http://hamptonroads.com/node/355376 Outdoors en-us Copyright 2010 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:11:37 -0400 Rick Morris is looking this year to revive his Bassmaster Elite Series Career. After day one in the series opener, he's off to a really rough start. Morris landed only 1 keeper Thursday in California's Delta near Stockton. It weighed 1 pound 3 ounces and left him in 83rd place out of 93 of the country's top professionals. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/bad-start-beach-pro-bassmaster Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:48:20 -0500 That's what many recreational anglers, charter captains, marina staff and tackle shop owners think. And federal fisheries managers have done little to make any of us think differently. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/anglers-are-concerned-are-feds-trying-end-recreational-fishing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:33:35 -0500 On Wednesday, the General Assembly passed a bill that was just that - a compromise. The Senate wanted to do away with saltwater fishing license exemptions so that Virginia would be in compliancy with a federally-ordered national registry. The House wanted to keep those exemptions - things like a blanket license for boats or free fishing from a landowners shoreline. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/compromise-anglers-figure Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:08:43 -0500 The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine out of Kansas called the other day. Hosts Jim and Travis Ferguson are interested in what's going on in our neck of the woods. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/big-time-outdoors-radio-comes-east-coast Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:49:16 -0500 A quick inspection of some of our area's coastal brackish rivers Wednesday afternoon provided some unpleasant scenery. Low water. Muddy water. Doesn't sound like good fishing is to be had anytime soon. Don't fret, freshwater anglers - prospects aren't as bad as they might seem. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/muddy-water-doesnt-sound-good-thing Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:45:56 -0500 With some outstanding freshwater fishing really cranking up, and with a marvelous bluefin tuna bite off Hatteras, wouldn't you know that Mother Nature would decided to shoot another nor'easter up the coast for us. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/guess-what-were-getting-more-nasty-weather Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:52:40 -0500 Wednesday's march on the nation's Capitol is less than 24 hours away. This time tomorrow it will all be over with. Thousands of fishermen - both commercial and recreational - currently are in their respective homes getting ready to head to D.C. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/less-day-away-march-washington-near Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:21:36 -0500 Fishers from all up and down the east coast are packing their bags and making their last minute plans to add their names to the list of those who have marched on Washington. Wednesday - from noon to 3 p.m. - thousands of fishermen and women, both recreational and commercial, will converge on the steps of the Capitol in a show of strength, unity and solidarity. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/fishermen-and-women-have-united-now-its-time-show-nation Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:53:00 -0500 The second edition of my Cooking Throwdown competition is in the bag. After losing the striper cookoff in the first episode, I decided to take on somebody other than a professional cook for a venison contest. Big mistake. Let's face it, there are a lot of great professional chefs out there. I'm quite sure there are more home cooks with equal talent. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/venison-throwdownwhat-yummy-way-lose-cooking-contest Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:28:54 -0500 With the recently -completed white-tailed deer season, it figures that many outdoorsmen and women have freezers full of venison. So the second of our cooking challenge video series seemed pretty logical. Deer meat. It's that healthy, protein rich, low fat alternative to beef and pork. It's also that meat that many just can't quite seem to stomach because of where it came from. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/cooking-throwdown-part-2-its-about-venison Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:57:01 -0500