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Fly Fishing Festival Comes to Jackson County, N.C. May 17-18

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:11:22 -0500

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Southeastern Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers has selected Jackson County to host its 2013 Southeastern Fly Fishing Festival.

The two-day event, May 17-18, takes place in the Ramsey Center arena at Western Carolina University. The Ramsey Center is centrally located in Jackson County, a popular destination for fly fishing enthusiasts and home to the Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail.

Horton Wins Walmart BFL on Lake Sinclair

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:04:36 -0500

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.- Ryan Horton of Palmetto, Ga., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division event on Lake Sinclair. For his victory, Horton earned $4,119.

Davis Wins Walmart BFL On Lay Lake

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:04:10 -0500

COLUMBIANA, Ala. - Clent Davis of Montevallo, Ala., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bama Division event on Lay Lake. For his victory, Davis earned $3,794 plus $2,000 Ranger Cup and $300 Evinrude bonuses.

Hicks Wins Walmart BFL on Lake Wylie

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:03:40 -0500

LAKE WYLIE, S.C. (May 6, 2013) - Hunter Hicks of Charlotte, N.C., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division event on Lake Wylie. For his victory, Hicks earned $3,553.

Haunert Wins Walmart BFL on Lake Cumberland

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:03:06 -0500

MONTICELLO, Ky. (May 6, 2013) - Joe Haunert of West Chester, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division event on Lake Cumberland. For his victory, Haunert earned $4,244 plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus.

Louisiana Saltwater Series Redfish Trail

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:32 -0500

The third event of the LASS Redfish Series was held at Seaway Marina in Lafitte on Saturday. Despite a dreary week of thunderstorms, high winds, and a cold front that followed, 52 teams dispersed across Barataria Bay and other areas along the coast of Louisiana in the hopes of landing two great redfish. This catch and release format challenged anglers to catch a limit of two legal redfish using artificial lures only.

Texas Team Trail Wraps Up Event at Belton Lake

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:03 -0500

NORMAN, Okla. - Mark Mueck, of Livingston, Texas, and David Curtis, of Trinity, Texas, brought 17.12 pounds of bass to the scales to win the third event of the 2013 season of the Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela's on May 4 at Belton Lake. The winning anglers took home a new fully-rigged Ranger Z119 boat with a motor and trailer package, valued at $35,000.

PAA Tournament Slated for Oklahoma's Grand Lake in November

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:01:36 -0500

BENTON, Ky. (May 6, 2013)- The Professional Anglers Association (PAA) is pleased to announce the fourth and final event for the 2013 Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series will be on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in Grove, Oklahoma. The event will take place the week of November 4 -10, 2013. Grand Lake Association will be our host for this fourth and final qualifying event for the 2014 Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) world championship.

West Virginia Catfish Stockings to Begin Mid-May

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:01:08 -0500

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - Catfish stocking begins in mid-May in West Virginia, and that provides another opportunity to encourage youth and families to get outdoors. Others include Kids to Parks Day on May 18, National Get Outdoors Day on June 8, and National Fishing and Boating week, June 1 -9. The latter includes Free Fishing days on June 8 and June 9 in West Virginia.

Colorado River Gets Water Rights for Fish Habitat

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:41 -0500

A broad-based stakeholder effort to protect the Colorado River received a boost last month when a state court granted water rights designed to keep flows in the river, creating three important instream flow water rights.

N.C. Trout Stockings Postponed Due to Flooding

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:02 -0500

MARION, N.C.- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has postponed two trout stockings scheduled today for the Delayed Harvest sections of the Little River in Alleghany County and Big Horse Creek in Ashe County. Commission staff had planned to stock 1,500 trout in Little River and 1,675 trout in Big Horse Creek, but postponed due to flood conditions in the region.

Gulf Council To Convene in Tampa May 29-31

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:59:12 -0500

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Standing, Special Mackerel, and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet May 29 - 31, 2013, at the Renaissance International Plaza Hotel, 4200 Jim Walter Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. The meeting will begin at 8:30am Wednesday and will adjourn no later than noon Friday.

ThermaCell's May Lantern-A-Day Giveaway

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:58:45 -0500

Bedford, MA - ThermaCELL®, manufacturer of the only portable, butane-operated, area mosquito repellent will give away one ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent Outdoor Lantern each day in the month of May.

Brunswick Seeks Marine Claims Adjuster

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:58:04 -0500

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NMMA Hires AVALA Marketing

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:36:52 -0500

CHICAGO--The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) today announced it is expanding offerings of its Marine Industry CSI program through an enhanced relationship with AVALA Marketing Group. AVALA, which has managed operations work for the NMMA Marine Industry CSI program the past nine years, will now provide strategy, management, marketing and operations.