Captain riding out storm on fishing boat (CNN.com) As his fishing boat, Murphy's Law, was tossed about Wednesday in the path of Hurricane Dolly, Steven Murphy hoped to dodge the adage his vessel is named for: "If anything can go wrong, it will."

The Fishing Report (San Francisco Chronicle) Fished the weekend and into a Monday, clinging to a rock and sleeping on a pier, and didn't do much good at either, and when the dreams came, there was more fishing, and maybe that's when it's too much. Woke up and somehow drove the car over Union and down to...

ERIC SHARP: Trout fishing picks up (Detroit Free Press) GRAYLING -- If you're among those who've decided to vacation in Michigan rather than make more expensive trips out of state, and you also happen to like trout fishing, you probably couldn't pick a better year.

FISHING REPORT (Las Vegas Review-Journal) • LAKE MEAD -- Anglers are finding good striper action using a variety of baits and techniques. Jigging and still-fishing with cut bait are taking fish from 33 Hole to the Vegas Wash inlet. Two fish weighing in at 8 and 9 pounds were reeled in from the area over the weekend.

Fishing | Puget Sound chinook fishing off to slow start (Seattle Times) The summer hatchery chinook fishery in northern and Central Puget Sound is not hot like last year, except the Port Townsend area where fishing has been relatively good since it opened July 16. Judging by the early catch results the season will probably last much longer than last year's 13-day fishing season in Central Sound, and the 16-day fishing season in North Sound.

Fishing report: July 24 (The Tennessean) FISHING REPORT

Fishing between midnight and dawn yields unique opportunities (Miami Herald) For inexpensive, late-night entertainment, it is hard to beat party boat fishing on the Sea King in Islamorada. You can escape the daytime heat, catch dinner (or maybe even several dinners) and maybe make some new friends.

Fishing boat captain rides out Dolly (UPI) SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas, July 23 (UPI) -- As 100-mph winds slashed the south Texas Coast Wednesday, fishing boat owner Steven Murphy admitted riding out Hurricane Dolly was risky.

This isn't just one of fishing's tall tales (San Diego Union-Tribune) Wayde Nichols and four fishing pals looked forward to catching hard-fighting tuna as their sport-fishing boat motored out of Mission Bay on Friday night. They never expected to become the catch themselves.

Veterans enjoy a day out fishing (The Patriot Ledger) 52nd annual Harvey’s Salt Water Fishing Club Vets’ Day gave almost 200 veterans a day out on the water.