Friday, 08 May 2009

• May-June e-news

  The F.L.O. Newsstand:

  go with the F.L.O. the e-way!

   

  Watch for us on Facebook too! We’ll be there soon!

   

  If you have any fishing stories, tips, techniques, or other notes of interest, please submit to Jamey for the next FLO e-news. We’d love to have our members contribute!

   

  ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY

   

  Go Fish and Get Healthy!

  http://www.womensoutdoorwire.com/releases/144758

   

  Wade Fishing a Pond courtesy of www.MyOutdoorTV.com

  Many anglers who fish ponds and small lakes make one common mistake. They cast straight out from the bank and as far as they can. The problem with this is that most fish live in the shallow zone just out from the pond/lake bank. By casting way out, anglers fish beyond this prime area and intersect it only at one point when they retrieve their lure back in.

  A much more efficient cast would be parallel to the bank, perhaps skirting the line of vegetation/moss/grass that grows around many pond banks. And the best way to facilitate this is to don a pair of waders, wade out a few yards, then turn and cast parallel to shore. Now, instead of intersecting the prime strike zone at only one point, the angler keeps his lure in the strike zone through the entire cast. This greatly increases his odds of getting bites.

  Wade out and start following the shore, easing along, being stealthy, and trying different depths (distances out from shore) to see where the fish are concentrated. This method of fishing will vastly increase an angler’s success in fishing a small body of water.

  One caution: when you wade, use a wading staff to feel ahead of where you’re walking for depth changes, holes, obstructions, etc. This is one endeavor where you don’t want to be surprised by an unexpected step off into deep water! Click here to watch a video demo

   

  WOMEN WHO INSPIRE

   

  Junior Duck Stamp winner from Toledo, OH

  The design for the new 2009-2010 Federal Junior Duck Stamp, painted by 16 year-old Lily Spang of Toledo, Ohio, was chosen by a panel of judges on April 22 at the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest held at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. Read more

   

  TIMES TO BE HAD

   

  FLO’s May outing

  Enjoy the FLO’s May outing at Lake Hodgson in Portage County on May 16^th! Read more from Andrea below.

   

  Women in the Outdoors Events in Ohio

  Women in the Outdoors events, designed just for women, teach outdoor skills using expert instructors. Want to hike, bike, fish, camp or hunt? Or maybe you're into outdoor photography, bird watching or primitive cooking? Check out a menu of outdoor activities and meet new friends at a Women in the Outdoors event in your area.

   

  INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

   

  Winning Artwork for Your Business Card

  You have never seen a business card like this before. Create your own business card with art gallery quality artwork from the State-Fish Art Contest featuring all of the national winners. A variety of species are available including trout, and largemouth bass. It's easy to add and place whatever text you want. You can even choose your font, font size and color. The prices are great and the proceeds benefit fish conservation. Click here to visit web site

    

  Pregnant and hunting or fishing? Learn tips here:

  http://www.womensoutdoorwire.com/releases/144776

   

  Tick Removal submitted by Andrea Scott
  Spring will be here soon and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try. This is great, because it works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc. Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way.

   

  ROCKIN’ RECIPE

   

  Deep-fried Fish Puffs
  1/2 pound cooked and flaked panfish or other fish
  1/2 small onion
  2 ounces self rising flour
  1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley and/or other favorite herbs or spices
  Salt and pepper
  2 eggs
  milk
  cooking oil

  
  Mix fish, onion, flour, seasons, and eggs. Add sufficient milk to make a soft consistency. Heat oil until hot. Drop in tablespoons of the fish mixture. Fry until golden brown.

   

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