Tweet Though often overlooked, baitfish are critical to recreational and commercial fishermen both as bait and as a foundation species in the food chain. Learn about the five most common and important species found in the waters off New Jersey.Atlantic … 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 BENTON – Brian Wagner, while diving and catching hellbenders in the Eleven Point River with fellow Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologist Kelly Irwin, found what seemed like an unusual crayfish in the river in north Arkansas back in … Continue reading →
Tweet Fisheries managers often hear cries from enthusiastic anglers, shouting for more bass stockings or more stockings of Florida-strain largemouth, but growing large bass is much more about improving their environment than adding more to the system. “Very few of … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously voted to ban the transportation of live, wild-caught baitfish from one waterbody to other watersheds in an attempt to prevent the spread of invasive species, such as Asian carp … Continue reading →
Tweet TIP OF THE WEEK We sampled Kinnikinick Lake southeast of Flagstaff Monday to look at growth of fish. Based in part on the results, our Aquatics Wildlife Specialist Chuck Benedict recommends fishing small crayfish-imitating crankbaits or small spoons to catch brown trout. Another … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
TweetYou may be pretty familiar with anything that might bite on the end of your line, but do you know your minnows? Shown below are some of the species you’re most likely to come across in Florida, either via cast … Continue reading →
Tweet PRATT – Bullfrogs: big, green, bellowing creatures of the pond. They’re a common sight in Kansas, and more so a common sound at night. A bullfrog’s call seems to say “summer is here,” and what better way to celebrate … Continue reading →
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Tweet Last month’s Mystery Fish was the Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius). A silvery minnow native to Connecticut, the Spottail prefers sandy areas with slower flow in large rivers. They can be locally very abundant and form schools. The name is derived … Continue reading →
Tweet As boating season approaches, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) remind boaters to observe the signage, buoys, and various motorized boating restrictions in place around … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – April 15 isn’t just time to do your taxes. It’s the kickoff the most exciting summer pursuit in Arkansas bayous, the opening of bullfrog season. Bullfrogs can be found across Arkansas, but the heaviest concentrations usually … Continue reading →
Tweet Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest Bait Permits to Be Issued by Lottery LANCASTER, NH — Beginning in 2017, permits to bait wildlife on the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest (CLHF), a 146,400-acre property located in Pittsburg, Clarksville and Stewartstown, NH, will … Continue reading →
TweetFor rainbow trout, PowerBait and worms are still the best baits. But trout are also more willing to chase down a lure in these cooler water temperatures than they would during the warm summer months. You can cover a lot … Continue reading →
Tweet Through the fall, catfish are being stocked by the thousands of pounds each week into Community fishing waters. Do you have a go-to bait for Community catfish? See our top 5 … Continue reading →
TweetPIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission changed six fishing and bait rules currently in place throughout the state. Those rules include: Allowing live baitfish to be used when fishing in the Black Hills. Allowing … Continue reading →
Tweet Wildlife Board approves rules for 2017 and 2018 fishing seasons Salt Lake City–You can fish with corn, at eight waters in Utah, starting Jan. 1, 2017. The smallmouth bass limit at Jordanelle Reservoir will change starting Jan. 1, 2017. … Continue reading →
Tweet DWR recommends bait fishing changes Archery hunt strategy will also be discussed Utah is the only state in the West that doesn’t allow anglers to use corn for bait. That might change in 2017, though. Biologists with the Division … Continue reading →
