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Warmer winter drives anglers to higher ground

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 3:14pm

ROCKPORT RESERVOIR -- Eight-year-old Conner Davis sat in a folding chair, distracted from the day's objective by a handheld video game.

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Outdoors calendar, fishing report

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 3:44pm

Enjoy the long holiday weekend outdoors. Here are some places to go, som things to do.

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Contest draws anglers to Rockport Reservoir

Jeff DeMoss Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 3:05pm

Over the past couple of weeks, anglers have been flocking to Rockport Reservoir in hopes of hooking into a prize catch of a different kind.

A contest in which tagged fish can be redeemed for cash and prizes has made Rockport one of the area's most popular ice-fishing spots this winter. Anglers by the hundreds have been drilling holes through the reservoir's thick ice in pursuit of the $2,500 top prize.

Recently, wildlife officials tagged and released 28 rainbow trout weighing about 1 1/2 pounds each into the reservoir. Each fish was given a number to correspond with a given prize.

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