Outdoors digest: Hot fishing tackle

Hot fishing tackle Looking for the best of the new fishing tackle coming out? Take a clue from the recent ICAST Show, in which manufacturers preview their new products.

Marines get an extra 'thank you' with fishing trip

LOUDON - The striped fishing wasn't great in the waters just below Ft. Loudoun Dam. Maybe the weather was just too dang hot or there were a couple of boats too many jockeying for positions as tufts of water churned up from generators below.

Kids Fishing Rodeo To Offer Fun, Prizes

The 57th Annual Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held Friday, July 30 at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. The Rodeo, a 2010 Long Beach Sea Festival event, is open to kids 16 and under. Kids 12 and under must be supervised by an adult, and each participant must bring their own rod and reel.

Fishing report

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Hot weather, good fishing

Fishing news this week includes the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament where competition ends today. Awards will take place Saturday at the newly named "Jim King Park." Look for a complete story on the events and local winners in next week's News-Leader.