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In a move overwhelmingly supported by the recreational fishing industry, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved implementing a 25 percent striped bass harvest reduction for coastal states for both the commercial and recreational fishing […]
While fishing with local guide Al Keller in Hopedale, Louisiana, USA on November 3rd, angler Meredith J. McCord caught and released the potential new women’s 6 kg (12 lb) tippet class record for black drum […]
Reading the environmental news these days can really get you down. The climate is changing, sea levels are rising, and in many parts of the world, the oceans are being emptied out by overfishing. But […]
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Midweek Red Tide Status Update: A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, has been detected in southwest Florida. Recent satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Laboratory at the University of South Florida […]
Goliath grouper (Serranidae: Epinephelus itajara) occur in tropical and subtropical waters from the west coast of Africa to the east coast of Florida, south to Brazil, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean […]
November is the time to catch false albacore, and Cape Lookout is the epicenter of the shallow water action. The skiff was slowly moving across the shallow waters along the south side of Cape Lookout, […]
I went off shore with Capt. Glen Taylor this week to film an episode of “Fishing with Bill Miller”. On a slick calm day with a bait well full of live shrimp and pinfish, […]
Striped bass reproduction in Maryland and Virginia was near the long-term average in 2014 – one of its strongest showings in recent years, scientists reported Monday. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported that its […]
Based on a request from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and with support from the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (i.e., fishermen, state and federal resource managers, scientists, and gear specialists), NOAA Fisheries […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna are one of the most valuable fish in the sea. They are prized for the high-quality sushi and sashimi produced from their flesh, and it’s not uncommon for individual fish to fetch […]
A “wish list” of 25 fisheries projects in the five Gulf of Mexico states represents angler priorities that would restore, sustain and enhance Gulf sportfishing and economies, stated the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, which released […]
Geoff Page, of Sarasota, Florida, and Rick Murphy, of Homestead, Florida, weighed a two-day limit that totaled 35.29 pounds to win the championship event of the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Cabela’s at Houma, Louisiana, […]
By April the water is warming and the fish are moving from schooling behavior towards more independent small pods, singles and pairs of fish. When they do have a tendency to school, they’re more of […]
Inshore fishing for trout, reds and snook continues to be good but spotty. Some days can be outstanding and some days require work to catch your limit. Capt. Eddie Caldwell reports redfish is good for redfish […]
LA TIMES 1st Reported: Jeff Thomason’s record-breaking catch of a 809-pound mako shark with a bow and arrow has netted a school of criticism on social media. The Texan caught the massive shark in August […]
Win a great trip that includes: Two days of fishing with O’Neill and Captain Mark Noble of Golden Isle Charters. The trip will be filmed for an upcoming “O’Neill Outside” TV Show. Enjoy a two […]
Where have you been all these years? That’s a question scientists have been asking sea turtles for a long time. After the turtles hatch and waddle into the sea, they’re pretty much off the radar […]
Kingfish have been spotty this week. A few have been caught but not consistently. Reports say lots of kingfish are to the north of Tampa Bay. The passing cold front should push them our way. […]
Bass Anglers are well aware that fluorocarbon line is a must-have tool because of its remarkable sensitivity as well as the fact that it sinks rapidly, driving crankbaits and other lures deeper. But fluoro fishing […]
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on Amendment 20B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Region. NOAA Fisheries is also seeking public […]
I went king fishing with Capt. Billy Miller this week targeting the Egmont ship channel. “The Ditch” as the channel is sometimes referred to is a well known go-to kingfish spot. The sharp edges of […]
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the funding of the third and largest set of early restoration projects, as approved by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees. Nearly $88 million represents 28 […]
UBC scientists say climate change has been affecting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species toward cooler, deeper waters, and the trend is likely to continue. Large numbers of fish will disappear […]
In one shot Robert A. Davis speared both the New Jersey state record summer flounder and the International Underwater Spearfishing Association’s world record. Davis, of the Bamber Lakes section of Lacey, harvested the fluke diving […]
A giant tiger shark, measuring over 13 feet in length, was caught and then released off the coast of South Carolina this week, and speculation has centered around the idea that the predator may have […]
The skiff was slowly moving across the shallow waters along the south side of Cape Lookout, with the 150-horsepower Yamaha engine so quiet we had to look back to be sure it was running. We […]
One of the largest tarpon ever caught on rod-and-reel, and possibly the largest, was released off Nicaragua’s Rio Indio last month. Sport Fishing has learned that “a party of three old men” — as one […]
Will the fish on your dinner plate come from SeaWorld one day? It could soon. Hubbs-SeaWorld, the nonprofit research center affiliated with the marine mammal theme park, has teamed up with a private equity firm […]
There is nothing that will stir the heart like the whine of a reel when a Striper or Hybrid Striper has taken your bait. These striped rockets are the state’s greatest battler according to Steve […]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service recently certified a new freshwater-division white perch record and an Atlantic division cobia record. On Sept. 5, James Stiars of Baldwin caught a 1.7-pound white perch in […]
Bill Catino of Ventnor got laid off from Revel, so he suddenly has some time to get back into fishing. He used to fish a lot, but two daughters and work demands took him away […]
Spanish mackerel are all over Tampa Bay and nearby Gulf waters. Capt. Billy Miller slammed the mackerel fishing Tampa Bay around the Frankland Bridge artificial reefs. Anchor up tide from the reef and start a […]
Two of the fastest-growing inshore fishing tournaments will once again stage their championship events at Houma, Louisiana. With increased payouts and contingency prizes for the championship events the IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela’s and […]
Striped bass are schooling fish by nature, but when anglers talk about schooling stripers they’re usually talking about the melee that ensues when these predators push a school of bait to the surface. It’s a […]
Before I became a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) spokesperson, I was a reporter, and FWC public information coordinator Stan Kirkland was my lifeline to anything outdoors. Ever helpful and straightforward, Kirkland exemplifies […]
On the heels of complaints from the San Diego sportfishing community, Mexico is moving to clarify the steps required to fish legally in its waters. A new Mexican government website aims to help U.S. tourists […]
Recently BTT and our conservation partner Deep Water Cay Lodge (DWC) launched an experimental bonefish tag and recapture rewards program to help draw attention to the Bahamas bonefish tagging program. The program was designed to […]
For more than two decades, trucks pulled into the seafood-processing houses of the Eastern Shore and the Northern Neck each winter, packed with oysters from Louisiana. Maryland and Virginia shuckers needed product to feed their […]
The regional council charged with sustainably managing fishing in New England will grapple this week with the alarming decline of one of the region’s most important fish species, cod. Once so bountiful that it built […]
The transition from summer to fall has brought on some fantastic flats fishing around the Tampa Bay area. Redfish are in big groups and are chewing if you can locate them. The most popular natural […]
A fisherman landed a state record-breaking catch last month in Delaware, the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed Wednesday. David Walker, of Boothwyn, Pa., reeled in the 17.1-pound sheepshead from a boat […]
Beginning September 1st, the recreational harvest season for Florida’s game fish snook, opened statewide. Snook are very popular with recreational anglers due to their mild flavor and strong fighting spirit.
Commercial catches for several varieties of seafood have decreased since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said. Since the oil spill, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries […]
For years, striped bass were a textbook example of successful fishery management. After a dramatic population crash in the early 1980s, a painful harvest moratorium was put in place. As hoped, the population rebounded. By […]
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Hundreds of pounds of spat, or baby Oysters were taken Sunday from the Haskin Shellfish Laboratory where they had been growing in mud flats and relocated to artificial reefs along the Delaware Bay shore. The […]
A Warrenton, Oregon, charter boat captain pleaded guilty and was sentenced earlier this month for harvesting federally protected wild coho salmon on charter trips with sport fishing clients. The year-long investigation by federal and state […]
The Pacific Northwest is a vast area home to 119 plant and animal species that are federally listed as threatened or endangered, including populations of Pacific salmon. Salmon will swim hundreds of miles upstream past […]
A man has caught a 12 ft shark after an epic battle with the beast that nearly sank his boat. Ryan Spring of San Antonio, Texas, hooked the 809 lbs tiger shark while fishing in the gulf […]
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