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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04100640ezuavc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Flamme LET" ><I><B>FISHIN' WIT' OPIE</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    </B><B>|     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHIN WIT OPIE"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SITE MAP"><U>SITE MAP</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WELCOME TO THE SITE"><U>WELCOME    TO    THE    SITE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?"><U>WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?</U></A>   |   <B>ODDS and ENDS</B>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="STORY TIME WITH OPIE"><U>STORY TIME WITH OPIE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EXCERPTS"><U>EXCERPTS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AT THE WATERS EDGE"><U>AT THE WATERS EDGE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SOLUNAR TABLES"><U>SOLUNAR TABLES</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHORELINES"><U>SHORE-LINES</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LOCAL EVENTS"><U>LOCAL EVENTS</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U>CONTACT US</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Hatchery"><U>The Hatchery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to the BULLETIN BOARD:"><U>Welcome to the BULLETIN BOARD:</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Estimating a Fish's Weight </B><B><U>without a Scale</U></B></div> <div> <B>Scales can damage a fish, and weighing can prolong the amount of time a fish spends out of water. Use a ruler to measure your catch, and then use the following formulas to estimate weight: </B></div> <div> <B>Walleye: length x length x length divided by 2,700 </B></div> <div> <B>Pike: length x length x length divided by 3,500 </B></div> <div> <B>Sunfish: length x length x length divided by 1,200 </B></div> <div> <B>Bass: length x length x girth (the distance around the body) divided by 1,200 </B></div> <div> <B>Trout: length x girth x girth divided by 800 </B></div> <div> <B>Formulas obtained from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.</B></div> <div> <B>OR USE THIS HANDY CALCULATOR FROM BOATERS DREAM. </B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.boatersdream.com/fishcalc.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boatersdream.com/fishcalc.cfm"><U><B><U>Fish Weight Calculator</U></B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> ODDS and ENDS</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Fishing Regulations at Pierce Lake in Rockford, IL</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5d7cbfa0.gif" border=0 width="715" height="506" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5e1d3fb0.jpg" border=0 width="723" height="507" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5e302ef0.jpg" border=0 width="514" height="751" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Thank You to the IDNR for the Free Literature.</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>