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The boat Misled leads a line of boats headed to the dock with their catches near the end of the first day of the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament on Thursday. Don Miller gets help from team member Jimmy Reddick as he brings a 20.3-pound kingfish and a 71.1-pound wahoo to the weigh-in.

The money was raised by Valero employees through their annual "Reel It In For Kids" fishing tournament. Center leaders said the money will go to good use.

Though Capt. Bob Pisano lost his battle with cancer on Dec. 31, his relatives and friends said their final farewell last Saturday from Capt.

Get your rod and reel ready for the 5th Annual Salty Aggies Fishing Tournament. Organizers, like Lari Jo Johnson and Justin McComb say, this competition isn't just about what you catch, it's also about giving back, by fishing for future Aggies.

The experts at Netcraft report that the harbors and shorelines in the Catawba and Marblehead areas have been producing nice numbers of the bigmouths. The best approach has been to use tube jigs, wacky rigs, and dropshots while covering a lot of ground.

The Forrest Wood Cup - the world championship of professional bass fishing - will come to Wheeler Lake and the Huntsville area August 4-7 to crown bass fishing's top angler of 2016. Hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the tournament will feature 50 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals casting for the sport's biggest award - $300,000 cash.

Josh Frazier's dream of a fly-fishing school in Sonoma is still alive, but he has a way to go before it is real again. I spoke to Josh by phone this week and he brought me up to date with what has been happening at his property on Arnold Drive next to the Schellville Airport.

The Baton Rouge community started a somber period Thursday, filled with funerals and memorials for three officers killed by a gunman. The law enforcement officers - Baton Rouge police officers Matthew Gerald and Montrell Jackson and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola - were killed Sunday in what police described as an ambush.

Thursday marks the six year anniversary of a tragic event that changed the life of Delia Munoz-Ramirez forever. Her 25-year-old son Richard Gutierrez was shot to death on this day he tried to break up a fight between a couple.

KIII invites you to join us for the 2nd Annual "Reels For Heels" fishing tournament benefitting" Dress for Success" of Corpus Christi. Anglers from all over Texas will be here August 19th and 20th for live music, great food and festivities at Marker 37 Marina and Pier on the Island.

Camp partner Kassie Yeaney reels in a fish during a fishing trip at Bowman's Pond in Winston during the YMCA-Douglas ESD Partner Sports Camp on Wednesday. Camp volunteer Mason Hinson, 12, reels in his line during a fishing trip at Bowman's Pond in Winston during the YMCA-Douglas ESD Partner Sports Camp on Wednesday.

I come from a family of hunters and gatherers, and the younger generations are no exception. My grandfather owned and operated a farm in Cuba, and to this day enjoys reaping what he sows.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering two free fishing workshops in August at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, in Fayetteville. On Aug. 13, a Basic Rod-Building Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This workshop will cover the basic techniques for building a 6-foot, medium-action spinning rod.

The more noteworthy report this week came from Lake George where this week's full moon sent both bluegill and shellcracker fanning new beds and doing their dance of procreation. The few anglers at the few fish camps down there were not expecting such a late spawn, but Adam Delaney at Georgetown Marina says the word got out fast.

Simply put, college fishing has changed over the past eleven years. In the very first collegiate bass fishing event back in 2005 held on Lake Lewisville, most of the anglers showed up to the event all on their own with old boats and tow vehicles.

Grady Keefe of Chilmark and Colorado loves to fish. Most days the 9-year-old can be found with a fishing rod in his hand.

Fishing is always more enjoyable with a friend. Besides, it is easier to take a picture of your latest catch when you have a friend along to take it.

The upcoming weekend should be good for fishing, given that the full moon is next Tuesday. This sets up tide patterns that will move water in and out of the bay quickly and with good highs followed by big lows.

The fluke tournament season gets underway this weekend as the 35th annual Sandy Hook Bay Anglers Two-Day contest runs out of Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Saturday and Sunday, after the Friday evening captains meeting at 7 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Building. For information call 732 787-4008 or 732 291-1184 - or visit www.sandyhookbayanglers.com .

Direct from a sold out season in New York, Academy and Bafta Award-winner Mark Rylance returns to the West End to perform in Nice Fish, a hit new comic play written by Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins and directed by Claire van Kampen. On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan.