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Augusta angler snags state-record gizzard shad

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Brian Rehmeier of Augusta became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he snagged a gizzard shad on Bigelow Creek in St. Charles County. The new “alternative […]

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Missouri State Record Shad Landed

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that angler Shane Doherty of Fort Scott, Kan., set the first fishing state-record of 2016 by catching a 2-pound-2-ounce gizzard shad measuring 19 and 13/16 inches. Doherty caught […]

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Spring thaw could expose winter fish kills

Owners of shallow ponds and lakes, especially in northern Indiana, should watch for fish kills this spring.  Considering the record or near-record snowfall and ice up to 20 inches thick on lakes and ponds, Indiana […]