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For the first time in three years, fishermen and boaters are able to enjoy the waterways of Upper Mount Bethel’s Minsi Lake. State and local officials Monday marked the reopening of the lake following the conclusion of an extensive dam repair project that lasted almost three years. Minsi Lake was... Read More
Members of the Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee met Tuesday afternoon at the City Council conference room downtown. It was the group's first meeting since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Wichita Falls. The committee discussed the recently completed Lake Wichita Boardwalk project which is awaiting final inspection and approval of the Texas Parks... Read More
The Elephant Butte Reservoir Habitat Restoration Project funded by Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership has been awarded another grant from Beyond the Pond and Bass Pro Shops. Congratulations to our partners at Elephant Butte! The grant program was implemented through Beyond the Pond, a non-profit organization established to benefit the National... Read More
From Effingham Radio: https://www.effinghamradio.com/2020/03/05/lake-shelbyville-fish-habitat-improvement-day-2/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance will place 200 artificial structures into Lake Shelbyville on March 21, 2020. Volunteers are needed on shore to help assemble, load, and off load the fish structures. These artificial... Read More
Five students from Instructor Jacob Lang’s shop class at Northern Heights High School are helping the state with their latest project. They constructed fish habitat structures for Lyon State Fishing Lake. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism supplied the materials. They constructed five cubes. The location of the cubes... Read More
Construction is underway on the new boardwalk at Lake Wichita. With recent changes to the project, the boat ramp phase of the project is now on hold which caused the Lake Wichita Revitalization committee to return a $500,000 state grant. While they aren’t necessarily losing that money for good, they... Read More
He caught a fish “this” big. No, really. A 9-year-old New Mexico boy landed a 42-pound (19-kilogram) blue catfish Sunday evening while fishing in the Elephant Butte Reservoir. Kris Flores said his son, Alex, made the big catch by himself and shattered dad’s record of reeling in a 36-pound (16-kilogram)... Read More
Duke Energy today awarded $253,178 to support 16 projects to aid wetlands, conservation, outdoor nature classrooms, invasive plant removals, water quality, new tree plantings and pollinator gardens across Greater Cincinnati... The grants, which the company announced during a ceremony at the Sharon Centre, are issued from the Duke Energy Foundation... Read More
Even in an age of virtual thrills, nothing matches the excitement of catching a fish, says James Hall, editor of chief of Bassmaster Magazine. “I’ve never met a fisherman that doesn’t remember the very first bass they caught,” Hall says. “It’s really the concept of a chess match with an animal... Read More
Volunteers joined with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) this past summer to continue a long-term habitat enhancement program on Shearon Harris Reservoir, commonly recognized as the state's premier bass fishery. With financial assistance from the federal Sport Fishing Restoration Program, workers planted native aquatic vegetation as well as... Read More
