The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) announced the annual sea lamprey abundances for each Great Lake in 2024. In it, researchers noted that populations of non-native predatory sea lampreys are above targets in all five of the Great Lakes. The … Continued
Frank Hubert set New Jersey state record for bowfin on December 17, 2024. Caught in Mantua Creek, the fish weighed 12 pounds, 10-ounces. Frank was casting from a kayak when the fish hit. He was using spinning rod and reel … Continued
In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a notice of the not warranted finding on the petition to list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout. After completing a thorough review and consulting with scientists, state agencies, species experts … Continued
In December, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the 2024 Hudson River striped bass young-of-year survey results indicate a second consecutive year of poor juvenile production in the Hudson River. The index value, which provides an … Continued
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the agency has stocked fall fingerling steelhead in Lake Superior and two rivers along the North Shore. In 2017, Minnesota DNR began raising steelhead trout to bolster the population of these … Continued