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Fishing Auctions

1/11/2014

 
Just as there are fishing shows throughout winter, the spring time will bring many fishing specific auctions. That's a ways off yet, but if you're a serious collector you need to start planing what you want to go after in these auctions early. 


If you search around the internet, you'll find different fishing auction companies. The two that I'll mention here are the bigger ones that seem to offer quite a bit of variety. Rods, reels, books, & paraphernalia of all kinds including old flies, catalogs, creels, nets, etc can be found. Most of these auctioneers release there catalogs a month or so before the auction, so you can plan ahead.


Crossroads Angling Auction offers a lot to the angler & they show 'teaser' pictures of some of the stuff they have ahead of time. Their auction will be going off April 25-27, 2014. 


Lang's Auction is probably the biggest in the nation (& the most attended / watched) of all the angling specific auctions. Lang's also offers a store where you can buy some items in the normal way (no bidding) periodically at different times throughout the year. Lang's spring auction is scheduled for May 17 & 18, 2014.


Both companies offer a "discovery" auction of different items that could include just about anything (except the really collectible items) that usually go off before the main event. They also offer you a few ways to bid which include over the phone, in person at the auction, or online in real time & you can also submit a bid ahead of time by mail.


You never know what will be up for bid at these & other auctions. If you're a collector, or are after something specific, then it's worth checking them out. Auctions can be fun & exciting but these fishing specific auctions are almost always educational, too. 

Fish Hatcheries

1/9/2014

 
The work of raising fish at a hatchery never really stops at any time through the year. Hatchery workers are always working with fish in different stages of development. It's the work these folks do that provide so many anglers the opportunities to fish on stocked waters, especially for trout.

A well run fish hatchery is a very efficient, well-planed operation. The fish must be ready & grown by the time stockings come around. Disease & parasites must be kept out at all costs. All in all it's a lot of work by highly trained experts.

These days hatchery workers have more knowledge & technology available to them than before, but overall the general process of raising fish is the same as it has been for decades. In the video below, from the 1950's, we look at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission's different hatcheries & workings as they were back then. I think you'll find this both informative & entertaining.
Many of Pa's hatcheries are open to the public. Perhaps you may want to spend some time this year visiting one of them. For a list of Hatcheries in PA, as well as more info about the Keystone state's hatcheries, click HERE. A visit & tour of one of these facilities will be time well spent that could really add to that special fishing trip this coming season.

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