Monday, February 13, 2012
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Outdoors: Heavy rain slows strong striper fishing

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Published 11/15/09

The DNR's Fisheries Service Monday night will put on the table two proposals to regulate the spring catch-and-release trolling fishery for rockfish. Trolling in this fashion has grown in recent years, and so have questions about the potential side effects of handling and dragging a 30-plus pound, pre-spawn cow rockfish through the water.

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Last month these concerns were aired during a joint meeting of the state's Sport Fish Advisory Commission and Tidal Fish Advisory Commission, after which I offered my opinion in my Oct. 24 column (I still think a "striper time-out" is a good idea). The Fisheries Service has since...

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