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Thousands of Steelhead Killed at Idaho Hatchery
Federal fish managers say they opted to kill tens of thousands of juvenile steelhead after finding a potentially deadly virus in two holding ponds at the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery.
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Louisiana Speckled Trout Spawning and Hurricane Season
Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune
This is when you know you're a fisherman: The meteorologist on TV is warning that the peak of hurricane season is here, which only makes you realize that the last peak of speckled trout spawning season is upon us.
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Asian Carp Hurt Humans, Native Fish Populations
Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star
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Minnesota Trout Stream Project to Improve Habitats
Patrick B. Anderson, Winona Daily News
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South Carolina Striped Bass Make a Comeback
Striped bass are making a comeback on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie in South Carolina.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Aims to Save Cutthroat Trout
Gib Mathers, Powell Tribune
Standing near the North Fork of Soldier Creek on Aug. 10, Mark Smith, Cody region fisheries biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said native cutthroat trout once occupied more than 500 miles of streams in these parts.
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Florida to Consider Extending Snook Closures
Florida wildlife commissioners are expected to decide Thursday whether to lift a temporary snook fishing ban.
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Iowa DNR Investigating Massive Fish Kill
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is still trying to determine what caused a fish kill that left thousands of fish dead in north-central Iowa.
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Montana Neosho Fish Hatchery to Open Later September
The new $4.6 million visitors center at the Neosho National Fish Hatchery is on schedule to open next month.
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Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Public River Access
Outdoors lovers can continue to hunt and fish on a blue-ribbon stretch of the North Platte River west of Casper, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled.
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Iowa Fish Kill Blamed on Ammonia Leak
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says numerous game fish were found dead after last week's anhydrous ammonia leak near Lacona.
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Invasive Carp Threaten Kansas Rivers
Michael Pearch, The Wichita Eagle
Hundreds of thousands of Asian carp threaten Kansas rivers.
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Ex-Member of Arkansas G&FC Says 3 Members Control Panel
Two of three members of the state Game and Fish Commission accused by former member Sheffield Nelson of grabbing "absolute control" of the panel say Nelson's claim is groundless.
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Helicopters Now the Way to Stock Wyoming's Alpine Lakes
They used to go in on horseback. Tiny fish filled milk jugs, and horsemen packed them in, stopping periodically to add fresh water.
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Invasive Bottom-Feeding Fish Threaten North Dakota Waters
As North Dakota continues through a wet cycle of seasonal changes, the threat of undesirable and possibly invasive species threaten to contaminate the state's waterways, state officials say.
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Fishing Tournament Directors Stick to Polygraphs
Tournament directors of high-dollar fishing tournaments stick with polygraph machines to ensure things are on the up and up.
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Department of Ag to Install Bear Fences on Kenai Peninsula
Tony Cella, Peninsula Clarion
Constructing electric fences to keep out bears of Kenai Peninsula farms will receive funding from the Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service starting in October.
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Thousands of Fish Die in North Carolina Lake
Thousands of fish have died in North Carolina's largest manmade lake.
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NOAA Approves Reform of West Coast Fish Harvest
NOAA's Fisheries Service on Tuesday approved a new approach to managing the harvest of certain West Coast fish that it says will lessen competition among fishermen and reduce overfishing.
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Colorado Energy Companies Announce Wildlife Conservation Plans
Gov. Bill Ritter and energy companies announced agreements Tuesday that are intended to minimize the impacts of oil and gas drilling on 355,000 acres of key wildlife habitat in western Colorado.