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Tweet The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to a proposal to list the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog as a threatened species. The Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii) inhabits lower elevation creeks, streams and rivers throughout … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Lowers the daily limit for hatchery chinook to one fish in Marine Area 7. Effective Date: 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 22, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2017. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands Area). Reason for action: Preliminary … Continue reading →
TweetThe Federal Ineason Manager, pursuant to delegated authority from the Federal Subsistence Board, will issue an emergency special action to restrict fishing for Chinook Salmon to only federally qualified users in federal public waters of the Chignik River drainage, effective … Continue reading →
TweetTime to get crackin’; spiny lobster seasons start soon The 2017 spiny lobster season opens with the two-day recreational sport season July 26 and 27, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs … Continue reading →
Tweet Information – Registration Begins July 31 The Ram American Fishing Tour Championship is one of the oldest in the nation. Starting as Military Bass Anglers Association, the Championship has been offering big prizes and a fun week of competition … Continue reading →
TweetPro anglers and industry stakeholders fished at a simulated tournament to assist in research initiatives. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) partnered with the Bienville Plantation to host two simulated bass fishing tournaments to assist with an ongoing … Continue reading →
TweetWalleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake will remain closed until Aug. 11 to protect the walleye fishery, and ensure its long-term health and sustainability into the future To extend the walleye fishing season through Labor Day, the state will allow … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Anglers fishing off Westport (Marine Area 2) will be allowed to keep up to two chinook salmon as part of their two-salmon daily limit. Effective date: July 22, 2017. Species affected: Chinook. Locations: Marine Area 2 (Westport), marine waters stretching from … Continue reading →
Tweet CPW returns greenback cutthroats to ancestral waters in native South Platte drainage HERMAN GULCH, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologists and volunteers each carried 10-pound bags of rare greenback cutthroat trout up steep Herman Gulch near Georgetown … Continue reading →
Tweet After a 50-year absence, endangered frogs call again in Trempealeau County Volunteer’s discovery of Blanchard’s cricket frogs confirmed MADISON — For the first time in half a century, the unique clicking call of the Blanchard’s cricket frog has been … Continue reading →
Tweet MEDIA: For hi-res image of the magazine cover for use in print, visit: www.wildnh.com/pubs/images/wj-cover.jpg CONCORD, N.H. — In the latest issue of New Hampshire Wildlife Journal magazine (July/August 2017) explore the magical world of moths, one of the most misunderstood but widespread and … Continue reading →
Tweet When fishing in muddy or stained waters, as we’ll no doubt have this wet weekend, it can help to have a lure with some sound or flash. Some lure manufacturers are made with ultraviolet colors that can attract fish from … Continue reading →
Tweet Vezia Menetrier, age 7, caught this 3 pound catfish while fishing at Lake Turtle Creek using a Zebco 202. Share your photos with us on Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading →
TweetBeaver Lake fishing guide Mike Bailey is all about the stripers, which are back on the main lake. But, he says, don’t forget the walleye, which are in their summertime pattern. Walleye can be found scattered throughout the lake and on the feed. … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – A King County angler– and recently retired regional director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)– has set a new record for the biggest Pacific sanddab caught in state waters, fishery managers confirmed today. Bob Everitt … Continue reading →
TweetContact(s): Paul Holtan, DNR Office of Communications, 608-267-7517 MADISON – People who are interested in a career where they will be surrounded by some of Wisconsin’s most beautiful landscapes can apply for ranger positions that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading →
TweetStarting July 25, all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the Pasco-Hernando county line will be open for harvest of bay scallops. Gulf County waters, including St. Joseph Bay, is the last area to open … Continue reading →
Tweet Purple prairie clover grows on Three Rivers Wildlife Area in Humboldt County. Photo courtesy of the Iowa DNR. Three Rivers Wildlife Area is beginning to blossom Thor, Iowa – Brothers Roger and Palmer Larson had a vision of what … Continue reading →
Tweet When you say “Millwood Lake” the first thing that comes to mind is largemouth bass. But right now, you might ought tothink bream, too. Guide Mike Siefert, one of our regular reporters to the Fishing Report, says the mayfly hatch … Continue reading →
TweetWhat could be better than a finding a beautiful place where you could catch tuna, halibut, salmon, and crab – all on the same day? Look no farther than the Oregon Coast, which is generating a lot of good fishing … Continue reading →
