Tweet Read more There’s still time to apply for a Nebraska paddlefish snagging permit: applications will be accepted through July 14 for the Oct. 1-31 season. Apply now online. Apply now … Continue reading →
Tweet Contact(s): Lisie Kitchel, 608-266-5248; Lisie.Kitchel@wisconsin.gov; Jesse Weinzinger, 608-397-0198, Jesse.Weinzinger@Wisconsin.gov MADISON – With the long July Fourth holiday approaching, state conservation biologists are encouraging paddlers, anglers, and other water lovers to take a few minutes to help photograph and report the native mussels … Continue reading →
Tweet The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept archery paddlefish permit applications March 1-14. The application period begins at 1 p.m. Central Time on March 1. Mail applications must be received in Game and Parks’ Lincoln office by 5 … Continue reading →
Tweet The paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 2 on the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers and goes through April 30 (sunrise to sunset). Anglers fishing for paddlefish must have a valid Iowa fishing license, along with a special paddlefish license … Continue reading →
Tweet It’s a MONSTER! The Stream Program was lucky enough to be assisting the Paddlefish Research Center (PRC) when this would be new state-record paddlefish (135 pounds) was captured during a winter netting survey on Keystone Lake! The PRC conducts … Continue reading →
Tweet Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15 through Jan. 7. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website at www.iowadnr.gov or by telephone at … Continue reading →
Tweet Larry Morphew of Yale snagged this paddlefish in the Arkansas River above Lake Keystone on April 29, 2018. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has certified it as the new rod-and-reel state record at 132 pounds, 8 ounces. * … Continue reading →
Tweet With his father’s help, Zaniel Cole, 8, has done the unthinkable in Oklahoma. Not only did Zaniel snag a 100-pound paddlefish, but he also managed to snag a rare shovelnose sturgeon the very same day! Paddlefish and shovelnose sturgeon are … Continue reading →
Tweet North Dakota’s 2018 paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through May 21. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 24-hour notice issued by the state Game and … Continue reading →
Tweet Tag Applications Due March 29 Paddlefish anglers planning to harvest a fish in the Upper Missouri River (From Fort Peck Dam to Fort Benton) will need to apply for an Upper Missouri River Paddlefish Tag. Applications for this drawing … Continue reading →
Tweet The paddlefish fishing season is open from sunrise to sunset from Feb. 4 to April 30 on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. Anglers fishing for paddlefish must have a valid Iowa fishing license, along with a special paddlefish … Continue reading →
Tweet Iowa anglers have until Jan. 7 to buy their 2018 paddlefish license for the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. “Iowa anglers rarely get the chance to harvest a fish of this size,” said Ryan Hupfeld, fisheries management biologist. “The … Continue reading →
Tweet Anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license from Dec. 15-Dec. 31 and Jan. 1- Jan. 7. A limited number of paddlefish licenses are available – 950 resident and 50 nonresident. Anglers must buy the paddlefish license … Continue reading →
Tweet n case you missed this on the AGFC Facebook page last week, AGFC biologists Kyle Swallow and Kris Nault hooked this 65-pound paddlefish on the White River, below Bull Shoals Dam. This fish, along with several other warm water species, … Continue reading →
Tweet Game and Fish to Provide Cleaning Service during Paddlefish Season For this year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department will provide a free cleaning service for snaggers who harvest a paddlefish. The cleaning service will operate from 8 … Continue reading →
Tweet Lt. Governor Todd Lamb and son are officially hooked on paddlefishing after a successful trip in northeast Oklahoma! Here’s a nice one that was kept to end the day. … Continue reading →
Tweet Paddlefish are doing well in Oklahoma, thanks in part to research and data collection since 2008. The Oklahoma Wildlife Department’s paddlefish management efforts are recognized nationwide for excellence. (BRANDON BROWN/ODWC) Donate Paddlefish for Research, Get Fillets … Continue reading →
Tweet PRATT – Anglers are eager for warm weather and time on the water, and one of the hallmarks of spring fishing is the opening of the paddlefish snagging season. But hold on, it’s not as easy as showing up … Continue reading →
Tweet Upper Missouri River Paddlefish lottery tag application deadline March 30 Paddlefish anglers planning to fish in the Upper Missouri River (From Fort Peck Dam to Fort Benton) will need to apply for an Upper Missouri River Paddlefish Tag. Applications … Continue reading →
Tweet Iowa anglers have until January 31 to buy their 2017 paddlefish license for the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. The special paddlefish season runs from March 1 to April 15. Anglers must buy the paddlefish license on the DNR … Continue reading →
