Tweet Fisheries biologists recently stocked nearly 300 brood-culled fall rainbow trout in Sloans Lake in Cheyenne. The 19-inch fish were produced eggs at Boulder Rearing Station. The eggs are shipped to fish hatcheries around the state where they are raised … Continue reading →
Tweet The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers that Jan. 31, 2020 is the due date for turning in steelhead, sturgeon and north coast salmon report card data. Information collected from sport fishing report cards provides … Continue reading →
Tweet U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife inspectors have prevented the illegal and potentially harmful import into the United States of approximately 15,000 live Chinese mitten crabs as part of the law enforcement operation codenamed Hidden Mitten. Chinese mitten crabs are … Continue reading →
Tweet Snook is slated to reopen for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. Snook are one of the many reasons Florida … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Anglers fishing the McNary Pool must release all sturgeon. Effective: Feb. 1, 2020. Location: McNary Pool (Lake Wallula), including the Hanford Reach and Snake River upstream to Ice Harbor Dam. Species affected: White sturgeon. Reason for action: The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on Tuesday approved an application from Cooke Aquaculture to farm all-female, sterile (triploid) rainbow trout/steelhead in Puget Sound. The five-year permit applies to existing net pens in Puget Sound … Continue reading →
Tweet While we’re on the subject of rainbow trout fishing, newbies to fly-fishing would be wise to take a class on it before heading out, just so you know the basics before embarking on a day on the water and … Continue reading →
Tweet Spotted seatrout. . Spotted seatrout: new zones, regulations, and Western Panhandle seasonal closure effective Feb. 1 Several rule changes for spotted seatrout go into effect Feb. 1, including a closure to spotted seatrout harvest in the new Western Panhandle … Continue reading →
Tweet Jan. 21, 2020 – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries stocked seven water bodies around the state today with 2,300 pounds of adult-size rainbow trout. This effort is part of the department’s Get Out and Fish! program, which makes it easy … Continue reading →
Tweet The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be stocking seven water bodies around the state with 2,300 pounds of adult-size rainbow trout on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This effort is part of the department’s Get Out and Fish! program, which … Continue reading →
Tweet WDFW approves a six-day razor clam dig starting Tuesday OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for six days of digging beginning Jan. 21. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) … Continue reading →
Tweet Colton Dennis, a 25-year veteran of the AGFC Fisheries Division and most recently the AGFC’s black bass program coordinator, has moved into a new role in 2020 as the AGFC’s first South Arkansas Habitat Biologist. Dennis is an AFS … Continue reading →
Tweet Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatcheries produced and stocked more than 9.3 million fish during 2019 to improve fishing conditions for Arkansas anglers in 2019. Tommy Laird, AGFC Assistant Chief of … Continue reading →
Tweet As we head into the 2020 season, we want to make sure everyone reads the updated rules and changes. Kingfish Kash As most of you are aware, we implemented the new 2020 Kingfish Kash Incentive program where, based on the qualified … Continue reading →
Tweet Frontiers International Travel Offers 35% Off Costa Rica Fishing Package at Silver King Lodge Frontiers International Travel is offering 30-35% off Tarpon fishing packages at Silver King Lodge in northeastern Costa Rica approximately 140 miles from San Jose. This region is home … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – With low numbers of wild steelhead projected to return to the Skagit Basin, fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that the Skagit steelhead catch-and-release fishery will not open this … Continue reading →
Tweet Written by Will Lubenau, University of Idaho As the new year begins, we thought it would be a good time for an update on the steelhead encounter rate and catch and release mortality study. We have continued to get … Continue reading →
Tweet All kids will go home winners Bundle up the kids, grab the fishing gear and head to Hyde Pond or Jimmy Smith Lake Saturday, Feb. 8 for some ice fishing fun. The 29th Annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby at … Continue reading →
Tweet CHEYENNE — It was a record year for one of the most sought-after achievements for anglers in Wyoming. A total of 144 anglers completed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cutt-Slam in 2019. Established in 1996, the Cutt-Slam challenges … Continue reading →
Tweet The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has cancelled the blue crab trap closure previously scheduled for Jan. 16-25, 2020, in all waters of the St. Johns River system. Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may remain in … Continue reading →
