Catch-and-release fishing is popular, but the practice is effective only if released fish are handled carefully, according to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The agency recommends several precautions will enhance the likelihood of a released fish remaining … Continued
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department recently completed its annual aerial stocking of remote trout ponds. Every year, Fish and Game contracts a helicopter to stock remote ponds, from Sunapee to Pittsburg. Nearly 50 remote ponds were stocked with … Continued
In New York State, the regular harvest season for black bass (largemouth and smallmouth bass) opened on Saturday, June 18, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Anglers who previously were required to release all bass … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, has announced a proposed initiative that aims to bring back Arctic grayling, an extirpated species to the state. The proposed initiative seeks to establish … Continued
In June, Indiana’s youngest charter boat captain shattered the state lake trout record by “accidentally” catching a fish that was older than he is. Tyler Kreighbaum, 25, owner of Tightline Fishing Charters in Michigan City, caught the fish in Lake … Continued