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Lists and discusses the best locations in the United States and Canada where both good fishing and camping are available. Lists United States locations by region (Northeast, South, etc.).

Explains how proper positioning as well as skillful calling can determine the success of a turkey hunt. Turkey behavior and reaction to various obstacles; Type of cover.

Part of a special travel section. Describes twelve places in the US where striped bass the size of saltwater fish may be found. INSET: Stock stripers?;Guides, lodging, more information..

Covers grouse hunting in the Northeast in winter, with some states allowing hunting through February. Compares early and late season hunting. Ruffed Grouse Society information; Grouse relocation efforts; Public hunting lands; State hunting contacts.

Discusses hunting in national wildlife refuges (NWR) in northeastern United States. Where hunting is allowed; Unclear laws; US Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) `Refuges 2003' study; Whitetail deer seasons in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge(Del.) and snow geese in the Bombay Hook NWR (Del.); Whitetail deer in Great Swamp NWR (N.J.). INSET: New Jersey trip planner.;Exotic trophy (Assateague National....

Offers a look at the archery opportunities and hunting prospects in the states and provinces of the Northeast Region. Includes 1990 archery harvest totals, deer populations by state, and best areas for hunting. INSET: Pope and Young Club (membership in archery club); What....

Gives advice on how to find and catch largemouth bass during hot summer weather. Discusses tidal-creeks, types of Northeast waters, where to find fish and what lures to use. INSET: August hotspot (Potomac River fishing); Hot-weather bugging....

Discusses the growing interest in catch-and-release fishing as an element of fisheries management. Fishing for fun as opposed to for food; Became an official policy in 1954; Benefits of the concept; Its implementation. INSET: Bait and catch-and-release; To barb or not to barb; Trout waters.

Recounts the author's experiences fishing on Maryland's Chicamacomico River for big chain pickerel, and in Massachusetts at Stockbridge Bowl. Gives advice for fishing at the two places for pickerel and muskellunge. INSET: Pickerel planner..

Covers fishing for trout at the beginning of the season and where to go to avoid iced-over water. INSETS: New York brook trout (ice conditions and fishing brochures); Connecticut's trophies (fishing guide); Vermont's lakes and trout (fishing guide); Ice-out lakes and salmon in Massachusetts; New Hampshire's lakes and landlocks; Maine's landlocked salmon (fishing guide).

Gives advice on turkey hunting, including turkey calls, timing, mating season, habitats, and hunting tactics. INSET: Turkey hunting tactics; Blaze orange (wearing hunter orange....

Looks at three rivers in the northeast where the fishing is hot during the winter. Niagara River; Salmon River; Potomac River. INSET: Planning help; Keeping warm; Warm-water options.;Fly fishing....

Explains bank shooting, dry-fly fishing for trout along bankside cover. Author's experiences; Casting; Stealth.

Presents a 1989 region wide state-by-state update to help deer hunters plan their hunts. INSET: An exotic trophy (merits of hunting Maryland's sika deer....

Discusses `catch-and-release', or `no-kill', trout-fishing areas in several Northeastern states. INSETS: The bait controversy (exclusion of bait fishermen); To barb or not to barb (barbless hooks); Untitled; Canadian catch and release; Lures or flies? (trend toward allowing lures); Make sure they stay alive (how to safely release trout); State-by-state fisheries directory.

Description of fishing for arctic grayling in the South Seal River in northern Manitoba, Canada. Description of the arctic grayling; Using fly fishing tackle and ultralight spinning gear. INSET: Trip planner..

Describes the author's technique for waterfowl hunting on public lands. His scouting and shooting processes in the Northeast have resulted in excellent catches. Equipment; Decoys; Sea duck option; State information sources.

Examines the best places in the Northeast to fish for large mouth bass. Looks at where the bass are found, regulations, and fishing techniques for different waters. INSET: Maine menu; Raystown Reservoir review.;St. Lawrence leads....

Covers fishing in the provinces of Eastern Canada and how the quantity and quality of fish are like they were decades ago in the United States. INSET: Nova Scotia salmon.;Options unlimited (Canadian fishing....

Describes various fishing programs for children through Northeast states. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire; Children-only restricted waters in Maine. INSET: Future fisherman foundation; Provincial provisions.;Hooked on....

Reports that some of the best winter fishing occurs below powerplants, including those in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Eastern region power plant locations; Types of fish.

Gives advice on how to get permission to hunt quail on private lands in Delaware and Maryland. Also discusses public hunting sites and sources of hunting information.

Gives tips on where to fish for smelt on Lake Champlain during February. Includes spots on both the east and west sides of the lake.

Lists dates, times, locations and contact information for regional sportsmen's shows.

Reminds dove hunters that only Rhode Island, Delaware and West Virginia have dove hunting seasons that extend into 1992. Contact information.

Gives practical tips for river smallmouth bass fishermen to achieve greater success.

Tells how the Vermont Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Program helped to raise funds for the purchase of Jewett Pond which will become part of the Roy Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Purchase price and sources of additional funds; The Vermont Migratory Waterfowl Fund.

Reports the US Fish and Wildlife Service is supplying special battery-powered `wand' magnetic tag detectors to Atlantic Coast states to help them monitor striped bass populations. Cost; Operation; Reporting tagged catches.

Reports that New York is allowing sportsmen the opportunity to use leashed tracking dogs to find wounded or injured big-game animals. The sportsmen must obtain a special license. Examination; Costs; Experimental program.

Reports on the controversy in New Jersey over bowhunters shooting shad in the Delaware River. The sport is legal. Conflicting reports; Where to send comments.

Summarizes reports by Maine biologists Craig McLaughlin and Mark Caron on survival and birth rates for the state's female bears. The reports also show cub production seems to be related to beechnut production.

Announces that Vermont resident Nancy Howe is the winner of the 1991-1992 Federal Duck Stamp contest. Howe and her publisher are contributing a portion of the print-sale profits to help waterfowl conservation.

Announces that New York smelt eggs are being used to replenish New Hampshire's dwindling rainbow smelt population. Collection of 25 million smelt eggs was brought to New Hampshire from New York.

Reports that the Webster Lake Anglers organization of Massachusetts plans to continue its Benefit Bass Tournament. Profits are split between winning anglers and Citizens for a Clean Environment, a group opposing a local landfill.

Comments on the population statistics of American shad in the Susquehanna River in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Currently a protected species, the shad appear to be increasing and fisheries managers are optimistic.

Names the winners in the 21st annual Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition. Larry Barth of Stahlstown, Pa. won a $20,000 purchase award in the `Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl' category for his depiction of a loggerhead shrike on a hawthorne branch. Other winners; Address and telephone number of the Ward Foundation (Salisbury, Md.).

Reports that Massachusetts' special late-season Canada goose hunt has been extended for another three years. Reasons; Number of geese taken during the 1991 hunt; Need to study the goose population; Where to obtain permits.

Reports that New Jersey's Newark Watershed in Morris and Sussex Counties sees relatively little use by fishermen and hunters. Where to obtain permits; Various types of permits including hunting permits; Prices.

Discusses the final session of Rhode Island's three-way split dove season (December 26, 1991 through January 14, 1992). The South Shore Management Area; Hunting hours and bag limit; Where to contact the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Reports that the Connecticut-based Winchester Division of Olin Corporation has won the 1991 Gladney Davidson Memorial Award, the Hunter Education Association's (HEA) highest award. Tells how Winchester supports the HEA's efforts.

Warns coastal surf fishermen about the danger of lightning strikes. Tells where to send for a free copy of `Beach Safety: Protect Yourself From Lightning,' a two-page publication from the University of Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Service.

Discusses the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's winter trout stocking program. Tells where to obtain more information.

Discusses the large population of Canada geese in New York's Finger Lakes area. Comments by Brian Swift, a biologist with New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC); Geese near Cayuga Lake; The Cayuga-Tompkins Cooperative Hunting Area; Where to get more information.

Announces the availability of `The IGFA Rule Book for Freshwater, Saltwater, and Fly Fishing.' The booklet includes the official `International Angling Rules' and IGFA `World Record Requirements.'

Announces that Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman and state Environmental Commissioner Timothy Keeney support pending legislation to create the Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge along the Connecticut River.

Announces that a fishing reef is being constructed off Sandy Hook, N.J., using mostly concrete and steel debris from harbor dredging projects and building demolitions. It's scheduled for completion in 1994.

Presents black bear hunting statistics for the state of New York for 1990. Future bear populations are estimated to stay about the same as in the past ten years.

Reports that deer permits will be fewer in Maine for the 1991 hunting season, due to the state's attempt to increase deer population growth. Deer populations in New Brunswick are also declining.

Presents a state-by-state breakdown of the money available to fish and wildlife agencies from the revenues collected via sportsmen's excise taxes. Nationally, $354 million was collected.

Announces the availability of the `Management Guide for Deer Wintering Areas,' a joint publication of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.