Outdoors Report - May 22, 2013
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:25
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Fishing continues to be good but did slow down some with the cooler weather. Hunting dropped off quite a bit.
Rappahannock River
Ken’s Tackle reported continued shad fishing near Falmouth and some good white perch action in town. Bass were hitting on crankbaits near hard structure. There are a lot of small catfish hitting in the river right
8th Annual Catch a Fish Day - Great!
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:01
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Pictures from Catch a Fish Day which took place Sat. May 4. Over 80 children participated in the 8th Annual Catch A Fish Day.
(there is no joy quite like seeing a child smile)
Photos by Buddy Fines
Outdoors Report - May 15, 2013
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 11:39
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Fishing was good until we got hammered by the downpour. That changed the rivers dramatically and then the ponds saw the influx of water as well. The river was still high as of press time. Hunting seemed to be poorer this past week as well.
Writer offers opinions on proposed changes to hunting regulations
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 14:38
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VDGIF has an open comment period through the end of this month on proposed changes to game laws. I encourage you to participate if you have Internet access — www3.dgif.virginia.gov/web/comment/display.asp
There are many other changes being proposed. I hit the big ones affecting hunters in our area. The opinions or observations are mine and are of course just my opinion or observation. Feel free to disagree. All of us
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Tidal Slam and a Runaway Train
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:57
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The sofa was telling my body that I really needed to stay put one recent evening, but my brain was saying otherwise. It had been way too long since I had put the boat in the water and wet a line for shad. So, when my wife came home I wrenched myself out of the comfortable grip of the sofa and hooked up the boat, tossed a few ultralight rods rigged with tiny crappie jigs in the truck and headed for town.
Outdoors Report - May 1, 2013
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:55
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Fishing continues to be really good. Crappie are biting, bass are moving to spawn and the shad run is still going strong. Normally it is slow by now. Some big American shad were caught and released. Turkey hunting continues to be good as well. The next few weeks will be the highlight of the freshwater fishing for the entire
