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wired2fish.com | David Maccar
You never know what you plan as a regular day of fishing might bring; sometimes the fish of a lifetime comes out of nowhere and surprises the heck out of you. That’s what happened to Steve Jones, a 72-year-old lifelong angler who was dipping his line in Shaver Lake in California on May 16 when he pulled in the lake-record brown trout. Jones’ fish measured a stunning 37.5 inches and weighed in at 24.48 pounds. The catch reportedly surpasses the previous record of 18.75 pounds set in the 1980s.
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wired2fish.com | David Maccar
Kayak angler Ryon Mora died during a Bass Angler Magazine (BAM) Tournament Trail event on May 17 at Lake Almanor in Plumas County, California. He was 38. “The day began like any other tournament morning, under cloudy skies and a light 3 – 4 mph breeze,” stated a release from BAM. “At 6:37 a.m., BAM Tournament Director Michael Bray received an urgent call reporting an unmanned kayak on the lake.
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wired2fish.com | David Maccar
The Flint River officially has a new record Gulf striped bass, says the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Southwest Georgia angler Travis Harrell landed the striper, which weighed a hefty 52.2 pounds just below the Georgia Power dam in Albany back in March while fishing from the dam wall.
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wired2fish.com | David Maccar
David Maccar has been working in the outdoor industry for 15 years, beginning his career as the content editor for the Field & Stream website after working for several years in newspapers. He has also served as an editor at SHOT Business magazine, a special projects editor for F&S and Outdoor Life magazines. Most recently he was the editorial director and managing editor of the Free Range American brand at Black Rifle Coffee Company.
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1 month ago |
wired2fish.com | David Maccar
In a lot of places, anglers would be thrilled to pull 25-inch walleye from the water, but in Idaho, the predators are a menace. It’s the land of salmon and steelhead where pervasive walleye, among other factors, are threatening local fisheries, so much so that what is a game fish elsewhere has become an invasive species here.
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