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Week of July 18, 2011 |
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Misc New Fishing-Boating Products
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Sportfishing Industry awards 2011 "Best of Show" Honors
Best of Show Goes to Pure Fishing |
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Fishing Accessory - VestPac, DriftPac
Fly Fishing Rod - G. Loomis, Pro4x
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Hunting & Shooting Products/Issues
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National
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Reporting requirements updated for boats entering Canada ONTARIO, Canada � While the law has not changed, the Canada Border Services Agency says it has modernized its reporting requirements for pleasure craft entering Canadian waters, in an effort to make it easier for private boaters to comply with reporting requirements.
All recreational boaters are required to present themselves upon their arrival in Canada as per the Customs Act and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This includes all foreign boaters entering Canada, as well as private boaters who depart Canada and enter foreign waters, and subsequently return to Canada.
However, certain private boaters may now present themselves to the CBSA by calling the Telephone Reporting Centre (TRC) from their cellular telephones from the location at which they enter Canadian waters. The following groups of individuals may report by cellular phone:
� Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have not landed on U.S. soil; and |
� U.S. citizens and permanent residents who do not plan on landing on Canadian soil.
Owners/operators of private boats that are strictly weaving in and out of Canadian waters, but are not in transit, will be required to call the center only once, at the time of their initial entry into Canadian waters.
All other private boaters, including those without cell phones, must proceed directly to a designated marine telephone reporting site and place a call to the center to get Border Services Agency clearance. That includes all vessels carrying foreign nationals (other than U.S. citizens or permanent residents).
Failure to report could result in detention, seizure or forfeiture of the vessel and/or monetary penalties, the agency said. The minimum fine for failing to report to the Border Services Agency upon entry to Canada is $1,000.
The full fact sheet and updated requirements: Simplified cell phone reporting for private boaters
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Regional
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Great Lakes Water Levels for July 15, 2011 WEATHER CONDITIONS Storms moved through the Great Lakes basin on Monday, hitting some southern areas of the region with strong, damaging winds. The middle of the week saw mostly clear skies as the temperatures dropped on Wednesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through the basin this weekend. Temperatures across the basin are currently near seasonal averages but are expected to heat up over the weekend. Lake Superior has received above average precipitation during the first 2 weeks of July, but the other Great Lakes basins have received below average precipitation. LAKE LEVEL CONDITIONS Currently, Lake Superior is 2 inches above its level of a year ago and Lake Michigan-Huron is near last year's level. Lakes St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario are 6, 9, and 8 inches, respectively, higher than they were at this time last year. Over the next thirty days, Lake Superior is projected to rise 2 inches and Lake Michigan-Huron is expected to remain at its current level. The water levels of Lakes St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario are forecasted to decrease 6, 5, and 8 inches, respectively, over the next month. FORECASTED MONTHLY OUTFLOWS/CHANNEL CONDITIONS Lake Superior's outflow through the St. Mary's River is projected to be below average for the month of July. The outflows from Lake Huron into the St. Clair River, and from |
Lake St. Clair into the Detroit River, are expected to be below average throughout the month of July. Lake Erie's outflow through the Niagara River is predicted to be above average and the outflow of Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence River is predicted to be above average. ALERTS Users of the Great Lakes, connecting channels and St. Lawrence River should keep informed of current conditions before undertaking any activities that could be affected by changing water levels. Mariners should utilize navigation charts and refer to current water level readings.
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General
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Sportfishing Industry awards 2011 "Best of Show" Honors
Best of Show Goes to Pure Fishing |
Fly Fishing Accessory - VestPac, DriftPac
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Ohio
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Governor promotes Lake Erie Sport Fishing during Annual Fish Ohio Day PORT CLINTON, OH � Governor John R. Kasich was on Lake Erie last week during the 33rd Governor�s Fish Ohio Day. The annual event promotes the positive impacts of Lake Erie sport fishing and tourism on the region�s economy. Participants included members of the press, tourism industry, conservation leaders, and local and state officials, according to the Ohio DNR.
Fish Ohio Day is sponsored by the Lake Erie Shores and Islands-West, the ODNR Division of Wildlife, and the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association.
An impending storm that morning chased the 14 charter boats back to safe harbor ahead of schedule, and many anglers, including Governor Kasich, came up short on a walleye catch. Kasich, who reeled in two sheepshead |
(freshwater drum), was enthusiastic about Ohio�s Great Lake during a post-fishing event.
�Each time I visit Lake Erie I am in awe of what it means to Ohio,� said Governor Kasich. �It�s the crown jewel of the state � it�s an amazing recreational destination, economic generator, and environmental treasure.�
ODNR Director David Mustine, who also fished that morning, reiterated the governor�s commitment to Lake Erie. Mustine mentioned the reconvening of the Ohio Lake Erie Phosphorous Taskforce as an important step in reviewing the long-term health of the lake. Mustine also thanked the Division of Wildlife for its efforts to strengthen fishing opportunities for popular game species such as walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and steelhead in the state.
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Ohio DNR Lake Erie-related fishing and boating projects � Scheduled removal of the Ballville Dam on the Sandusky River in 2012. Fisheries biologists say the dam�s removal will restore the natural flow of the river and open up additional walleye spawning habitat. The Sandusky River is a tributary of the Maumee River, which flows into Lake Erie.
� Renovation of the Castalia State Fish Hatchery supports continuation of the Division of Wildlife�s steelhead program, |
which annually stocks 400,000 steelhead fry in rivers across northern Ohio. The state�s popular steelhead fishery draws anglers from around the state and across the country.
� New boat-launch facility on the Huron River in Erie County. This successful project between the divisions of Watercraft and Wildlife provided critically needed public boating access to Lake Erie�s western basin; the site officially opened this summer with four launch lanes and 135 parking spaces. |
Wisconsin
13 year-old catches state record golden shiner
MADISON -
It's official: Maxfield Jonas Krueger of Madison
Jonas Krueger, 13, caught a .30 pound, 9.75 inch golden shiner with a rod and reel on July 7, 2011, at Fowler Lake in Waukesha. His record bested the 8.5-inch, 3.4 oz fish caught in 2009 from Dexter Lake in Wood County by John Kubisiak of Rhinelander. |
Anglers who think they or someone they know has caught a fish that might be a state record, there are a number of steps to take:
An official record fish application must accompany all prospective record fish entries.
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COMMENTARY: Continuing the fight against Asian
carp
Group to push for new border laws
Asian carp: How deadly would it be to Great
Lakes?
Congress considers limiting states� ability to regulate ballast water The House is considering legislation to discourage states from regulating ballast water more strongly than federal rules. The amendment, proposed by Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio), would particularly affect New York, as it is the only state that currently exceeds EPA�s standards
Who owns the fish? How tribal rights could
save the Great Lakes
COMMENTARY: Fight against Asian carp begins
with prioritizing
Michigan's largest wind farm starting to take
shape
Plight of Lake Michigan�s Yellow Perch Once a staple of sport and commercial fisheries in communities from Kenosha to Manitowoc, perch numbers have dwindled to modern-era lows, according to recent estimates. Perch have suffered from years of extremely poor recruitment, or survival of young fish, since the early 1990s |
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