Minnesota Ice Fisherman Catches Extremely Rare Golden Crappie
Minnesota angler Rick Konakowitz couldn’t quite tell what he had on the end of his line. He was ice fishing for crappie and walleye...
Q&A: Fishing Guide and Former Record Holder Zakk Royce on Monster Blue Catfish
In current-day fishing vernacular, the giant blue catfish coming out of North Carolina these days seems to be nothing short of “mind-blowing.” It all...
Grandpa and Grandson Haul In Two Sniper Rifles While Magnet Fishing
It’s a fishing cliché: A grandfather takes his grandson angling for the first time and within five minutes, they land a catch beyond their...
Ohio Researchers Capture Rare Fish Species Unseen For 82 Years
Last fall, crews from the Ohio Division of Wildlife (ODW) were conducting electrofishing bass surveys in the Ohio River when they made a surprising...
New Study: Fishing Has Smaller Impact on Wild Steelhead Survival Than Previously Thought
Wild steelhead are heartier than we thought, and they’re caught less often, too, according to a study by University of Idaho graduate student, Will...
Striped Bass Draft Amendment Approved for Public Comment
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board approved for public comment Draft Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan...
Video: Vermont Ice Fishermen Rescue Stranded Deer on Lake Champlain
It was a slow day of ice fishing for Vermont country club superintendent Tom Ayer last week, but he and his buddies still managed...
New Study: 58 Different Pharmaceutical Contaminants Found in Florida’s Bonefish
Bonefish are on drugs—a lot of them. Today, researchers released the results of a three-year study that was commissioned by the Bonefish & Tarpon...
Texas Researchers Remove 406 Invasive Armored Catfish from San Marcos River
Researchers from Texas A&M and Texas State University removed more than 400 suckermouth armored catfish from the San Marcos River in January 2021, according...
Washington Angler Earns $61,000 For Catching 7,185 Northern Pikeminnows
Catch fish, earn money. It was that simple for an angler who pocketed $61,000 during the Summer of 2021 by catching fish from the...
