The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is continuing a project to return sauger to their native waters. Sauger were once native to the North Platte River system in eastern Wyoming, but they were extirpated sometime in the mid-1940s. In … Continued
Anglers can employ bait fishing, spears, and even spear guns to harvest smallmouth bass in the Coquille River through October 31, 2022, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). There are no size or bag limits on … Continued
New York has a number of waters that consistently rank as some of the best bass angling destinations in the country. In 2021, New York boasted a remarkable six locations in Bassmaster Magazine’s top 25 bass lakes in the Northeast. … Continued
In May 2022, West Virginia impoundments produced two state record catches for dedicated anglers. On Saturday, May 7, Ayden Minick of Mt. Pleasant, PA, caught and released a new state record common carp while fishing from the bank of Summersville … Continued
In February 2022, an angler caught a smallmouth bass while fishing on the Gardner River at its confluence with the Yellowstone River, just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Smallmouth bass are not native to the Yellowstone River Watershed. An established … Continued