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Post #610 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 3:06 PM (in topic “Orvis offers fly-fishing trips to Cuba”)

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Orvis offers fly-fishing trips to Cuba




Research, planning and traveling: Orvis Adventures' senior manager Simon Perkins has had a lot on his plate for the company's newest venture.
 
"Cuba's been on the radar for quite a while now," Perkins said.
 
The Vermont-based company that specializes in fly-fishing, hunting and sporting goods also boasts another feature-- adventure trips, which send customers around the world to experience foreign culture including everything from fishing to feasting.
 
"At the end of the day, what we're trying to do is we're trying to inspire a connection to the adventure and wonder of the natural world," Perkins said.
 
Orvis already sends travelers to places like New Zealand, South America and Africa. And now Cuba came up with the Obama administration's move to restore diplomatic relations between the island nation and the U.S.
 
"For 18 months we've been developing this trip," Perkins said. "Our goal was to make sure we did this right, and by that I mean make sure it's 100 percent compliant by U.S. and Cuba regulations."
 
Orvis worked with a team of legal advisors to make the trip possible. Though travel between the countries is now more lenient, foreigners still have to travel under special licenses.
 
"We're doing it under a people to people license where you have to have a certain amount of meaningful interactions with the people, the culture, to comply with that license," Perkins explained.
 
Besides the legalities, a top priority was making the visit authentic. The eight-day trips will begin in October and continue through spring. Travelers will spend half the trip fishing in pristine national parks, and the other half with Cubans, who will share their parts of Cuba with them.
 
"Stuff like you visit a musician in his house and have drinks with him, and he talks about the history of music in Cuba and then he plays a couple of original compositions for you," Perkins said.
 
The adventure comes at a price-- just over $6,000 per person.
 
Perkins was part of a group of employees who took the trip as a trial run.
 
"It's been eye-opening and an experience that has been incredible to be a part of, and now we get to bring our customers on that trip with us," Perkins said.
 
The company hopes the trips will click with customers and play a part in strengthening relations between the two countries.
 
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Post #609 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 3:04 PM (in topic “Kids fishing event Saturday in Gresham/Mt. Hood Pond”)

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Kids fishing event Saturday in Gresham/Mt. Hood Pond


Catchable trout will be stocked for kids Saturday in Mount Hood College Pond | FREDRICK D. JOE/The Oregonian file photo




From and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife news release:
 

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a youth fishing event Saturday, May 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. Hood Pond in Gresham. The pond is on the Mount Hood Community College Campus, 2600 SE Stark St.
 
Mount Hood Pond is a youth-only and disabilities-permit fishing venue from April 1 through Aug. 31. Adults are welcome to attend, but can't fish without a current disabilities permit.
 
For the kids, the department will stock the pond with rainbow trout and hand out rods, reels, tackle and bait to youngsters who are learning to fish or do not have their own gear. Participants can bring their own tackle as well.
 
Pre-registration is not required. Department staff and volunteers will help with gearing up, casting, landing fish and other aspects of trout fishing.
 
Kids 11-years-old and younger do not need a fishing license. Those 12-17 need a $10 youth license (they won't be sold at the event).
 
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Post #608 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 3:01 PM (in topic “Anglers can win boats, fishing gear at two CPW fishing tournaments”)

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Anglers can win boats, fishing gear at two CPW fishing tournaments




Colorado anglers will have a chance to win boats and fishing gear at two upcoming fishing tournaments sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The fishing tournaments are free and open to anyone with a 2016 Colorado fishing license. No pre-registration is required.
 
A smallmouth bass tournament will be held at Ridgway State Park in Ouray County, June 4 through 12. At Elkhead Reservoir in northwest Colorado there will be a smallmouth bass and a northern pike tournament, June 11 through 19.
 
“This is a great time of year to fish for these species that are plentiful in these reservoirs,” said Sherman Hebein, senior aquatic biologist for CPW’s Northwest Region.
 
For both tournaments, fish of all sizes will be “PIT” tagged. At Ridgway, 10 smallmouth bass will be tagged; at Elkhead, 10 northern pike and 10 smallmouth bass will be tagged.
 
When fish are turned in by anglers for the day, CPW staff will check them with an electronic scanner. Those who have caught tagged fish will be eligible to win a boat to be awarded by each tournament. To qualify for prizes, anglers must keep all the fish that they catch. Those who don’t catch tagged fish will also be eligible for prizes.
 
At Elkhead, for both species, prizes will also be awarded for largest and smallest fish caught each day, most fish caught each day and most fish caught for the full tournament.
 
At the Ridgway tournament there will also be prizes for anglers 15 years and younger.
 
The goal of the tournaments is to reduce the population of these species in the reservoirs and to reduce the chances of them escaping downstream. Smallmouth bass and northern pike that escape can thrive in the rivers below the reservoirs and prey on Colorado’s native fish, which include the Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker, humpback chub and bonytail.
 
“The native fish are uniquely adapted to the Colorado River Basin and are found nowhere else in the world,” said John Alves, senior aquatic biologists for CPW’s Southwest Region. “As Colorado’s wildlife agency it is our mission to ensure these native species thrive in our state waters.”
 
Maintaining a balance in Colorado’s reservoir fisheries is challenging for aquatic biologists. Non-native species such as smallmouth bass and northern pike are very adaptable and have the ability to negatively impact native fish populations.
 
“By participating in these tournaments, Colorado anglers help in maintaining a wide variety of sport-fishing opportunities in the state’s waters,” Alves said.
 
The PIT tags, small computer chips, are implanted in the fish and are not visible. All fish caught must be checked at the CPW stations that will be set up at the reservoirs. Live fish will not be checked.
 
All boaters are reminded that they must go through the aquatic nuisance inspection stations before launching their craft in the reservoirs.
 
Outstanding camping facilities are available in both locations, so anglers can get an early start in the morning and fish well into the evening. Ridgway State Park offers 283 campsites and three yurts. The daily entry fee to the park is $7 per vehicle and camp sites range in price from $18 to $26 per night. At Elkhead, which is part of Yampa River State Park, there are 16 campsites. Daily entry to the park is $7 per vehicle and all campsites cost $18 per night.
 
To learn more: for the Ridgway tournament, call Ridgway State Park at 970-626-5822 or 970-252-6000; for the Elkhead tournament, call 970-276-2061.
 
More information, complete rules for the tournaments and fishing tips can be found at http://cpw.state.co.us/tournament.
 
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Post #607 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 2:59 PM (in topic “Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is June fourth and fifth. No licenses, tags, or endorsements needed.”)

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Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is June fourth and fifth. No licenses, tags, or endorsements needed.




Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is June 4-5, and many events are planned around the state to help families make the most of this opportunity.
 
During Free Fishing Weekend, fishing licenses, tags and endorsements are not required anywhere in Oregon.
 
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will make sure there are plenty of fish to catch. During the week leading up to Free Fishing Weekend ODFW will release more than 185,000 trout at 80 locations around the state. Many additional locations were stocked in the preceding weeks, and some of those fish should be available as well.
 
Free Fishing Weekend is a great opportunity for families to get out and enjoy a day or two of fishing,” said Rick Hargrave, administrator of ODFW’s Information & Education Division. “Lakes and ponds are fully stocked, a number of rivers are open, and don’t forget about the coast for crabbing and clamming.”
 
As in years past, ODFW is teaming up with the Oregon State Parks Department to inspire people to explore Oregon’s parks and outdoors by waiving fees and offering such activities as fishing events, nature walks, and specialized outdoor-related workshops.  Several state parks will be hosting ODFW Free Fishing Weekend fishing events and waiving park admission and camping fees on “State Parks Day” Saturday, June 4.
 
 
For a list of events, visit http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2016/05_May/052416b.asp
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Post #606 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 2:56 PM (in topic “Memory fish: After IHSA bass fishing, Carlyle Lake”)

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Memory fish: After IHSA bass fishing, Carlyle Lake




From grilling deer steaks outside to going sauger fishing in the evenings, Ken Maggiore and his brother Matt know how to set outdoors ambiance.
 
Maggiore, a senior, and his sophomore brother Matt, qualified Taft for the Illinois High School Association’s eighth state championship for bass fishing on Carlyle Lake.
 
With four state appearances, Taft is by far the most successful bass fishing program in the Chicago Public Schools.
 
This year was disappointing with one bass of 2 pounds, 9 ounces caught opening day Friday. They blanked Saturday to finish 42nd.
 
Things took a major turn Saturday night.
 
They went jigging near the General Dean Suspension Bridge on the Kaskaskia River downstream of the Carlyle Dam. They had done well for sauger there other evenings.
 
Maggiore was using a smelt-colored 3-inch Gulp! Minnow on an 1/8th-ounce orange and chartreuse jighead when something big his way came.
 
“When I hooked it into, I thought it was a [bighead carp] or something,’’ he said. “All of a sudden my drag started screaming.’’
 
“It was hooked in an eddy close to shore underneath the suspension bridge just John Albers, one of the coaches fishing with the brothers.
 
It weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces on a digital scale.
 
Albers suggested Maggiore look up the state record for white bass. Illinois’ white bass record (4-14) was caught from the Kaskaskia by Bruce Wilson on Oct. 7, 1981.
 
That changed Maggiore’s plan to eat it. “Then the rush came and I thought let’s get it to a certified scale,’’ Maggiore said.
 
Easier said than done.
 
“We tried to get it weighed at Walmart, but the manager said, “We are not going to do that,’ ‘’ he said.
 
No bait shop or other store with a certified scale (key to verifying a record) was open.
 
“So we decided to freeze it and take it back home and take it over to Henry’s Bait and Tackle,’’ Maggiore said.
 
He did it right, wrapping it in a towel and freezing it. But he knew it would lose some weight. Sunday afternoon at Henry’s, it weighed 4-10 on their certified scale.
 
I’m leery of telling white bass from hybrid striped bass, so I sent the photo to Dan Stephenson, fisheries chief for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He thought it was more likely a hybrid: “I would have to see the tongue patches to confirm.”
 
The hybrid record is far bigger (20-0.32) than the white bass one. Illinois’ record hybrid was caught by David Gjelsvik from Lake of Egypt on June 20, 1993.
 
White bass have one tooth patch, hybrids have two tooth patches.
 
The fish had already been sent to Dean Duda for mounting, so Maggiore couldn’t get a picture of the inside of the mouth.
 
From the first year of the IHSA’s state championship, the best fish were not bass.
 
On the first day in 2009, Zion-Benton sophomore sub Josh “Schnagg” Stagg fished below the dam while he waited and landed a 46-pound flathead catfish. In 2012, Streamwood’s Zach Eldredge caught a 50-pound flathead on a classic black and blue jig prefishing (find the YouTube video).
 
Add Maggiore to that wonderful tradition.
 
“It is a once in a lifetime memory,’’ Maggiore said.
 
Catch’em where make’em, I say.
 
IN MEMORY: Tom Bolbot was a fixture at Chauncey Niziol’s events. Now the life-long friends are separated by Bolbot’s death. Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. today at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth.
 
STRAY CAST: Shakira in “Try Everything” sounds like the Dixie Chicks as much as hybrid stripers look like white bass.
 
 
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Post #605 by Rajesh Kumar on May 25th 2016, 2:54 PM (in topic “Catch-and-release fishing: cruel and unusual punishment?”)

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Catch-and-release fishing: cruel and unusual punishment?




I'm a fisherman. I've been chasing fish since I could first carry an old bait-casting rig. One of my first fishing memories is landing a silver salmon near the mouth of Peters Creek. I hooked him and just started backing up until that fish came flopping up the bank.
 
I'm not going to say I "played" that salmon; popular author John McPhee would come unglued to hear that word.
 
There is no "play" in catching a fish.
 
McPhee writes: "You are, at best, torturing and at worst killing a creature you may or may not eat. Playing at one end, dying at the other — if playing is what that is, it is sadism."
 
Fish to eat
 
We should fish to eat — not for fun, nor with the intent to catch and release. Catch and release is a confusing concept because it concerns only the intent of the fisherman. To be fishing for food and letting a 12-inch lake trout go because it is too small, or gently unhooking a 20-pound female so she can produce thousands of fry is not same as angling with no intent to keep the fish for food. Releasing a fish too small or too large is selective harvest.
 
Catch and release is defined by taking pleasure from the fish's frantic response to what it feels is a life-threatening situation. There is no intent to keep the fish. Fishing for fun is only fun if you're not the fish. Mandatory catch and release is not a tool that seems ethical to me. The claim that catch and release is to be done for conservation is a poor one.  Straight-up, it's about economics.
 
Catch and release allows maximum angler participation, thus many dollars for fishery management. Consider what happens at Lake Louise, Paxson and Summit lakes, near my home. In these lakes, anglers can keep one lake trout of any size. Anglers catch one fish and then keep on fishing, releasing any subsequent catches. King salmon fishing on the Gulkana River is done much the same way.
 
The line is quite finely drawn between selective fishing and fishing for fun. The only way to regulate a fishery, such as Paxson or the Gulkana, is to allow only a single fish to be landed, whether it's kept or not.
 
This concept will never be popular, yet it is standard in game management. Shoot something, and if you are unable to salvage it for any reason, tough; the animal still comprises your bag limit.
 
A fishing regulation that counted all landed fish against one's limit might not bring in lot of license dollars over the short run, but it would be beneficial to any given fishery over the long haul. The result would be larger fish in the future and more of them.
 
I would offer the Kenai River rainbow trout fishery as an example. In 2000, the Alaska Division of Sport Fish stated that 78,000 rainbows were caught and released on the upper Kenai.  The resident rainbow population at that time was estimated at 25,000 — meaning, essentially, that every rainbow was caught and let go three times. Studies have shown that the mortality rate for a released rainbow trout is about 5 percent.
 
So fishermen killed about 4,000 fish and never ate one.
 
Paxson Lake has not been studied with quite the same intensity, but anecdotally I see the same trend.
 
One result: Paxson has smaller fish and more damaged fish. In 2002, 5 percent of Kenai rainbows had only one eye and 85 percent had hook damage on their faces.  While I can't attest to the numbers of damaged fish in Paxson Lake, I do know the average size is noticeably smaller.
 
I like to fish, and since Paxson Lake lost its ice May 17, lake trout have been rolling on the surface. I caught a 20-inch trout on my first cast. He was hooked in the corner of his bottom jaw. I let him off  the hook and reluctantly put up my trout gear. I switched to a small bronze spinner that targeted lake whitefish and continued fishing. A 3-pound whitefish soon shook me from my trout depression.
 
Fish are food
 
I have no doubt that managing our fisheries ethically for consistent yield will pay dividends in the future.
 
Fishing should not be about how many fish one can catch. Fish are food; we need to maintain the resource by fishing in an ethical manner.
 
Though I know McPhee might think me a sadist — darn it — fishing is fun. It was a kick to "play" that lake trout, but fun has its limits.
 
John Schandelmeier is a lifelong Alaskan who lives with his family near Paxson.  He is a Bristol Bay commercial fisherman and two-time winner of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
 
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game offers catch-and-release honorary certificates for trophy fish of a certain length.  It instructs anglers:
 
"Do not remove your fish from the water. Hold it just at the water's surface while a photograph is quickly taken, then release it into the current."
 
Some minimum lengths, by species, to qualify for a certificate:
 
Rainbow trout: 32 inches
 
Lake trout: 36 inches
 
Grayling: 18 inches
 
Northern pike: 40 inches
 
 
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