A new law allowing darkhouse spearing on Minnesota waters bordering North Dakota and South Dakota will take effect on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. “Darkhouse spearing for northern pike has long been popular on inland waters of Minnesota but until Dec. … Continued
Paddlefish fishing will return to the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers for the first time since 1986, when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources opens the season on March 1. The paddlefish season had been closed on Missouri River in … Continued
North Dakota’s darkhouse spearfishing season opens Dec. 1, 2014 and extends through March 15, 2015. During this unique season, fishermen are allowed to harvest northern pike and nongame species thru the ice, using only a spear. Anglers should refer to … Continued
The Kansas handfishing season for catfish opened June 15, 2014. Handfishing, also known as noodling, is a form of alternative fishing used to catch large catfish. Using their hands as the bait and hook, handfishermen will find a suspected catfish … Continued
A carp taken by Adam Faatz of Hawthorne, NJ, while bowfishing has been certified as a new state record by NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Mr. Faatz was targeting carp from his boat at night on Greenwood Lake on … Continued