Outdoors: Timing Right for a Little Pond Hopping
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By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 25--LINCOLN -- This has not been a good year for fish that live in farm ponds.   Drought conditions have lowered water levels in ponds throughout Nebraska.
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It's time for fishermen to become bird watchers on Thurmond Lake.
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By Charles Walsh, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 17--Sometimes no matter what your fishing preference, you just have to go where the (big) fish are.
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By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--To borrow a phrase from a national advertising campaign, fishing season comes at you fast.   That's why every year about this time I spend some time trying to plan for the upcoming season.
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Mother nature is fickle. Just two weeks ago, freezing ice and snow blanketed the region. Last week, she teased us with mild weather. Dare we say it? Spring is just around the corner.
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By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 6--When you head out onto a frozen lake to compete for hundreds of dollars in prize money, it pays to have a game plan ... and a few tricks up your sleeve.
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Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.
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New this month, just in time for summer: a fish-finder, a completely waterproof digital camera and an ultra-portable PC.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 22--Turn on your facet, and out comes the water.
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For those who love New England's mild summer weather, scientists have some advice: enjoy it while you can.
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By Gareth Purnell  THE area's pools have fished remarkably well following the snow and the freeze.  For instance, I've always thought of Barston Lakes as a great summer water where sport drops off in winter because it's so shallow.
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This week's rundown of fishing reports from around the region: Area A : Drifting and jigging seems to be the way to go for cod out of Newburyport. It has been hit or miss, but the cod schools are small, so with luck you can catch several at a time. Mackerel and stripers have also been around; keeping a few ...
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Ponds that have provided summertime water in the high arctic for thousands of years are drying up as global warming advances, Canadian researchers say. Falling water levels and changes in chemistry in the ponds first were noticed in the 1990s, and by last July some of the ponds that dot the landscape were dry, according to a report in Tuesday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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By Matt Bewley, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Mar. 8--Any region that gets deluged like we did late last week is going to find parts of itself under water.
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Investors should hunt in the not-too-far North.
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By Bob Lamb | Tribune Outdoors Editor, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 22--If there is one fish species that has been the biggest surprise this winter, it may be perch.