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If you're reading this, you probably remember your first fish and its impact on your life. Most anglers get their start early on in their lives and the reason is because somebody decided to take them fishing. It's always fun to introduce someone to fishing and the "take a kid fishing" mantra has been stated for years, but the important part is to make the experience enjoyable and catch fish.
An ongoing fish die-off on Lake Macatawa, near Holland in Ottawa County, stems from the virus responsible for causing viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, the Michigan DNR confirmed.
New Gear
Abu Garcia has added a new model to the Zenon spinning selection with the Zenon X.
This new model fills the gap by offering the flexibility to fish lightweight finesse style baits while also providing the power to handle heavier baits when needed.
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By Louie Stout
Do you think a bag limit on Indiana bluegill would produce better fishing in the future?
Would a 16-inch size limit on St. Joe walleyes or a 44-inch size limit on some muskie lakes provide bigger fish in the coming years?
Those are just a few of the trial balloons that the Indiana DNR sent up this week within a package of proposals it has put before the public as it begins assessing future changes to sportsmen laws.
Or, if you have your own ideas of what would improve fishing, hunting and trapping in Indiana, the DNR would like to hear those as well.
You can contribute your ideas and provide input on some three dozen proposals the DNR has identified for consideration between now until Feb. 28. Youll find the complete listing as well as a place to offer your thoughts online at www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild. Click on the Got Input box in the middle of the page.
(For a listing of all the proposals, click here.
After Feb. 28, DNR staffers will evaluate all comments and determine which proposals to forward to the Natural Resources Commission for consideration.
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By Louie Stout
Why We Fish by Robert MontgomeryHave you ever paused before making that first cast at dawn, taken a deep breath as your eyes scan across the water and said to yourself, this is why I fish!
If not, I feel sorry for you.
Theres no better way to initiate a day on the water than putting it in proper perspective before you get at the business at hand. Sadly, most of us are too preoccupied with getting to our hot spot, tying on the right lure or bait and pursuing our dream of having a successful day of catching fish.
Sure, catching fish is important. Those successes, regardless of how frequently they occur, are what motivates anglers to get up early, spend long days on the water, and disregard any bad weather they encounter.
But when you get right down to it, catching fish isnt the only reason we fish.
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