The Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently approved a spring Chinook salmon fishing season to start Saturday, May 4, on parts of the Clearwater, Salmon and Snake rivers. Fish counts from Bonneville Dam suggest that the 2013 return of Chinook … Continued
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has confirmed a new state record for the spotted gar taken by method other than rod and reel (Class B). Jim Ulerick, of Kokomo, Ind., took the fish by archery on April 14 that … Continued
In 2013, California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) began reintroducing native rainbow trout to the Kern River. The reintroduction program will focus on Kern River rainbow trout, a strain of rainbow trout endemic to the Kern River. Because of … Continued
In April, the Department of the Interior released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the potential removal of four privately owned hydroelectric facilities on the Klamath River. The Final EIS identifies the preferred alternative as full removal of all … Continued
According to NOAA Fisheries, the installation of special fishways has resulted in greater numbers of river herring returning to the Acushnet River in Massachusetts. Since the fishways were installed in 2007, there has been an astounding 1,140% increase in migrating … Continued