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A Fishing Moment
by Scott Harker
Fly floating downstream,
Dark shadows darting in the deeper pools.
The sun is high enough
Over the ridge to the East,
To touch the hands on the rod
And melt them back to warmth.
My mind is drifting, too,
With the sounds of the rushing water,
The pole jerks, a sudden strike,
I breathe and prepare for the fight.
----copyright 2006 Scott Harker----
Mountain stream Photographer: Eric Enger
THE PURSUIT OF FISH has been one of humankind's longest and most pleasurable tasks.
In the beginning, it was
all about food. Today, for most of us, it is just a chance to be outdoors - where we can take the opportunity to pit our wits
and skills against a cunning and all to often successful foe.
Of course, it is still great to cook and savor
one's catch of the day - and to tell fishing tales around a campfire or a dining room table.
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Young Grizzly Bear Fishing
Fishing Buddies?
by Scott Harker
A man and a bear were out fishing,
With growls and insults they were "dishing"
Each other about
Who could catch the most trout,
Funny thing is, the man is now missing.
Observers monitoring European fish quotas are being regularly intimidated, offered bribes and undermined by the fishing crews they are observing, a Guardian investigation has discovered. More than 20 former and current observers on Portuguese ...
Three Chinese fishing boats with 29 sailors on board have been seized by a North Korean gunboat, which is demanding a ransom for their release, Chinese media has reported. The Chinese owners of the boats said they were hijacked on 8 May in the ...
FISHING – Sign-up is underway for limited openings in a two-session fishing clinic for adults who haven’t been introduced to the sport. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and volunteers from the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council ...
WA DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE NEWS RELEASE – The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam. Anglers fishing those ...
SLIDELL, LA -- Parish leaders called it a great day for St. Tammany, as the parish officially opened it's new fishing pier in Slidell. It's located off the Oak Harbor exit of I-10, at the base of the new Twin Span Bridge. The fishing pier isn't ...
A state program to introduce new people to the sport of fishing and help control a certain size of striped bass that can be major predators to herring populations has been very popular so far. The 2012 Bonus Striped Bass Fishing Program is going ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Too often we report the negative news, but great things are happening in your community each day. Here's a look at a few stories that are on The Brighter Side... One fish, two fish, yellow fish, learn to fish The John Gould ...
The past week has seen good flounder and red drum. The Gulf Stream bite has produced great mahi and blue marlin, and white marlin and sailfish have also been caught and released over the past week. Capt. Chris Medlin reports red drum fishing has ...
Recent heavy rains have affected the fishing in many waters, and the effects of the downpours this week will be felt for a few more days. Not only did many streams get blown out by the heavy rainfall, but muddy stream flows will cause discoloration in ...
The Gulf Breeze Optimist Club will be holding its 37th Annual Fishing Rodeo this weekend in Gulf Breeze. Verne Rhodes, from the Gulf Breeze Optimist Club, says this year promises to be filled with fun, young and not-so-young anglers, and over $ ...
