A variety of equipment is available for catching, holding and using live minnows and other freshwater fishing baits. Equipment for Catching Wild Baitfish Depending on the area, species, local regulations and other factors, minnows and other baitfish may be caught … Continued
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