the table is however not sufficiently advanced for Norway to be able to consider it now." Other countries, including China and Japan, have queried the science and the size of the proposed reserves and demanded the inclusion of a "sunset clause", which meant the decision could be reviewed in the future. The level of protection in all the areas will be hotly contested.

But conservation groups say they are cautiously optimistic, believing countries know this is the best chance in years to protect sea on a large scale. "More than one million people around the world have joined the global call for large-scale marine protection in Antarctica," said Jim Barnes, director of the Antarctic and Southern Coalition of 30 environment groups. "Agreeing on large marine protected areas in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica is a key test of whether countries honour their international commitments. The science supporting the two proposals is compelling, and it is only short-term economic gain that is blocking consensus," he said.

There are more than 5,800 marine protection areas, but most of these are small and fragmented. The Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean was declared the world's largest marine reserve in April 2010 with an area of 640,000 sq kilometres.

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Wahoo Fishing Fort Lauderdale Happy Day Today

(130 posts) Wahoo Fishing Fort Lauderdale Happy Day Today
Fishing Fort Lauderdale on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak

Uncle and nephew, Anton Axefors and Lars Ekbers from Sweden were vacationing and visiting relativeshere in Fort Lauderdale. Their outdoor expedition included a visit to Holiday Parkin Everglades Cityto see the gators and a deep sea sport fishing charter with the Happy Day Todayalong with the Topshotfishing team in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

We had intermittent showers, along with the sun popping up;the temperature was in the mid 80?s, winds were out of the east at 10 mph, 2-3foot seas. These Swedish anglers havehad experience fishing in other oceans and were excited to encounter differentfishing techniques here in South Florida.

Fifteen minutes after leaving the dock at Bahia Mar, lineswere in the water in 120 ft. at the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale. We put down a #8 plainer with a 3 ? bluereflector drone spoon and five surface baits and a Ballyhoo dredge teaser. I started trolling crisscrossing the reef indepth of water ranging from 80 ft out to 200 ft. Our first strike was a Bonito in the 12 lb.range, followed by a few more Bonitos and a 16 lb. Kingfish.

From there I could see a color change running off to thenortheast of Fort Lauderdale. As I headed towards it, I could see the ripforming as the water was swirling around, which is an excellent avenue tofollow. With debris and bait fishpresent, the area looked very promising. Our left outrigger came down as Lars reeled in a Black Fin Tuna. As we kept trolling, we caught a total ofthree Tunas and two Barracudas. As Ikept working the color change/rip, a black shadow appeared on the dredge teaser? Sailfish. Jackson, our mate, dropped abait back to the Sailfish and on the 3rd attempt, we were hookedup. The Sailfish exited the water andtail-walked away from the boat showing his magnificent color and power. Ten minutes into the battle, the line wentslack as he dislodged the hook. As wetrolled again, this time the plainer rod bent over and the rod tip bounced upand down erratically, a tell tale sign it was a Wahoo. Anton was the angler and fifteen minuteslater Jacksongaffed the Wahoo weighing 21 lbs.

With happy smiles on their faces, the anglers retired to thea/c salon for the ride back to the dock at BahiaMar 801 Seabreeze Blvd. Fort Lauderdale 33316.

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Lure and bait ideas for a travel fishing kits

Years ago I put together a small tackle box that I can put into a suitcase. In it I put some common baits that I use. A couple different colors of spoons at least two or three of each. A couple pencil bobbers, plain hooks, a couple bubbles, a small spool of line to use as leader, a couple spinner baits, and a couple of cranks, and yes some jig heads and a package of grubs or jig bodies. Since you don't want plastics go with marabou jigs instead. Since the box was small I only put in what I used.

The color choices for me are as follows:

Spoons- red/white
Fire orange/white
Spinner baits- chartreuse/white
Cranks- shad color
Jigs- chartreuse

For your box go with what you use there. And don't forget your terminal tackle. Sinkers, swivels, clips, etc...

Hope this helps.

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Bill Wraps Fishing Report October 2013

Happy Holloween!!!

October started pretty scary in the Northeast of PR. Big fire at Sea Lovers Marina made us go on a state of emergency. Boats were taken out of slips and thank to God nobody was hurt. Big losses two boats were down (Bertram 46 and Chris Craft 45). the fire came as close as one slip from ours.

The Fishing is definitely transition to winter time and winter species. After the hot bite of the September moon, the October moon came down slow. Club Deportivo del Oeste Light Tackle blue marlin tournament had a slow bite. Not as many boats as past years. The winning boat raised 9 fish Released 4 fish in three days of fishing. Many boats never saw a fish in the three days.
In the other hand the Mahi Mahi started to arrive also some wahoo and yellowfin tuna. Also plenty of cudas in the shallows on the way out to the trench.

tight lines and BOOOOOO!!!

Capt Luis Iglesias aka Church

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Northeast winds blowing out the end of fishing season - The Mercury

This time last year everyone was watching a far-off hurricane named Sandy. The rest, as they say, is history. Even though it has been a year, there are many here along the shore that maintain the effects of that storm on the fishing remain.

By no stretch was it a Sandy, but the Jersey shore has gone through almost two full weeks of northeast wind. The worst of it was a week ago Tuesday through Saturday. Things could have been a whole lot worse if those northeast winds were stronger. Fortunately, they maxed out at around 35 mph, although the most I could register on my home equipment was 26.8 mph.

Ocean conditions looked like something out of the Bering Sea and many times we had whitecaps on the bay waters as well. High tides washed over the meadows and that meant dirty water that has to get flushed out. Again, New Jersey was fortunate because we were between the full and new moon so those tides, although they did flood some streets in the island communities, were not destructive. About the most damage took place on the beaches where there was considerable erosion in some areas.

I suppose it was the surfcasters who were negatively affected the most. That is a shame, too, because there are a number of tournaments taking place up and down the coast. There were a few hearty souls who headed to the beaches and even some jetties, but from everything I have heard anything they did happen to catch was hardly worth the beating. There were a few kingfish and croakers and even a couple of short stripers but if someone caught a big fish they kept it a secret.

As far as I could tell there were zero anglers fishing in the back bays. There may have been a few on the Route 54 causeway fishing pier but I never did see anyone fishing from the Rush Chattin Bridge between Strathmere and Ocean City and the only boat I saw during the heart of the blow was a friend of mine running his charter boat down to Cape May for the fall season..

The Ocean City Fishing Club?s big 100th anniversary surf fishing tournament finished Saturday and you will have to wait until next week?s column to get the results. If anyone can catch fish in the surf these six-person teams from up and down the east coast are the ones to do it. When they are chasing a $20,000 prize pool the heavy hitters turn out.

This is the time of year when you should be able to get a good perch bite in our tidal rivers, such as the Mullica, Great Egg, Tuckahoe and Maurice. Perch make an excellent introduction to fishing for the younger set because even small children can catch them. Besides, they taste good, too.

ACROSS THE BAY

If you think Delaware and Maryland salt water fishing was not affected by that never-want-to-leave nor?easter, think again. They got hammered just as we did here in New Jersey. The folks are Bill?s Sport Shop in Rehoboth tell me a couple of anglers did brave the blow and found a few red drum, stripers and blues in the Indian River Inlet. They also reminisced that as soon as Sandy went by last year the red drum fishing exploded in the surf. Incidentally, apparently those drum in IRI were hitting on white bucktails.

A tip of the hat to 1,900 volunteers who spent one day last month participating in the Delaware Natural Resources 27th Annual Coastal Clean-up. They picked up almost four tons of trash along the 80 miles of Delaware water they patrolled from Wilmington down to Fenwick Island. About half of what was picked up was recyclable.

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Swimbaits for Lakers

 Late in the evening while trolling back to the launch we saw a group of boats nailing the lakers on jigs. We stopped in about 100 feet of water and I dropped a Big Hammer Swimbait down and a couple of fat Lake Trout Slammed it before our light dwindled away. What a great day on the water.

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