A mid-March fish kill of thousands of gizzard shad in the Milwaukee Harbor ship canals was caused by the fish virus viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, according to results released March 31 from the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison. … Continued
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to stock more than one million trout in Georgia streams, rivers and small lakes by the end of the year. Seasonal trout streams … Continued
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) recently announced that the state’s 2011 spring trout fishing season will begin at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. The IDNR stocks more than 60,000 rainbow trout each spring in bodies of water where … Continued
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has received numerous reports of dead fish in lakes and ponds across Iowa as the ice cover disappears for another year. Winter fish kills have been reported at Swan Lake (Carroll), Badger Creek Lake … Continued
For 2011, Arizona Game and Fish will be stocking roughly 14,000 pounds of catfish each week until mid-summer. The catfish season officially kicks off at all Urban Fishing Program lakes and ponds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas on Thursday, … Continued