The State Record Fish Committee of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has confirmed that a 143-pound blue catfish is a new state record. The state record blue catfish was caught by Richard Nicholas “Nick” Anderson in … Continued
Catching black crappie during the summer often requires considerably different strategies from spring fishing techniques. Crappie can be difficult to catch in summer, mostly because they are sometimes harder to locate. Unlike spring, when crappie seem to be everywhere, summer … Continued
Across North America, landowners have a variety of choices when it comes to stocking private ponds with fish. Types of freshwater fish suitable for pond stocking include bass, sunfish, catfish, freshwater trout and many others. When choosing which species of … Continued
In June, the Western Division of American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) announced that it has passed a resolution acknowledging that based on the best available science, the four lower Snake River dams and reservoirs present a significant threat to the continued … Continued
Bull trout will soon return to Oregon’s Clackamas River, one of their home waters from which they were completely wiped out nearly 50 years ago. As part of an overall recovery strategy for this threatened species, the U.S. Fish and … Continued