We would like to develop a fishing blog network that focuses on posting great fishing content by creating an atmosphere that encourages the blogger through:

• blog to blog promotion across the network (I will visit blogs daily to comment and look for content to promote)
• using social media tools to connect our fishing bloggers with each other and their visitors
• providing tips and tools for bloggers to improve their blogging experience
• the potential to earn income through their blog with an already large network of established advertisers

Although, there are opportunities to generate monthly income with this venture, this takes a great deal of work and consistent blogging. I make no promises other than to attempt to create and environment that you enjoy blogging in. Like most of you, I also have another job that keeps me very busy.

If you have an established blog on blogger.com, WordPress.com or another hosting server, Skinny Moose can import your blog from these venues and provide you with free hosting, template customization, and hosting support staff.

I am excited about this opportunity because I enjoy networking with ‘like-minded’ bloggers and I look forward to working together to provide fishing blog content that will positively promote conservation and sportfishing around the world.

For more information and details follow this link to the people at Skinny Moose Media or contact me directly by visiting the contact page on my blog.

We’re Doing What?
“I’m posting this because I think it’s fundamentally wrong and certainly not something I want my tax dollars being spent to do: spraying villages with RoundUp at concentrations that are illegal in the US. - From Lateral Lines

Spearing Sturgeon
“Did you know that they spear sturgeon in Wisconsin? Seriously. Thousands of fishermen flock to the 138,000 acre Lake Winnebago to spear the prehistoric-looking fish during a week or two in the winter. They set up shacks on the ice over shallow areas, cut large holes in the ice and wait for a big sturgeon to swim by. And in some cases, a fella gets lucky and spears a big one.” - From Fish Geek

The “Ice” Fishing Shack
Tom has found the most amazing Ice Fishing Shack I have ever seen. Check it out at the Upper Andro Angler Alliance Blog.

New Derby Ideas Help Conservation Effort
Ice fishing derbies are often frowned upon because of the large number of fish that are killed in order to be weighed in, regardless of whether they have a chance to win a top prize. While this isn’t always an issue, sometimes it can have negative effects on a lake’s fishery. Luckily, many anglers, derby organizers and fish biologists are recognizing the need for additional conservation measures to reduce unneccesary harvest. – Fish Geek

Maine Ice Fishing Report
Angler use on the smaller ponds in York and Cumberland counties has lightened up quite a bit as anglers begin to venture out onto bigger waters, which have gained some appreciable ice since the earlier January thaw. Nonetheless, those small waters are still producing some decent fishing opportunities… – The Daily Bag Limit

Expendability Defined
This is a funny picture. You have to see it. – Lateral Lines

Hooked On Fishing International Loses Support For Kids All-American Fishing
It appears that Hooked on Fishing International is losing is corporate sponsorships to keep the Kids All-American Fishing fishing derby programs viable. In a recent letter sent to Wende Gray, marketing specialist and owner of Gray Marketing and also spokesperson for the newly formed Upper Andro Anglers Alliance, HOFI informs Gray that the UAAA annual Family Fishing Festival will lose sponsorship from the Kids All-American Fishing. One of its main sponsors is Wal-Mart. – Upper Andro Anglers Alliance

Fishing For Arrowheads
Have you ever been fishing along a river or creek and happened to glance down and find an arrowhead? Yeah, this is a fishing article, but we’ve had several requests of late by fishermen who have became relic hunters due to just such an incident. They go fishing, the find an arrowhead and, BAM, they are hooked. A majority of the arrowhead fanatics began as fishermen. The two hobbies go hand in hand, it seems. – The Fishin’ Hole

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