| The Season for Maine Shrimp Is Extended Tiny, sweet Maine shrimp have a short season, a mere six weeks in winter. But the current harvest is so robust, the state Department of Marine Resources has extended it to May 1. nytimes.com |
Tampa Bay area fishing industry awash in trepidation, misinformation due to Gulf of Mexico oil spill First, the price of gas went up. Then the economy crashed. And if that wasn't enough to make you hang up your fishing rod, one of the coldest winters on record kept anglers in port for months at a time. topix.com |
Pennsylvania loans fishing tackle for free April Claus of Fern Hollow Nature Center unhooks a bluegill caught on tackle provided by the Fish and Boat Commission. topix.com |
Most parts of Puget Sound close for crabbing after Labor Day weekend | Reel Time Fishing Northwest Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 19 years for The Seattle Times. topix.com |
Lighting up the town It wasn't unusual to see a procession of ice fishing houses being towed down the street. topix.com |