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Walleye
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perch
perch common name for some members of the family Percidae, symmetrical freshwater fishes of N Europe, Asia, and North America. The perch belongs to the large order Perciformes (spiny-finned fishes) and is related to the sunfishes and the sea basses. Best known is the yellow (also called red) perch... Read more |
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Analytical chemistry
Analytical Chemistry Analytical chemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with determining the identity and concentration of chemical substances (analytes). G. E. F. Lundell, an American chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology likened the... Read more |
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strabismus
strabismus , inability of the eyes to focus together because of an imbalance in the muscles that control eye movement; also called squint. It is a consequence of weakness or uneven development of one or more of the six small muscles that surround the eye. One or both eyes may be affected.... Read more |
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Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake , 38 mi (61 km) long and 1 to 3.5 mi (1.6-5.6 km) wide, W central N.Y.; longest of the Finger Lakes. It is connected by the Seneca-Cayuga Canal to the New York State Canal System . Cornell Univ. and Wells College overlook Cayuga's clifflike banks. Near the southern end of the lake are... Read more |
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Lake George
Lake George glacial lake, 33 mi (53 km) long and 1 to 3 mi (1.6-5 km) wide, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y.; it drains NE via rapids and waterfalls into Lake Champlain. The lake was discovered in 1646 by Isaac Jogues, a French Jesuit missionary, who named it Lac du St. Sacrement;... Read more |
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Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond , largest freshwater lake in Great Britain, 23 mi (37 km) long and from 1 to 5 mi (1.6-8.1 km) wide, in Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire, and Stirling, W Scotland. The Leven River drains it into the Clyde. At the southern end of the lake, near its outlet, are numerous wooded islands.... Read more |
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Indiana
Indiana midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). Facts and Figures Area, 36,291 sq mi (93,994 sq km). Pop. (2000) 6,080,485, a 9.7% increase since the 1990... Read more |
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Great Basin
Great Basin semiarid, N section of the Basin and Range province, the intermontane plateau region of W United States and N Mexico. Lying mostly in Nevada and extending into California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, it is bordered by the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Columbia Plateau on the north, the... Read more |
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Indians reserve rights to net, spear walleye; Limits stricter on 11 lakes for...
...pounds of walleye from 28 east...Indians, state officials...more than 3,700 pounds...acres to 1,715 acres...expect new limits on walleye...a "slot limit," in which...other 17 lakes because ... |
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POINTS of contention; The state's dwindling number of spear- throwing...
...wait for northern pike. Some...they see walleyes, an occasional...one of six states nationwide...fish in the state each year...with some 1,600 members...return Cass Lake in northern...Minnesota to the ... |
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Lake Superior's Upper Peninsula having its fishing day in the sun
...in awe as limit after limit of huge walleyes and saugers...out into Lake Superior.Touring walleye anglers fishing...the Great Lakes are getting...s best walleye anglers on...career in ... |
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State fungi festival features search for morel mushrooms
...has to be walleye," said...rivers, the Lake Winnebago...fishing the northern tier, check the list of waters...fishing along Lake Michigan...other nets 3-1. At 8...off in area lakes, ... |
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ALMANAC; Red Lake Band of Chippewa designates land as wolf sanctuary.(SPORTS)
...counties of northern Minnesota...what the state does, the...endangered species list and turns...at about 3,000. Huseby...Tetonka Lake in LeSueur...Chain of Lakes in Stearns...South Long Lake Improvement...to ... |
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State plans to stock a lot more rainbow trout.
...follows: Lima Lake, Allen County...Reservoir No. 3) Hancock...Reservoir No. 1, Huron County...statewide list of stockings...visiting the state Web site...daily creel limit is five...Castalia State Fish ... |
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Wolf Lake holiday stocking filled with hope for future
...south of Lake Michigan...think of the lake as the body...extensive clean lakes study done and the lake is far cleaner...scale of 1-10, scientists...stocking walleyes. "Next...other three states had ... |
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Feeling adrift? Wizard shares his secrets.(SPORTS)
...following list of walleye...There are walleyes in these lakes. Will they...Deadly Dozen Walleye Hot Spots...order): - 1. Artichoke Lake: At first...supply of walleyes, thanks...catch lots of ... |
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Public Health's annual advisory barel changed
No new lakes or streams...Health to limit exposure...several area lakes and rivers...continued on the list. They include:- Lake Decatur for...Lake number 1; channel...anywhere in the state ... |
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ILLINOIS MAN NAMED IN-FISHERMAN'S
...Professional Walleye Tour Mideast...weight of walleyes on the final...won the $1,000 Coleman...wear No. 1 at the Dodge...out veteran walleye pro Chris...running 3/8 -once...season and bag limits, ... |