abc.net.au reported first – Fishing groups and experts have defended the actions of anglers who landed a nearly 650 kilogram black marlin off Queensland on Friday, saying the majority of catches tagged and released in […]
Fishing has been a bit tough. Don Banning reports that on the lake where he was fishing there were three anglers and three fish caught. I had a little bit better luck, but it was […]
Well, it has been an unusual fall. Started out too warm with water temperatures higher than normal, therefore fish were slow to move into fall patterns. Then just when water temp hit the sweet spot […]
Today the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance its portion of the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act (S.659) that would renew important investments in conservation for fish, waterfowl, migratory birds, and other wildlife. Combined […]
In the lore of Columbia River salmon, the “June Hogs” stand apart as an almost-mystical “supersalmon” that made an epic upstream migration to the headwaters of the Columbia. They seem to be virtually-always described as […]
Shallow water cranking is an effective fall technique. As the water cools the surface swarms with schools of bait fish. Working crankbaits just under the forage fish on the surface produces action from the predator […]
The path of the sun has moved to the south and jackets are becoming standard attire for those who fish Lake Lanier during the early morning or late evening hours. The surface temperature is in […]
Fish may be evolving to swim faster so they can avoid capture in trawler nets, according to research. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that fitter fish are better at evading nets. They said […]
August is a great time to target sharks in the Central East Region because the ocean is calm and the baitfish are schooling along the beaches within a mile or two of shore. For the […]
Fishermen reeled in a 13-foot tiger shark off Folly Beach this past weekend. The shark, estimated to be 800 pounds, was caught on Saturday a mile off Folly Beach near the washout. Joe Morris said […]
Coho salmon are one of the 28 salmonids federally listed by NOAA on the U.S. west coast. They are known for their anadromous life style, in which breeding and hatching of young take place in rivers and as […]
Feature Snip From thestar.com: Lurking beneath the calm surface of Toronto’s ponds and waterways lies an unexpected monster of the deep — giant goldfish.It’s no urban fish tale. Rick Portiss, a fish expert with the […]
May and June are big spawning months for yellowtail and mangrove snapper in my region, and the mangroves spawn through the summer months. They’ll start grouping up on the high relief structures, particularly around the […]
A highly anticipated rule that would enhance critical fish and wildlife habitat, improve the nation’s supply of drinking water and restore clarity to the federal Clean Water Act was finalized this morning, eliciting praise from […]
Shelikof Strait, in the Gulf of Alaska, is an important spawning area for walleye pollock, the target of the largest—and one of the most valuable—fisheries in the nation. This year, a team of NOAA Fisheries […]
There probably isn’t a better place to target tarpon in May than the Florida Keys. That’s when the main body of fish are migrating into and through the area before heading up either side of […]
A study done by researchers at Carleton University’s Cooke Lab has shed light on a common fishing question: what happens when a pike swims off with your lure? Graduate student Chris Pullen hooked pike in four different parts […]
Do you like reading to your kids? It’s a simple question and I hope all parents say yes to this very simple one. My dad was not much of a story reader, but he was […]
Reported 1st by FOX Sports Florida Outdoors: By mid to late April the main body of the Atlantic sailfish stock is somewhere off the Lower Keys, and likely around Key West. April is historically the […]
The season for Missouri trout park fishing is open. River banks are wall to wall with anglers early in the season and on holiday weekends. Then the crowds gradually disappear. But the fishing for these […]
News FCN Reported 1st: A picture’s worth a thousand words, the old adage goes, and this picture doesn’t disappoint: A Florida photographer captures the food chain in action. Photographer John Bailey was taking an evening […]
To help provide deer hunters with more access to go afield, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) has partnered with Powderhook, the resource for connecting hunters and fishermen with places to enjoy their passion. “We […]
House lawmakers from the Committee on Appropriations met today to consider funding decisions impacting fish, wildlife, and public lands. TRCP Director of Government Relations Steve Kline spoke in front of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, […]
Loss of seagrass means fish, crabs and other animals lose their homes and manatees and sea turtles lose a source of food. Nutrients, such as phosphorous, may prevent seagrass from getting the sunlight it needs […]
Reported By WCSH Portland Reported: At least ice fishermen are enjoying this cold weather. A group of friends were ice fishing in Pennsylvania when they made a surprise catch this week. Instead of finding a […]
I was greeted with a -11 degree temperatures at a body of water I had previously never seen. The lake could be classified as a basin lake with some other interesting contour/habitat around. I figured […]
The hideous, mildly terrifying and rarely sighted frilled shark has turned up in waters off south-eastern Victoria. The species, whose ancestry dates back 80 million years, is known as the ‘living fossil’. It was caught […]
Smaller VMC® spoons, Trigger X® soft baits and Rapala® jigging baits are all putting fish on the ice this month, report ICE FORCE™ pros from across the Ice Belt. “It’s time to put the cannons […]
Our friends over at Snag Proof shared with us a product review done via Fish Sniffer angler group on the Ish’s Phat Frog. Sheldon Bright of Fish Sniffer sent this in – “Ish’s phat frog, […]
Hunting for my region is broken up into two zones: Zone B which runs south of State Road 50, north of State Road 60 and west of Rte. 441. Zone C encompasses all the rest […]
Previous Michigan State University Extension articles have provided information on the natural shoreline movement in Michigan. These articles have highlighted the many benefits of preserving or restoring native vegetation along shorelines including erosion control, pollutant […]
Michigan is home to two strains of muskellunge – the Great Lakes muskellunge and the northern muskellunge. Naturally-reproducing populations of northern muskellunge are located primarily in the western Upper Peninsula, but they have been stocked […]
Idaho’s first-ever season for sea-run coho salmon has spawned a new state record for the species, and perhaps a race to beat it. The season opened Oct. 17, and one enterprising angler, who was among […]
Fish, Frogs, and Fireflies: Growing Up With Nature is a new book by Robert U. Montgomery, award-winning conservation writer from Missouri and long-time Senior Writer for B.A.S.S. Publications. Fish, Frogs, and Fireflies is a collection […]
Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland-A Classic Christmas is returning for its seventh year to 67 Bass Pro Shops stores* throughout the U.S. and Canada. Santa will arrive at store locations Saturday, Nov. 15 at 5 […]
Throughout the Midwest and probably other parts of North America, there are some lakes that have special fishing regulations. Not many lakes, but a few. These special regulations greatly restrict the number of fish you […]
Aggressive feeding habits, fast growth and affinity for shore line structure make the catfish a natural for teaching young and old the secrets of fishing. This feisty battler enjoys a state-wide distribution due to its […]
Most anglers think about putting away their fishing gear for another year as we move into autumn. Now, many anglers are getting into a fantastic fishing opportunity for large, hard-fighting fish in Ohio’s streams and […]
Cooking with the Cajun Fryer made me feel like a professional chef. Pro fishing guide Jim Duckworth demonstrated the fryer to me at one of his outdoor writer camps. He has been cooking with them […]
There has been a major struggle going on to prevent the destruction of one of America’s most productive sea grass flats. This fight between watermen and government, a war to save an Indian River Lagoon […]
There are three critical factors when chasing bonefish in the Florida Keys during the month of September: Tide, water level and wind. All three will determine where the fish are holding and if they’re moving […]
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat…” – Chief Brody, JAWS. Joel Abrahamsson was having similar thoughts as he hooked into an enormous Greenland shark just off the Norwegian coast Monday, perched not on a fishing […]
As we celebrate Endangered Species Day on May 16, we turn to one strange looking creature that is approximately 200 million years old: the mighty Atlantic sturgeon. There are 5 distinct populations of Atlantic sturgeon: […]
Salmon skins glisten in the waters below as three men wait, nets in hand, for the right catch to swim near the surface. The fish, grouped into one corner of an expansive pool, flop against […]
One of the biggest fresh-water fish species in the world is in danger of dying out, reports Live Science. The arapaima can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh over 400 pounds. They are quickly […]
An international angling group should stop awarding weight-based world records for fish species threatened with extinction, researchers argue in a new study. The awards encourage the killing of the heaviest, most fecund fish, the scientists […]
That bastion of rational thought, PETA, is taking advantage of two recent shark bites to ramp up its campaign against fishing. At both Manhattan Beach in California and Okaloosa Island in Florida, it has been […]
There’s a lot of anglers that use self-propelled watercraft in my region, and just a wide-open option of places to launch and fish. The Mosquito Lagoon is so shallow and has some many ponds, canals […]
Initially introduced for sport fishing in several Virginia tributaries in the 1960s to 1980s, blue and flathead catfish are now considered invasive in the Chesapeake Bay. Populations of these catfish—which can grow as large as […]
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