The preliminary results of the spring 2019 Lake Ontario Alewife Bottom Trawl Survey, conducted annually by the U.S. Geological Survey, DEC and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, are now available (PDF). The 2019 alewife survey was the most extensive … Continue reading →
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the daily possession limit for commercially harvested large coastal sharks will increase from 45 to 55 per day effective immediately. The large coastal shark group includes great hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, … Continue reading →
day, 07 August 2019 16:40 SALT LAKE CITY — During late summer, the heat can sometimes slow the fishing, but definitely don’t pack up your fishing pole just yet. The great snowpack from last winter means that Utah’s streams and … Continue reading →
MADISON, Wis. – Does the Mississippi or Lake Michigan have the most scenic bluffs? Or are they found in the Coulee Region, Baraboo Hills or Central Sands region? And what Wisconsin State Park System property offers the best views … Continue reading →
Renovation Begins at Burton Trout Hatchery e For the first time in 70 plus years, the Lake Burton Trout Hatchery raceways are empty and dry, and the last of the trout has entered North Georgia streams or been transferred to … Continue reading →
e pesca! Anyone who wants to try fishing is invited to family fishing events happening at four locations over four days along the Mississippi River. The events are geared toward anyone who doesn’t have much experience with fishing, lacks fishing … Continue reading →
First-time winners took top honors at two habitat stamp contests that determined the artwork for the 2020 versions of the Minnesota trout and salmon stamp, and the walleye stamp. Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson won the trout and salmon stamp contest with a … Continue reading →
Related posts: Wisconsin – Kenosha High School student wins 2020 state park sticker design contest Tweet Contact(s): Paul Holtan, 608-235-2126 or Chris Pedretti, 608-264-8958 MADISON – A montage of a campsite and kayaker over an outline of the state of Wisconsin… … Continue reading →
MAGNOLIA – The sun may have cooked away any rainbows over Lake Columbia on Saturday, July 27, but local angler David Allen Sisson certainly found the proverbial pot of gold when he netted a fish few in the fishing world have ever … Continue reading →
Guide Mike Siefert (left) keeps enjoying a great largemouth bass bite at Millwood Lake these days, but he warns anglers of two things: the lake is being drawn down for both the planting of millet near the shoreline for waterfowl season and for some … Continue reading →
The big lakes of north Arkansas are being lowered by the Army Corps of Engineers with quite a bit of generation, according to our reporters. Bull Shoals Lake, in particular, has been well above normal pool for some time, and the … Continue reading →
WDFW, USFWS, WSU and Oregon Zoo provide head-start for frogs overcoming long odds OTHELLO – Hundreds of endangered Northern Leopard frogs have taken a leap back into the wild in recent weeks at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant … Continue reading →
OLYMPIA – Scientists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will fly a drone over the Smith Creek restoration project located near Willapa Bay in Pacific County on Monday, Aug. 19. WDFW will use the drone to … Continue reading →
Unofficial Rules While all efforts are made to keep this information current, all rules published on this website shall be considered unofficial. Official rules will be distributed and announced at the registration check-in. All participants agree to the terms of … Continue reading →
LINCOLN, Neb. – There is still time to sign up a team for the 2019 Great Park Pursuit – or to get your team out to this year’s locations. As extra encouragement, all teams that submit a park visit through … Continue reading →
>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 at … Continue reading →
Action: Reopens a portion of Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) to hatchery Chinook retention. Closes the section of Marine Area 9 south of a line from Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point to salmon fishing. Effective dates: Tuesday, Aug. 6 through Friday, … Continue reading →
Related posts: Kansas new nature trail at Lake Hamilton Tweet HOT SPRINGS – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and The Nature Conservancy will dedicate the new Electric Island Nature Trail at Lake Hamilton… Kansas welcomes Western Hills Park to … Continue reading →
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently launched the second year of the largest artificial reef expansion in New York State history. The State deployed materials that will create new marine habitat at Fire Island Reef as part of an ongoing initiative to develop … Continue reading →
Run likely to be lowest in more than a decade The first sockeye of 2019 returned to the Redfish Lake Creek trap near Stanley on Aug. 2. The first sockeye arrived on July 26 last year, and July 27 in … Continue reading →
