Tweet Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 7:45 PM MDT Kokanee salmon are landlocked sockeye and popular fish for Idaho anglers, but save for a few rare lakes, they didn’t historically exist in most Idaho waters. So how did they get … Continue reading →
Tweet SCDNR biologist Matt Perkinson sutures up a cobia fitted with an acoustic transmitter, which will allow researchers to track its movements. RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. ( — For over two decades, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has been a … Continue reading →
Tweet eports show that Texas anglers aren’t catching as many bass as they have in the past, despite healthy fish populations. So we’ve launched a study that tracks the habits of largemouth bass to try and figure out why this … Continue reading →
TweetFish defined as invasive, such as common and grass carp, cannot be used as live bait. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds anglers that a definition for “invasive fish” has been added to the Wildlife Code of … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC’s Marine Permit Office is closed to walk-in customers until further notice. Please send all applications by mail and contact the Marine Permit Office with questions or concerns by calling 631-444-0470 or email MPO@dec.ny.gov. Car gear rack netting … Continue reading →
Tweet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering assistance to U.S. fishermen and women who have been impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments through the Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP). STRP applications will be accepted from September 14, 2020 to December 14, 2020. … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Allows a limited white sturgeon retention fishery. White sturgeon from 44-inches minimum to 50-inches maximum fork length may be retained. Effective date: Sept. 26, Sept. 29, and Oct. 3, 2020. Species affected: White sturgeon Locations: The Columbia River from the Wauna Powerline … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas will receive a share of $25 million being distributed in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to states in the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes region to better manage and … Continue reading →
Tweet A rainbow trout is as beautiful as its namesake, no matter where it appears. But come mid-October, this fish will be swimming in city park ponds and state park lakes across Nebraska. This is a rainbow anyone can easily … Continue reading →
Tweet Lake Dardanelle hosted two major national fishing events the past two weeks, giving the lake a chance to show off its population of black bass. The fishing was often hard, as early September can be as the weather is … Continue reading →
Tweet Though small in size, the juvie mussels (far left, compared to adults on right) are big finds. (Matt Rowe/DNR) Good news for rare freshwater mussels is, well, rare. But one south Georgia creek is providing some. While checking a … Continue reading →
Tweet An early morning sunrise lights up a cypress tree near a dock on lake Marion, the perfect prelude to a day of fishing on one of the top-ranked fishing lakes in the United States. [SCDNR photo by David Lucas] … Continue reading →
Tweet As part of DEC’s ongoing brook trout management, we conduct several egg-takes for Heritage (native New York) strains of brook trout each fall. Wild male and female brook trout are captured alive. Their eggs and milt are collected at … Continue reading →
Tweet Colorado Outdoors, CPW’s magazine, is a valuable planning resource for anglers and hunters. The Fishing guide is available free with a subscription or you can buy just this issue. Order the Fishing Guide today! Purchase an annual subscription to Colorado Outdoors magazine online, … Continue reading →
Tweet Fishing for tiger muskie this fall This fall, fishing at Badwater Pond for tiger muskie might land you some fish you can take home. Tiger muskie have been stocked by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in the Pond … Continue reading →
Tweet Alaska’s fisheries management strategy may forestall climate-driven fishery declines, providing a critical window for fisheries and communities to prepare and adapt to change. Alaska pollock supports the nation’s largest fishery. Photo: NOAA Fisheries. Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) has been … Continue reading →
TweetNOTICE Black sea bass Effective 0001 hours, Sunday, September 20, 2020 the possession limit for the commercial harvest of black sea bass will be increased from 200 pounds to 300 pounds for holders of a Black Sea Bass License Endorsement. … Continue reading →
TweetReports from our contributors this week indicate that a little less daylight as autumn arrives seems to have stirred up the feeding cycle for bass. One noticeable spot for such action is Lake Hamilton, where our reporter from Greeson Marine … Continue reading →
Tweet Each fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way … Continue reading →
Tweet The Department is continuing to adapt our ways of working to conserve wildlife for all New Mexicans. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Department biologists and conservation officers continue to conduct wildlife surveys, contact anglers and OHV recreationists and stock fish … Continue reading →
