An abundant 2024 year class of alewives could result in better fishing in Lake Ontario. The recently released 2025 Lake Ontario Spring Preyfish Assessment contains statistics and other information related to alewife abundance. The assessment provides vital data that fisheries … Continued
The Utah Cutthroat Slam is an incentive program for anglers to catch each of Utah’s native cutthroat trout; Bear River, Bonneville, Colorado River, and Yellowstone. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Trout Unlimited launched the slam in 2016 … Continued
In June 2025, Lonnie Liebel set a new North Dakota state record for lake whitefish. Liebel caught the 9 pound, 3 ounce whitefish on June 2 near the Garrison Dam Tailrace in the Missouri River. Liebel’s catch broke a record … Continued
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) recently certified a new Kansas state record blue catfish. In May 2025, Daniel Mayer caught the record setting 121.1 pound blue catfish. The monster fish measured 59.75 inches in length. Mayer caught the … Continued
Invasive carp previously fitted with acoustic tags recently led Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its state and federal partners to a school of invasive carp in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of the Root … Continued