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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Always has been. If I have a second favorite, it’s not even close. I love Thanksgiving because it’s the only holiday on which all Americans can agree. We dress up, get together with friends and family and...
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September 16, 2008
Virginia fish advisory issued
Modified and new warnings about eating fish caught from various rivers and reservoirs around the state were issued today by the Virginia Department of...
September 13, 2008
OUTDOORS: Three rules to stopping ‘incidents’
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTThe victim was crossing a barbed wire fence and his coat became entangled. While attempting to free himself, the gun discharged, striking him in the lower...
September 11, 2008
Richmonders happy doing more playing, less watching
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTThe signs of change are subtle but unmistakable. In two months, the Richmond Marathon, which now includes half-marathon and 8K races, will bring well more...
September 06, 2008
Walking in an outdoor wonderland
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTWalking in an outdoor wonderland It’s hard to overstate the overwhelming experience of walking into a Bass Pro Shops for the first time. This is...
September 04, 2008
Illegal fishing methods: cultural or criminal?
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTAs hurricane remnants continue to bring much needed rain to Central Virginia, rising water levels in the James River have had the simultaneous effect of...
August 30, 2008
Here’s why autumn puts spring in his step
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTEvery year on Sept. 1, I perform my kind of own Punxsutawney Phil routine. My prediction routine is not unlike Phil’s, only the result is more consistent....
August 28, 2008
Capital idea: Make short trek to Sky Meadows State Park
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTThe people who created the Snowden Trail in Northern Virginia’s Sky Meadows State Park knew their target audience: urban and suburbanites looking...
August 23, 2008
The river may be low, but the fish still will bite
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTIn the past few years, you could almost set your watch by the late summer drought conditions that settle over the region. Nothing drives home that fact...
August 21, 2008
In fresh or salt waters, good volunteers are true keepers
By ANDY THOMPSON/TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNISTAt first glance, two recent fishing trips - smallmouth bass fishing on the Shenandoah River and flounder fishing in the Chesapeake Bay - didn’t have...
August 16, 2008
The buoys of summer - float your cares away on an inner tube
By ANDY THOMPSON TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERSummertime. The floating is easy. Well, not that easy. At least not right now. But under even slightly wetter conditions, there are few August activities...
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Check out expected tide conditions for some of the popular hunting and fishing areas, and look up state record catches, plus citation requirements for freshwater and saltwater catches. All this in the Times-Dispatch's 2009 Tide Table
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Andy Thompson takes us through Virginia's wild and wet adventure opportunities in the Outdoors Blog.
Parks exploration a mind-blowing journey
This time a year ago, I embarked on a journey that, in retrospect, was as rewarding as any I’ve ever undertaken. Last December, I decided...
Kaine enjoys canoe for two in the James River
In a canoe in the James River, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine made an easy paddle stroke and recalled how he landed in Richmond.
