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Not only did the couples in the Casting Couples opener start on a 30-degree morning, but the bite at Pine and Stone lakes was tough.
Despite a cold start in the morning, the catch was pretty good in the Tackle Shack season opener at Lake Maxinkuckee.
New Gear
St. Croix Rod expands the angler-favorite Mojo Musky lineup with three all-new longer models – a 10’ heavy power JOMFG100HF2, a 10’ extra-heavy power JOMFG100XHF2, and a 10’6” heavy power JOMFG106HF2. All are two-piece with a 70/30 split that places the junction low in the stiffer section of the rod.
Newsflash
New Fishing Licenses Required April 1
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New fishing licenses required April 1Both Indiana and Michigan remind anglers that a new fishing license season begins Wednesday, April 1, which coincides with the new regulation cycle. All 2014 fishing licenses are good through March 31, 2015.
Indiana offers the following options:
- Resident annual $17
- Non-resident annual $35
- Trout/Salmon stamp $11
- One-day fishing (includes trout/salmon) $9
- Seven-day fishing (non-residents only) $20
- Senior annual fishing (residents only) $3
- Senior fish for life (residents only) $17
- Resident annual fishing/hunting $25.
DNR Nixes Bass Season Proposal
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Hook n' Look's Perspective on Michigan's Proposed Bass Regulations 215.15
Hook n' Look's Perspective on Michigan's Proposed Bass Regulations 215.15
Although we haven’t received official word from the DNR, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission rejected a proposal night that would haven opened the bass season to year-round catch and release and permit pre-registered tournaments after April 30 and prior to the traditional bass opener.
For details of the original proposal, click here.
The DNR’s proposal triggered a controversial debate over allowing tournaments to be held five weeks earlier than what they are now. Liberalizing the tournament season has been strongly supported by the Michigan B.A.S.S. Federation Nation while adamantly opposed by others.
The commissioners announced at Thursday night’s public meeting that it had agreed to reject the Fisheries’ Division proposal before opening the floor to public debate. Nonetheless, the public was permitted to voice its opinions, of which there were many.
Michigan angler Kim Stricker, producer of Hook ‘n Look television show, may have had an influential hand in the commissioners’ decision. Prior to the meeting, he provided each of the commissioners a video of his perspective on the impacts of early bass fishing on Lake St. Clair which has been a centerpiece of the debate. (See video above)
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