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 SALT LAKE CITY — Beginning Oct. 14, 2019, anglers must immediately release any bluegill they catch while fishing at Steinaker Reservoir and Pelican Lake. The bluegill is a popular sportfish that’s relatively small and easy to catch. Beginning Oct. … Continue reading →
Tweet SALT LAKE CITY — Beginning Oct. 14, 2019, anglers must immediately release any bluegill they catch while fishing at Steinaker Reservoir and Pelican Lake. The bluegill is a popular sportfish that’s relatively small and easy to catch. Beginning Oct. … Continue reading →
Tweet >No carp were observed in recent survey, signaling successful treatment in 2016 Joe Thiessen, regional fisheries biologist for Idaho Fish and Game, couldn’t help but be excited as he loaded a boat with electrofishing gear and prepared to launch … Continue reading →
Tweet ‘ No one has caught “Big Al” yet in the 2019 Hot Springs Fishing Challenge, so Visit Hot Springs is releasing clues until maybe a lucky angler finds him and wins $15,000. The first clue, revealed June 1, indicates … Continue reading →
Tweet Great opportunities for rainbow trout and smallmouth bass in Northern Utah Springtime is the perfect time to fish for rainbow trout in Utah. And, if you’d like to hook one of the hardest fighting fish in the state, smallmouth … Continue reading →
Tweet This is a great time to put kids on bluegill as well as catfish. For bluegill, get bobbers and worms and, in general, fish rocks and boulders in the backs of coves. Flathead catfishing is picking up at Bartlett … Continue reading →
Tweet For bass anglers, this is a good time to get bluegill-imitation swim baits and go searching for some hawgs. Roosevelt Lake has been a hot spot. If you haven’t heard, lots of quality fishing opportunities will keep anglers’ reels singing … Continue reading →
Tweet ‘Salvage’ event includes free fishing tournament on June 9 VERNAL — This summer and fall, Steinaker Reservoir north of Vernal will be reduced to a ‘mud puddle’ as important repairs are made to its dam. Any fish not caught … Continue reading →
Tweet Bluegill are one of the most sought-after sportfish in Indiana and can be caught in virtually every pond, stream, and lake. Fishing for bluegill requires only basic equipment, which makes them an ideal species for youth and beginners to target.Unsure … Continue reading →
Tweet When it comes to a favorite fish, not much has changed during the last 40 years in the minds of Indiana anglers.Results of the 2016 Indiana Licensed Angler Survey reveal that bluegill ranks as the fish species most often … Continue reading →
Tweet Phillip Kastner of Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports in Hot Springs said earlier this week on KQUS-FM, 97.5 (US97) radio that it shocks him to say this in July but there are bream beds aplenty in Lake Ouachita (look on the north side) to … Continue reading →
Tweet Last month’s Mystery Fish was a hybrid between a Bluegill and a Redbreast Sunfish. Hybridization can occur in sunfish that belong to the genus Lepomis (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Green and Redbreast). These sunfish commonly co-occur in many of Connecticut’s lakes and ponds … Continue reading →
Tweet MADISON — Dedicated catch and release anglers know there’s little that equals the joy of releasing a healthy musky, northern pike or even a walleye with the hope that it will spawn again and perhaps provide excitement for another … Continue reading →
Tweet ROOSEVELT — If you’re an avid Pelican Lake angler, you’ve likely noticed that the bluegills you’ve caught over the past 10 years have gotten smaller in size. Since common carp invaded Pelican Lake, the average size of bluegill in … Continue reading →
Tweet No joke here, you’d be an April fool if you miss the opportunity to enjoy spring fishing here in Florida. April is among the most popular fishing months for freshwater anglers. This time of year the weather can be … Continue reading →
Tweet Free Fishing Weekend to be Held Feb. 13 – 14 Anglers Encouraged to Safely Enjoy Ice Fishing on New York Waters as Ice Conditions Improve A series of free ice fishing clinics are scheduled across New York State to … Continue reading →
Tweet Dozens of waters in Utah provide good ice fishing action The story below is the last in a four-part series about a fun activity to do in Utah in the winter — ice fishing! The series explains the benefits … Continue reading →
Tweet Once bluegill have finished spawning in the spring and they are no longer concentrated in shallow bedding areas, larger adult bluegill can be hard to locate. Because of this, many anglers give up targeting this tasty fish until the … Continue reading →
Tweet The bluegill bite has been hot at Prairie Rose Lake near Harlan. Bluegills have moved close to shore and can be caught on the pea gravel spawning beds placed in the lake during recent renovations. Two years after the … Continue reading →
