ODU Magazine’s “Fishing News” Fresh is our number one category. Covering everything from national and regional topics that affect our pass time, to new tackle, rods and reels. We share news here from ASA, IFGA, and several other groups. But, ODU touches on other fresh water fishing topics here as well.
The critical habitat designation will require federal agencies to consult NOAA Fisheries if they operate or fund activities that may affect designated critical habitat in more than 3,968 miles of important coastal river habitat from […]
New to the market this year is The World’s First Self Illuminating spoon which will revolutionize how we look at glow in fishing. This lightweight Z-Alloy spoon features an open pocket allowing you to easily […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, south of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County), and in a retention pond off Haggerty Road […]
Well, it looks like the August slow down has finally hit NW PA. Not to say that fish aren’t biting, but that anglers are not out fishing—according to many area tackle shops I talk with […]
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) called on Congress to address the unique challenges of federal saltwater recreational fisheries management as it considers reauthorizing the nation’s primary law governing federal saltwater fisheries management. The Senate Committee […]
Mepps® continues to ask hunters to save their squirrel tails. The tails are used for their hand-tied, dressed hooks of their world-famous, fish-catching lures. They’ve been recycling squirrel tails for over half-a-century. “Squirrels are good […]
Denali pros Dean Arnoldussen and John Gillman finished 1st and 9th in the recent NWT Championship. Despite all the predictions of it being a casting event they used Myriad MC802M and MC862M trolling rods for […]
The IGFA has recently received the following world record catches: a narrowbarred mackerel from Australia, a common carp from Austria, a two-barred barb from Malaysia, a striped marlin from Australia, and an alligator gar from […]
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 36-pound, 3.2-ounce blue catfish, caught June 20 by Jordan Chelton of Harrington. The fish was 38½ […]
Daiwa announced the arrival of the TACTICAL BACKPACK. Whether you are headed down a trail to a favorite stream or grabbing a seat on your buddy’s bass boat, the Tactical Backpack is a versital tackle […]
The Berkshire Eagle Reported this Gene Chague Story first. It weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was caught July 23 out of the Taunton River. Sixteen-year-old Tauri Adamczyk, from Taunton, caught the fish. The bowfin […]
U.S. Angling sends first ever Women’s team to compete in World Championship. – U.S. Angling is a 501c3 charitable organization that provides leadership for our U.S.A. National Fishing Teams as they compete worldwide, and is […]
That’s a four-syllable mouthful that simply means “one in the same”. Take the name Seaguar, for example. That one brand alone is synonymous with the highest-quality fishing line made. Now ponder fishing television shows. Just […]
August is hot no matter what part of the country you’re from. However, crappie can still be caught and CrappieNow Digital Magazine helps you catch more. Link – http://www.crappienow.com/cn/aug2017/ Sizzling Hot Crappie – by John […]
DARK SLEEPER was developed to target fish holding to bottom structure with overwhelming realism and paddle-tail action. With a top fin designed both to camouflage its hook, and gently deflect off of structure, DARK SLEEPER […]
The IGFA has recently received world record catches for a narrowbarred mackerel from South Africa, a golden mahseer from India, a mullet snapper from Panama, a blue marlin from Madeira, and a swordfish from New […]
The Landing Net by Darl Black. Hard to believe we are into late July already! Weather wise, this has been an unusually rough spring and early summer. And looking at the coming week’s forecast, we […]
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) today expressed support for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ (EPW) passage of S. 1514, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation Act, or HELP for Wildlife Act. […]
Healthy streams and rivers are vital to healthy communities. Yet most Americans do not know whether their local streams are safe for swimming, fishing, or as sources of drinking water. There is a critical need […]
The EOD Warrior Foundation (EODWF) serves the EOD community by providing financial assistance and support to active-duty and veteran wounded, injured or ill EOD warriors, families of our wounded and fallen EOD warriors and by […]
HOW CAN I MAKE A LIVING IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY? – FISHING CAREER WORKSHOP: The Outdoor Industry‘s Education of a Lifetime. Align Your Talent and Greatest Passion to Make a Successful Living in the Fishing […]
Kahawai, clown featherback, brown trout, star-studded grouper and a small fry record swordfish make the grade and are all impressive…… Aussie angler Max Grasso – age 7 – potentially set the new Male Smallfry world […]
Summer officially has arrived! After unusually slow spring, reports are coming in from across NW PA that fishing is improving. It’s full steam ahead for walleyes and crappies at Pymatuning, plus reports of success for […]
Gary Gilbert had no business catching a monster muskie that measured two inches longer than the state record. He and his wife, Ann, wanted walleyes. Since Opening Day this year on Mille Lacs, they have […]
News-leader.com reported First – Gary Simpson’s dealer number, 903, was once a point of pride. For years, the number has linked Gary’s Tackle Box, the modest fishing shop Simpson manages in Gainesville, Florida, with Springfield-based […]
With a name almost too perfect a fit for the job, Mark Fisher played a leading role in product development at Rapala® USA for nearly two decades, lovingly designing, testing and perfecting the brand’s best-in-class […]
Video techs today has opened the pursuit of capturing cool stuff on camera to a whole new generation of would-be Woody Allens. Point, shoot, edit, upload. Blink . . . you’re an overnight internet sensation. […]
The IDNR Division of Fisheries congratulates Robert Vericella of Bloomington, IL for his catch of a new state-record hybrid striped bass. The fish was caught at Lake Bloomington in central Illinois on June 12. IDNR […]
A new Canadian law that will affect the rights and actions required of American boaters and anglers who cross over to the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River – […]
Denali’s lineup of rods combines the best of old world craftsmanship and state-of-the-art technologies to bring today’s bass angler rods that are feather-light, extremely sensitive and remarkably durable. Tournament conditions, as well as everyday fishing, […]
New IGFA world record applications have recently been submitted for a beautiful mullet snapper on fly from Panama, a Chinook salmon from Alaska, a brook trout on fly from the USA, and swordfish for a […]
Take a kid fishing and they may find that catching a real, live fish can be an exciting contrast to the programmed reality of scrolling through social media – at least, for a while. But […]
Crappie fishing continues to evolve as more techniques are established for special situations. Steve Brown, a tournament fisherman from Alabama and sponsored by MidSouth Tackle, Road Runner and Tru-Turn hooks, says he uses a technique […]
Interest has ramped up this spring in the state record fish program of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, with five applications for four species including everything from shortnose gar, lake sturgeon, golden redhorse and […]
NPAA Members Spencer Deutz and Zach Axtman Host Future Anglers Clinic in Menasha, WI. Lake Winnebago marked the fifth stop for the Cabelas Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC) for the 2017 season. The event was headquartered […]
This has been an incredibly odd spring. Typical patterns on inland lakes have not materialized for the most part. Weather has been a major factor – wind, cooler temps that normal, excessive rain and more […]
An angler from Madison Heights, Michigan has set the state’s first fishing record of 2017 after catching a 27-pound, 35.25-inch bigmouth buffalo. Roy Beasley was bow-fishing the morning of May 13 on the River Raisin in Monroe […]
Phantom Lures, widely known for its design and manufacture of high quality, proven baits is pleased to introduce the all new Xorsist muskie bait. Individually hand-painted and made in the USA, the Xorsist is a […]
Bigger isn’t always better. Sometimes it’s the ultra light lures that catch the big guns. To help anglers load the boat when fish are chasing small forage, Rapala® created its Ultra Light line-up. In certain […]
UTAH DNR – If you have a boat, and want to enjoy fantastic fishing at a water a fisheries biologist calls “the most beautiful place on earth,” visit Lake Powell before the Memorial Day weekend. […]
The Chicago Sun Times Reported This First: Tom Kimes understands the universal draw of big fish. ‘‘Normally I would have said no, but when they said how big it was, I had to see it,’’ Kimes said about weighing Terry Livingston Sr.’s possible Illinois-record tiger […]
Flooded farmland in Murphysboro turned into a perfect place to make a huge catch on Friday. Louis Glidewell and his son Charles were fishing from on an old railroad bed when they reeled in a […]
For the second time in three weeks a state record fish is recorded. On May 5, Derek Larson of Mandan used a bow and arrow to bring in this 45 inch long, 57 pound, 8 […]
It’s a mad mad video world; a YouTube nation; a virtual way of life. See something weird or wild? You capture it with your phone or your camera. Upload. Share. View. Go viral. Within minutes, […]
The outdoors are not a club with velvet rope and insider access. The outdoors belong to everyone, and OtterBox enables people to get out and do it their own way. OtterBox, an outdoor staple since […]
Big and Little Bays de Noc lie at the upper end of Lake Michigan’s Green Bay, and together make up about 100,000 acres of prime sportfishing water. Though many types of gamefish swim these waters, […]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirmed a Washington County woman has set a new muskellunge (muskie) nontidal state fishing record. Tessa Cosens, 26, caught a muskie recorded at 32.5 pounds May 6 along the banks of […]
Oh what a crappie! Caught in a Fish Com-mission survey net at Pymatuning, this black crappie is on display in the tank at the visitor center. It is 20 inches long and weighed 4 pounds […]
They were called “frankenfish” and “fishzilla,” as if they were created in the laboratory of a mad scientist. They even morphed into a mythological creature that could walk across dry land and survive out of […]
Jim Carroll, long time Pro Fisherman and fishing seminar speaker is fighting a battle with cancer. Recently Jim did a week of tests at Mayo Clinic and he has started treatment, including Chemo and Radiation. […]
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