NATURAL RESOURCES TAKE NOTES.The Fishing Notebook Web site (www.fishingnotebook.com) leaves few aspects of fishing uncovered. Start by reading a series of articles - ones featured this week included catfishing, intuition while analyzing the lake or deciding on lures or setups, and a company that dyes nightcrawlers to shades of red, blue or green. There is a state-by-state fishing-report section and a recipe page including such delicacies as ``Beer Battered Bass,'' ``Potato Chip Catfish'' and ``Jimmy Houston's Cajun Crappie crappie: see sunfish. crappie Either of two deep-bodied freshwater North American fish species (family Centrarchidae) that are popular as food and prized by sport fishermen. Native to the eastern U.S. .'' If novelty T-shirts are part of your angling wardrobe, there are some classics available on this site. They're separated by species: a few favorites are ``Crappie Toppie,'' ``The Only Channels (as in Channel Catfish channel catfish see ictaluruspunctatus. channel catfish virus disease acute herpesvirus disease of young catfish fry. There is ascites, exophthalmos and hemorrhage in the fins. Widespread in North America. ) Worth Watching'' and ``Megafish, Massive, Beast, Lunker lunk·er n. Informal Something, especially a game fish, that is large for its kind. [Origin unknown.] , Whopper Whopper - WarGames , Giant, Mammoth, Monster ... Striper.'' --Coming attractions: The place to look for outdoor-related shows, exhibits and conventions is the Plus Events Web site (www.plusevents.com). A looming event close to home is the Anaheim Sportsman's Show, scheduled for Feb. 14-17 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. . -Chris Cocoles A TALE FOR EVERYONE ``The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass'' By Peter Kaminsky (Theia Books, $23.95) Kaminsky, who writes an outdoors column for The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, did what many ardent fishermen only dream about - he took off an entire month to fish the autumn run of stripped bass at Montauk Point on Long Island. Then he wrote about it in this wonderfully evocative account that mixes fishing lore, the inside skinny on feuding fishing guides and first-hand accounts of ``blitzes'' of fish that churn the water and quicken the pulse of any fishermen lucky enough to witness them. This is a story about fish and fishing guides, the sea and the local people who live off the ocean's harvest. It's what Kaminsky calls a ``walkabout walkabout a dummy syndrome in horses; usually pyrrolizidine alkaloses caused by crotalaria poisoning. Affected horses walk compulsively, head press, appear blind and walk into objects. They do not respond to usual external stimuli or commands. into something perfect and outside of time.'' Even nonfishers can appreciate this book, which reads like a novel, full of quirky characters and a well-evoked sense of place. Grade: A - Bill Becher CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) no caption (book: ``The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass'') Box: ON THE TUBE |
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