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Water Woes Get Worse
By Steve Rogers, OutdoorChannel.com
As an ongoing drought and heat wave continue to wreak havoc on most of the middle portion of the United States, the effects felt on many fisheries and waterways are becoming evident.
In the past several weeks, restrictions have been placed on some public lakes in Kansas for health reasons, additional fishing restrictions are in place on three Montana rivers and trout stockings in Iowa have been suspended due to extreme heat. Meanwhile, wildlife agencies in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas have reported large fish kills.
On July 31, the National Drought Mitigation Center said 52.65 percent of the United States and...