Tips to Keep Cold-Weather Fishing Hot
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By JOE MACALUSO  It's no state secret that we're having the coldest fall in five years. Stepping outside the last several mornings tells you all you need to know.
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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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By Rich Landers, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Mar. 1--Fly fishers shouldn't be discouraged by the weather greeting today's opening of several quality trout fishing lakes in Eastern Washington. Be patient.
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LURAY, Va. The thermometer showed 24 degrees Fahrenheit. It felt like zero. Cold winds swept down from Hawksbill Mountain, the tallest peak in Shenandoah Valley National Park. With the winds came snow flurries, which seemed to last longer than flurries should.
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the sun is hot, so harvest the heat to make ice cubes.
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Big winds this week kicked up quite a sea in our region, where the fishing before the storm was fairly solid. Even with the cold front and all the rain, the ocean temperature has not cooled enough to drive the migrants out, and excellent fishing takes place in October, especially in southern waters.
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By Mike Archbold, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  May 30--A forecast of hot weather this week and two cold river drowning deaths over Memorial Day weekend are a cautionary tale for swimmers and boaters.
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Smelt fishing is a deep and dependable tradition in Maine, with shanties dragged onto frozen tidal rivers and baited lines thrown into holes in the ice.
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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.
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By THE NEW MEXICAN  Grab your fishing poles, bait and nets. And stay in town.
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As winter settles in, here are some money-saving tips for keeping the cold out.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ Florida's snook were in full retreat from winter, moving back to what vestiges of warm water they could find.  That put them in the "skinny" water of bayous, channels and backwater flats _ saltwater so shallow that it sometimes barely covers their fins.
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Although stormy weather has been a tough opponent for the Florida Marlins in their push to make the playoffs, it hasn&#39;t deterred their hopes of catching lightning in a bottle.
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By Larry Porter, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 11--LINCOLN -- Ice conditions in the Sand Hills are the best in a dozen years, but it's a mixed blessing for ice fishermen.   Even if fishermen should happen to fall through the ice, they wouldn't be in danger of drowning.
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By Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com  Other anglers who love crappies are either ice fishing or waiting until spring.  Not crappie guide Steve Welch.  If Lake Shelbyville is ice-free, he's on the main lake searching for big crappies that are schooled on deep ledges.
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This week's rundown of fishing reports from around the region: Area A : In the freshwater areas, largemouth and smallmouth bass are off their beds, but remain in a post-spawning pattern. To the north, there are high water levels and the temps are good. Trolling is working well for trout and salmon in the Saco River, Pittsford, N.H., and Rangeley ...
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By DAMON TATEM  BEACH, PIER AND BRIDGE FISHING  Corolla to Coquina Beach   Pier fishing should be good all along the northern beaches this week if weather conditions are good. Pier anglers will catch the usual summertime mix of small fish.