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Friday, February 3rd, 2012Executive Director Teeg Stouffer was recently tapped to write and host a 10-video series on “Fishing 101” for the popular how-to website eHow.com.
Five Reasons to Support Stewardship at Year-End
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Out there is the whole wide world. Much of it is water, just like this lake. And as for us, we are caretakers of it. It’s been another year of growth and successes for Recycled Fish, thanks to our volunteers, partners, friends, and generous donors. Private donations make up over 70% of our annual budget [...]
2011 Holiday Tackle Box Auction: Success!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011It’s going to be a very Merry Christmas for 30 people who will find a Holiday Tackle Box jam-packed with gear under the tree this year.
Steward of the Week: Leah Elwell
Thursday, December 8th, 2011She always had a fascination with the natural world and knew early on in life that she wanted to pursue a science degree in college. Leah Elwell. This week’s Recycled Fish Steward of the Week. She ended up with a bachelor’s degree in Aquatic Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana and a master’s degree [...]
An Angler’s Quest for Non-Lead Tackle Leads to the Craft Store
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Erin Ortiz / Special to Recycled Fish “If I don’t want lead in our house, why would I want it in our food?” asked my husband. Plastic bags of tackle weighed me into the passenger seat. “I have jigs too toxic for the trash but add them to lakes sourcing our drinking water.” We were [...]
Steward of the Week: April Vokey
Monday, October 31st, 2011April Vokey was born and raised inSurrey, British Columbia. For those who aren’t familiar, Surrey once had a reputation for rough neighborhoods. Dirty money, dirty people. She fell into the wrong friendships. But as the crimes got worse, so did her desire to get out of there. So, when she got her driver’s license, she started [...]
ICAST Through the Eyes of a Steward
Monday, July 18th, 2011It would be hard to say that the overall theme of ICAST 2011 was stewardship. However, every year more and more innovation that demonstrates a dedication to the future of our waters comes to the fishing industry’s annual convention. If I was going to say what the real theme of this year’s show was, [...]
Recycled Fish teams with Fishhound – Press Release
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Recycled Fish and Fishhound team to advance the Stewardship Ethic Stewardship Tips, Conservation Best Practices now featured on fishing’s top website NEBRASKA CITY, NE – Recycled Fish, the non-profit organization of ‘anglers living a lifestyle of stewardship both on and off the water,’ proudly announces a new partnership with Fishhound, the Web’s most comprehensive collection [...]
Letting them Swim on the On Ice Tour
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011How do we do Catch & Release Support on the Recycled Fish “On Ice” Tour? This video shows how in just a minute.
Where Did the Vast Majority of Minnesota’s Large Panfish Go?
Monday, February 7th, 2011by Brock Anderson Area Fishing Guide – Hang Loose Outdoors Remember when your father took you ice fishing as a kid, drilled a hole for you and a hole for him, and you sat on a 5 gallon bucket and waited for your bobber to go down? Sometimes it never went down so you packed [...]