On Warm Winter Day, Ice Fishing Is A Hot Topic (Hartford Courant)Ice would have fit better in a glass than on a pond Saturday, but a class on ice fishing drew two dozen would-be winter anglers young and old to learn about bait, special gear and the rules of the sport.
Getting to the bottom (The Florida Times-Union)I dropped by a local bait and tackle store Wednesday afternoon. Of course, talk turned immediately to fishing and one of the guys told me about a trip he'd made the week prior. He said he and his crew came in with three or four nice grouper and snapper, some beeliners and triggerfish. But he'd kept track of the short snapper and grouper caught that day (fish under the legal size of possession). ...
Weather pushes back ice fishing season (News 10 Now Syracuse)In the North Country, ice fishermen have been forced to spend their time indoors instead of out on the rivers and lakes. News 10 Now's Dana Hendrickson tells us how warmer weather this winter has pushed back the season several weeks.