“He walked right by the door. “And sure enough, 10 minutes later, here he comes back. We did get some new people, but they had a heckuva time finding it.”

Looking out at the bucolic setting of lush lawns and intertwined paths, with Mill Race burbling through the park, and light flurries of pink petals from blossoms on the trees dusting the well-trimmed grass, … via Statesman Journal

“If you went from that boat to another one, you could tell the difference…it bounced around a lot.”

The fishing vessel that sank quickly off the Alaska coast was enrolled in a safety program but had not fully completed the requirements, a Coast Guard official said Thursday. via The Seattle Times

The 17th annual Get Kids Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs event is scheduled Sunday, March 30, at the Fond du Lac Aquatic Center, 100 W. Ninth St. via Fond du Lac Reporter

With the arrival of warmer springtime weather, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is warning anglers to be extremely careful if they decide to venture out on the ice. via Montana’s News Station

Warming spring temperatures and high winds have made the ice on the surface of Heron Lake unsafe, and the state has closed the lake to ice fishing. via KDBC

Friends tell me they can’t stand fishing because there is nothing to do while awaiting one of those predators of the deep. via Ithaca Journal

“I expect the first fish to be registered at the end of the month, around March 31″

Most years, anglers fill the banks of the Wisconsin River between the paper mill and dam during weekends of the Nekoosa Walleye Days fishing contest, said John Huber. via Wausau Daily Herald

“We know the spots and we know the area.”

The fisherman looking for homegrown supplies and advice will feel right at home at the new Hamilton Bait & Tackle shop. via Journal-News