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Teen Helps Save Fishing Buddies When Boat Capsizes

By Jane HealeyApr 21st 2011 – 12:10PM
WTSP

WTSP

One man died and three were rescued when their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Saturday. Fifteen-year-old Dustin Bush, the youngest of the group, helped save two of the men and tried desperately to keep the third, 55-year-old Rick Green, from drowning. According to authorities, the four...

375-Pound Shark Leaps Into Fisherman's Boat [VIDEO]

Mar 30th 2011 – 10:04PM
AP

AP

FREEPORT, Texas -- It's the catch of a lifetime, but it's not clear whether a Texas fisherman landed an 8-foot shark or it landed him. Twenty-nine-year-old Jason Kresse of Freeport says he and two crew members were dumping fish guts in the Gulf of Mexico about 3:45 a.m. Monday when they heard splashes in the distance and...

Yogi Bear Arrested in Utah: Smarter Than the Average Perp

By Ben MuessigFeb 25th 2011 – 7:30AM
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Hanna-Barbera

After years of snatching picnic baskets and duping park rangers without consequence, Yogi Bear appears to have finally been trapped by police in Utah. Officers from the Utah County Sheriff's Office apparently captured the famed Hanna-Barbera character on fishing without a license, immigration charges and other...

Four Die After Boat Capsizes in Gulf Near La.

Feb 12th 2011 – 9:35PM
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Google Maps

VENICE, La. -- Louisiana authorities say that four people have died and one has survived after their boat capsized during a fishing trip on the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck said the five left the Venice marina in south Louisiana at about 6:30 a.m. Saturday but that...

Will London Serve Only Sustainable Fish With Its Chips?

By Dave ThierJan 16th 2011 – 9:00AM
AP

AP

When the 2012 Olympic Games come to London, the city is going to be serving a lot of fish and chips. And one organization has challenged the city to get every last serving of it from sustainable sources. Launched this week, the Sustainable Fish City initiative aims to get everyone in the city, from fish and chips shacks...

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Lee Crockett: Quick Update: A Short Season for Big Fish

May 31st 2012 - 05:08PM

On May 30, the European Union announced that France and Spain reached their purse seine quota for bluefin for the year in just two weeks.

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Strange Bedfellows Call for Adequate Fish Funding

May 31st 2012 - 02:44PM

At first glance a fishing organization and a conservation organization might seem like strange bedfellows.

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Largest Shark In British History Apparently Caught Off Coast Of Cornwall (PICTURES)

May 31st 2012 - 05:26AM

Two fisherman who appeared to have caught the largest shark in British history off the coast of Cornwall face the possibility that it may not be recorded after they chose to let it go.

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Something Very Wrong With This Lake

May 30th 2012 - 05:14PM

People who fish B.C.'s most important Kokanee fishery say the freshwater salmon have all but disappeared.

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FISH FAKER FINGERED: German Man Faces Prison For Fake Fishing

May 30th 2012 - 03:39PM

All Alexander Donniger wanted to do was convince his kids he was a good fisherman.

fishing News From the Web

  • 06/03/12 Big day at Big Hollow Source: The Hawk Eye - Burlington IA For two straight hours, 8-year-old Ethan Unzicker of Danville waited patiently to catch his first fish of the day.
  • 06/03/12 HOMEGROWN: Clay's Bait & Tackle Source: Northeast Mississippi Journal - Tupelo MS "I've found a niche and I'm digging into that deep. Instead of trying to be all things to all people, specialize in something that will keep customers coming all year."
  • 06/03/12 Tiny tyke lands monster trout Source: Logan Banner - Logan WV It's one thing to catch a monster brown trout, it's yet another to do it all by yourself at three years of age!
  • 06/03/12 Wildlife Commission offers fishing waters app Source: The Daily News - Jacksonville NC The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission now has available on its mobile website a map outlining the joint and coastal water boundaries along the coast.
  • 06/03/12 Youth Fishing Derby in Midland not taking place this... Source: Midland Daily News - Midland MI Friday afternoon, Ryan Longoria of the local Rotary organization confirmed what a lack of announcements and promotion had suggested.

Background on fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.

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