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AMC has new rates and programs for kids at northern lodges

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

As America’s Great Outdoors Initiative puts the national spotlight on getting youth outdoors, the Appalachian Mountain Club just announced its new “Kid Spoken Here”…
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Saltwater fishing licenses will be available at the show

Posted on Mar 09, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Recreational saltwater anglers will be able to buy saltwater fishing licenses at the New England Saltwater Fishing Show, Friday through Sunday, Mar. 11-13, in the…
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Ed Lombardo to offer fly fishing show

Posted on Mar 05, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Fly-fishing expert Ed Lombardo, pictured here, will present a multi-media production on “Fishing the Great Waters of Rhode Island — Freshwater and Saltwater, Saturday, Mar….
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Cod are back on the bite after full moon

Posted on Mar 03, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | 2 Comments

Capt. Frank Blount, owner of the Frances Fleet, reported that cod Fishing was incredibly good last week. “Once we were past the full moon, the…
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Light-weight waders are safe

Posted on Mar 02, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Kayak Fishing continues to grow, and the folks at Kayak Fishing Tales continue to offer great ideas to make the sport safer and more…
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Judge: Fishing club can drive on barrier beach to reach Quonochontaug Pond

Posted on Feb 15, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

By KATE MULVANEY Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Members of a sport-fishermen’s club have won the right to drive on a barrier beach trail…
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‘Market-size’ cod are biting for party-boat anglers

Posted on Feb 02, 2011 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

The weather may be miserable, but, between the storms, cod Fishing has been terrific. “Some days, the bite has been early,” says Capt. Frank Blount…
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Pro bass angler Tom Mann, Jr. comes to RI Saturday

Posted on Nov 15, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

Professional bass fisherman Tom Mann, Jr., pictured here, is coming to Rhode Island. He will appear from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at a day-long open…
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Power failure kills 30,000 trout in North Kingstown hatchery

Posted on Nov 10, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

An early-morning power surge at the Lafayette Trout Hatchery in North Kingstown resulted in the deaths of about 30,000 rainbow, brook and brown trout Saturday….
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Weather turns blackfish bite on and off

Posted on Nov 09, 2010 under Fishing Industry News | No Comment

The news about tautog is good and bad. Charlie Donilon, skipper of the charter boat Snappa offered a report on both the good and the…
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