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Angler creel surveys are being conducted by the Indiana DNR on the St. Joseph River below the Elkhart Dam in downtown Elkhart.
The creel surveys began early this month and will last three months. Similar surveys were conducted in 1999 and 2004. Anglers contacted by a DNR creel clerk can help the DNR manage the downtown Elkhart fishery by participating in a two- to three-minute interview.
As the ice fades, walleye are moving upriver to spawn. This creates one of a few early season walleye hot spots in northern Indiana. Early spring is a great time of year for shore anglers to connect with walleye and March can be the best month.
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The 18th annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is May 3-5 at Ross Camp in West Lafayette. The workshop is open to women ages 18 and older and limited to 100 participants.
Registration begins March 1 at IndianaBOW.com and costs $185.
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One of Michianas favorite, family-owned tackle shops closed its doors last month after serving Goshen and outlying communities for 34 years.
Owner Ernie Bontrager and his wife Laverda decided to call it quits and retire to enjoy a more peaceful lifestyle and travel.
Anyone who has visited the Travel Tender will tell you that the Bontragers kept a good supply of lures and baits pertinent to local fishing and went the extra mile to provide good service.
Sadly, its a sign of the times when small independent retailers are going out of business. Bontrager, who turned 72 recently, weathered the storm longer than most and his business and willingness to help sportsmen enjoy their favorite pastime will be missed.
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By Louie Stout
In case you havent heard, Indiana sportsmen are closer to having a Constitutional right to fish and hunt.
Wait a minute, you say; dont we already have that right?
Of course we do. But backers of proposed legislation at the statehouse believe nailing those rights to the constitution gives sportsmen protection from anti-hunting groups that would dearly love to deny those rights.
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The 16th Annual Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo returns to the Indiana State Fairgrounds February 15-17, opening weekend of the 59th annual Ford Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show the largest outdoor show of its kind in the U.S.A.
At over 70,000 square-feet, the Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo is looking bigger and better than ever, serving the passionate, diehard hunters needs, as well as those of the individual or family who may simply be looking for information on how to get started in hunting locally or at a distant destination.