He goes fishing illegally at night, even though he says it is risky because of a heightened police presence.

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The U.S. military's top brass in Iraq and tens of thousands of soldiers once resided here, near the international airport about 10 miles west of downtown Baghdad, enjoying a slice of Americana, with perks such as Salsa night, speedway racing and fly fishing.

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Dave Circo, a 43-year-old building engineer from Fergus Falls, was one of the few people fishing for most of the night.

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On an unseasonably chilly night in Manhattan a gaggle of businessmen, anglers and fishing guides gathered together for an auction and dinner in the name of saving bonefish, tarpon and permit, three species that haunt the flats and beguile anglers from Florida to the Bahamas to various far-flung Pacific atolls.

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As the night wore on, there were clearly more people drinking than fishing.

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They showed cities, oil-fields and even fishing fleets as giant conflagrations against the blackness of the night.

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The two-night package includes a cooking class, hiking, boating, yoga, fishing and a choice of any current New York Times bestseller (no, not an e-book).

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He was the guy who found the hidden valley of his own dreams 25 years ago and decided then and there to create a model of salmon fishing for all of Ireland with big house jeraboms of laughter by night over fine wine.

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The crew of the Coast Guard MH-60J helicopter CG 6007, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, nominated by the United States of America, for rescuing, at night, in blowing snow and sub-zero temperatures, all five crew members from a stranded fishing vessel, in Alaska, in February 2011.

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