Harris Chain Tagged Bass

Reap rewards for reporting tagged bass from Harris Chain of Lakes

January 11, 2011
Contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists are requesting angler assistance with a research study focusing on largemouth bass in the Harris Chain of Lakes, which includes lakes Griffin, Eustis, Harris and others, in Lake County. The results of this study will provide critical information needed to improve largemouth bass fisheries.

To carry out this project, biologists have attached yellow tags along the back of the largemouth bass, just below the dorsal fin. These tags carry information detailing the reward value, a printed telephone number, e-mail address and a tag number.

So what can you do to help? If you catch one of these tagged fish, please cut the tag from the fish close to the fish’s body, then harvest or release the fish as you would normally. Please report your tagged bass by calling the number found on the tag.

Biologists would like to know the tag number, date and time of capture, where the fish was caught, fish length, and whether the fish was kept or released. Receiving this information is important for the success of this project, and rewards will be distributed to anglers who report complete capture information and return the tags to the FWC.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the largemouth tagging study, please contact basstags@MyFWC.com.

To view the most current fishing regulations for Florida, please visit MyFWC.com/Fishing.

For more information on fish and wildlife research and management in Florida, please visit us at MyFWC.com.

End of December 2010 Bass Fishing Report

The last few days has seen some really good action out on Lake Jackson. The lily pad fields have really thinned out in a big way since the state sprayed them and this has opened up a few more areas for us to bass fish. Hydrilla is still very healthy out here and so are the bass.

option for keeping the bass fishing action steady and the guys have been landing some trophy bass as well. Wild shiners have been working best free lined and tossed right to the edges of the lily pads. This is a pattern that has been holding steady now for over a month, and has made many clients very happy.

Tom came back once again, along with good friend Frank and they had a blast out here. Between the two of them they boated right about 20 bass in six hours, along with 2 nice catfish and a huge bowfin. The bass the guys were catching were running from school sized bass to the big gal which was just over 7 pounds. Mix in three bass at an easy five pounds a pop, that makes for one great day of Bass Fishing in Florida!

The remainder of the week saw the same steady action out on Lake Jackson. Live bait was the definite way to go to catch good numbers of bass along with the size. We have been seeing more and more bass beds showing up as the big gals are getting very close to spawning now. Cooler weather has triggered a great bite for us that has remained steady. More cooler weather is on top to close out the month of December and we fully expect the bite to remain strong as we get geared up for the 2011 Florida Bass Fishing Season.

Reel Fishing Show season 1 highlights

Reel Fishing funny comedy celebrity show- season 1 highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBmG97TJAw

Reel fishing comedy celebrity fishing show! Big fish and big fun, hilarious! We had an awesome season with a ton of bass and redfish being boated, as well as a monster Tarpon!!!
Join us on TheFishingTube.com for our first season of Reel Fishing October 7th 2010. Don’t miss out on your favorite celebs… JB Holmes, Jim McMahon, Frank Viola, Charles Howell III.

Crappie USA Super Event

Georgians Howard and Cherry Take Wheeler Lake Super Event

Friday and Saturday May 21 and 22, Crappie USA held a $10,000.00 Super Event at Ingall’s Harbor on Wheeler Lake near Decatur, Alabama. These anglers from 11 different states were competing for not only the $10,000.00 cash and prizes, but a chance to advance to the prestigious Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic to be held this Fall on the Pickwick/Wilson Lakes in Alabama.

Teams met with heavy rains and lightning storms from daylight until noon on Friday, day one of the Wheeler Lake super event. Many teams were unable to even weigh in one crappie for the day leaving Saturday to play catch up for many of the top teams.

Semi-Pro Division Results

Taking first place was the team of Rick Howard of Warner Robbins, Georgia and Tommy Cherry of Dublin, Georgia with a total 2-day weight of 15.54 pounds and earning $3,000.00. Rick and Tommy were fishing the west side of the lake pulling two 1/16 ounce red/chartreuse AWD jigs in 10-30 feet of water catching only 12-14 fish each day. Teams are allowed to weigh in 7 keeper fish each day.

Second place went to the Hoosier Team of Dallas Thomas of Elwood, Indiana and Greg Caldwell of Noblesville, Indiana with a weight of 15.16 pounds and earning $1,500.00. Dallas and Greg were fishing Limestone Creek using Roadrunner jigs and Charlie Brewer Sliders with lime and chartreuse bodies in 4-8 feet of water catching a total of 15 fish.

In third place was Alabama’s Aaron Barkley of Hartselle, Alabama and Tommy Edwards of Moulton, Alabama with a weight of 14.81 pounds and earning $1,000.00. Aaron and Tommy were fast trolling crankbaits in Spring Creek with chartreuse being their top color. The team found their fish 16 feet deep in 30 feet of water.

Rod Wall and Braxton Wall of Ninety-Six, South Carolina took fourth place with a weight of 14.65 pounds and earning $600.00. Rod and Braxton were fishing Spring Creek using blue back and chrome colored crankbaits with chartreuse belly’s around points catching only 8 fish on Saturday.

Fifth place went to John Eubanks of Trenton, Tennessee and Shane Moore of Milan, Tennessee with a total weight of 13.41 pounds. John and Shane were fishing the back of Spring Creek in 9-11 feet of water using chartreuse/speckled Southern Pro jigs tipped with minnows and catching 10 fish on Saturday.

In the Ranger Cup Awards Rick Howard and Tommy Cherry took home a check for $500.00.

Amateur Division Results

In first place in the amateur division was Mayfield, Kentucky’s John and Matthew Feagin with a weight of 17.62 pounds and earning $2,000.00. John and Matthew were fishing east of the I-65 bridge in 5-7 feet of water using black/chartreuse Southern Pro jigs slow trolling. The team caught 25 fish on Friday and 30 on Saturday fishing dingy water on Friday before 8 AM prior to the storms with the bite much better on Saturday.

Second place went to Camilla, Georgia’s Beth and Danny Williamson with a weight of 15.88 pounds and earning $1,000.00. Beth and Danny were fishing west end of the lake around Spring Creek using AWD black/chartreuse jigs and Bab Fly. The team caught 7 fish Friday and 10 on Saturday.

Taking third place was Steve Brown of Elmore, Alabama and Scott Rumsey of Millbrook, Alabama with a weight of 15.79 pounds and earning $600.00. Steve and Scott were fishing the west end around Spring Creek in 5-25 feet of water trolling black/blue/chartreuse AWD baits with the team catching 12 fish on Saturday..

In fourth was the team of Roger Milby of Auburn, Alabama and Doyle Milby of Murray, Kentucky with a weight of 12.38 pounds and earning $300.00. Roger and Doyle were fishing east of the I-65 bridge in 5-7 feet of water pushing firecracker colored jigs tipped with crappie nibbles and catching 15 fish on Saturday.

Fifth place went to the team of Brad Reding of Mussel Shoals, Alabama and Ronald Laymon of Danville, Alabama with a weight of 12.32 pounds. Brad and Ronald were fishing the west end of the lake around the mouth of Spring Creek in 25-30 feet of water pulling crankbaits. Both H20 and Lucky baits worked well in chartreuse and white pearl colors.

In the Ranger Cup Award the Amateur team was Michael & Aaron Bowland received $125.00.

A special drawing was held at the weigh in for two (2) $500 cash awards. The winners were Michael Bowland on one $500 check and Wally Litrell on the other.

Congratulations to all the teams fishing this event. For a complete list of tournament standings and downloadable photos for this event visit http://www.crappieusa.com then go to Tournament Results.

Big Fish Award

Taking big fish of the event was the team of John Shultz and Elisa Hopper from Leoma, Tennessee with a 1.85 pound crappie. The team caught their big crappie in Elk River on a Charlie Brewer Slider jig in 10 feet of water and earned a check of $275.00. Second place in the big fish contest was the team of Brad Reding of Mussel Shoals, Alabama and Ronald Laymon of Danville, Alabama with as 1.72 pound crappie and earning $120.00.

Crappie USA Free Kids Fishing Rodeo

In conjunction with the tournament Crappie USA held their Kids Rodeo on Saturday morning with several local children attending the event. All the participants signed up for a chance to win one of 6-$2,000.00 scholarships to be drawn for at the Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic.

Crappie USA and our anglers have contributed nearly $290,000.00 to the “Crappie Kids” Scholarships since 1997. We are very proud to be a part of the education process for the youngsters who participate in our tournaments as adult/youth teams and those who fish in the Crappie USA “Kids Fishing Rodeos”.

A special thanks to Mayor Don Stanford for attending the seminar and weigh ins and to the Decatur CVB for hosting the event. For more information on the area call: 1-800-524-6181 or visit their website at: www.decaturcvb.org.

Stats for the Tournament:

Weather-Storms and rain all day Friday with winds 6-15 MPH. Saturday light winds and 85 degrees making Saturday a beautiful day.

Tackle, Anglers Unlimited and Ron Gooding Insurance.

Media Contact
Larry Crecelius
1002 N. Hayes
Salem, IN 47167
lcrecelius@crappieusa.com

Crappie USA President, CEO
Darrell Van Vactor
125 Ruth Avenue
Benton, KY 42025
dvanvactor@crappeusa.com

Florida Stripers

Captive Stripers Spawn 900,000 Offspring

A small group of striped bass captured one year ago from Lake Talquin, has produced 900,000 fingerling striped bass and hybrid striped bass.

Dave Yeager, a fisheries biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), said all of the fry and fingerlings are slated for release within the next two months in several Panhandle rivers.

Yeager, who works out of the FWC’s Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center in Holt, said they captured four female and five male striped bass one year ago in Lake Talquin. The nine fish, which they call brood fish, were held all year in large, circular tanks with the lighting and water temperature adjusted to mimic natural conditions.

“This is something we’ve learned and refined over the years,” Yeager said. “By controlling the water temperature and amount of light they receive, we can condition the fish to spawn.”

He said the benefits of maintaining captive brood fish include reducing manpower and time needed to collect wild striped bass, thereby increasing the length of the striper spawning season. In addition, by conditioning captive fish to spawn before wild fish, the duration of the production season can be increased.

Media Contact
Dave Yeager (850) 957-6177

WFN Latest Fishing News

This Week, WFN Latest Fishing News

DENVER, COLORADO -WFN NEWS, the industry’s first news program reporting on the stories and events that shape the fishing industry will once again present a wide array of fishing news for viewers. This week’s episode, airing on Tuesday, May 4, at 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT includes; interviews with PAA Tournament Director Randy Knight, an update on the Great Lakes Restoration program, results from the weekend’s professional tourneys and much more.

A new episode of the weekly news program airs each Tuesday night as a lead-in to the network’s primetime theme block Fly Fishing Tuesday from 8-10 pm ET. For a complete schedule, visitwww.WFN.tv.

The only weekly news show dedicated to covering the tournaments, issues and stories that anglers care about, WFN NEWS leverages the network’s regional production bureaus across North Americato uncover the stories for millions of anglers. Hosted by broadcast veteran Jim Van Horne, the show tackles professional angling, government and ministry involvement, science and technology, world records, community and regional coverage, environmental news and industry profiles.

THIS WEEK ON WFN NEWS: May 4 @ 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT features:

– PAA tournament director Randy Knight discusses the PAA’s new tournament circuit

– State fish hatcheries new revenue streams

– Great Lakes Restoration program update

– Weekend results from Bassmaster Elite Series & Skeeter Bass Champs

About WFN: World Fishing Network
WFN: World Fishing Network is the only 24/7 television network dedicated to all segments of fishing with programming that covers instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food, boating, outdoor lifestyle and more. WFN’s wide-ranging programming lineup includes primetime theme nights, regional bureaus from across the nation, a selection of the best international series and the most diverse species coverage of any TV channel. Featuring popular programs hosted by the world’s top anglers, the network also delivers a weekly news program, WFN News, and the schedule includes a variety of exclusive lifestyle shows including Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi and WFN’s Reel Road Trip. WFN also delivers the beauty of fishing in stunning High Definition with WFN HD, a separate network that delivers 100 percent High Definition programming 24/7.

Originally launched in December 2005, today WFN and WFN HD are available in more than 20 million households through North American cable, satellite and telecommunications distributors. In the U.S., distributors include AT&T U-verse, Charter Communications, Comcast, DISH Network and Verizon FiOS. For more information, visit www.WFN.TV.

Media Contact
Doug Drotman – WFN (631) 462-1198 or doug@drotmanpr.com