Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge: the nation’s first sanctuary for fish; established by Congress on June 7, 1924 and located between Upper Mississippi River Miles 502.8 to 763.3 (260.5 total miles).
Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Rivers: the Upper Mississippi River extends from the mouth of the Ohio River to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, Upper Mississippi River Miles 0 to 866 (866 total miles). The Lower Missouri River extends from its mouth …
Upper Midwestern Great Lakes regions is Ontario, Canada and Northern Illinois, northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota in the United States.
Items to make the fish fins with: Tobacco Tins were used by many carvers to make the fins on the fish decoys. Some carvers still follow the old way of using tobacco tins. Other items like soup cans or really …
Texas World Championship is a section of class or classes of ‘The Gathering’ fish decoy contest held each April in Perham Minnesota. Bryan Tindall of Texas with the help of Rod Osvold created this spoof contest class of fish decoys. …
Swimming pattern: the path or attitude of a fish while swimming. The patterns of live fish are based upon needs such as schooling, spawning, foraging, resting, and migration decoy swimming patterns are limited by being tethered to the jigging sticks. …
Regional style: an ice spear fishing history, material culture, and behavior associated with a particular geographical area. Regional styles for Michigan include the cities of Detroit, Lake St. Clair, Mount Clemmons, New Baltimore, Newberry, and Tower; Lake Chautauqua in New …
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A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or …
Lead is used to allow a fish decoy to sink. It is placed by some means a hole or cavity in a fish decoy. Just the right amount is needed to sink the fish and allow it to swim. This …
