Archive for April 29th, 2010

FWC Approves Sarasota County Manatee Zone Changes

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New rule amendments will go into effect in Sarasota County to protect manatees after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved the final rule changes on Wednesday. The FWC’s Manatee Management Plan provides for review of existing manatee protection rules. Sarasota County’s rule was the first one reviewed under the process set forth in the 2007 plan. Review of rules in other counties will follow. Sarasota became the first county for the review because of new manatee and boating data collected there and because its rule is one of the oldest in the state. In addition, the manatee population in this county does not meet the ... Read more..

Michigan Fishing Reports April 29

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Lake Erie - Strong east winds caused muddy conditions. Despite the bad weather, a few walleye were caught in Brest Bay in 20 feet of water when trolling crawler harnesses or crank baits. Huron River - The water is up and a few leftover steelhead along with a few walleye were caught near the bridge on Telegraph Road. Largemouth, smallmouth and white bass were caught on white twister tails, jigs or flies. Detroit River - Those jigging or hand-lining have caught a few walleye. Lexington - The fish were scattered and catch rates were slower. Some lake trout were caught in 25 feet of water and steelhead in 50 feet of water. Read more..

FWC Approves Draft Rule To Improve Airport Safety

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved draft rules on Wednesday that will allow airports to take wildlife in emergency situations on airport property without a permit from the FWC. The draft rules will help airports avoid wildlife risks to human safety. Under the current rules, if endangered or threatened wildlife pose a threat to human safety, the airport must receive a permit from the FWC to remove the wildlife. For state-listed species, the draft rule allows the take of the wildlife in emergency situations without a permit. If the federal government protects wildlife, the take of the animals will fall under the authorization or permit of the federal government, and additional state authorization will not be ... Read more..

Washington Outdoor Weekender Report

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Opening day of the lowland lakes season has come and gone, but there are still plenty of trout - not to mention shrimp, halibut and spring chinook salmon - to be caught in the weeks ahead. Cold, rainy weather may have kept some anglers off the water during the first day of the trout opener, but that just leaves more fish available to catch, said Jim Uehara, inland fish manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "Actually, we stock lakes with trout for the whole season, not just opening day," Uehara said. "Hatchery crews are already re-stocking lakes, and will continue planting trout into September." Read more..

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