Report: U.S. fisheries supported 1.7 million jobs in 2016
Staff and News Reports
December 14, 2018
“… generated more than $212 billion in sales and contributed $100 billion to the country’s gross domestic product.”
National Fishing
With Idaho steelhead numbers floundering, wildlife officials give nod to keep fishing open on most rivers
Associated Press
December 12, 2018
Commission last month voted to suspend the steelhead fishing season because of a possible federal lawsuit by six conservation groups contending the state’s steelhead regulations harm federally protected wild steelhead. The portions of Idaho rivers
In North Dakota, ‘One of the highest collection of eggs in the history of the salmon program’
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
November 9, 2018
Average size of Lake Sakakawea female salmon was 6 pounds, and once again there was an abundance of young male salmon, which typically forecasts a good run the next couple years.
North Dakota fall fish survey: ‘Young-of-the-year’ walleye size, abundance reason for optimism
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
October 15, 2018
Lake Sakakawea had the eighth highest catch of young-of-the-year walleye on record. And Devils Lake saw fair to good numbers of walleye, with the catch close to average even though Game and Fish didn’t stock
Fall frenzy – the largemouth bass fishing bonanza of mid-autumn
Site Staff
October 9, 2018
Employ your entire tactical angling arsenal when targeting the monster bass of October.
Hurricane Florence forces suspension of Shimano’s South Carolina facility operations
Staff and News Reports
September 12, 2018
LADSON, S.C. — With mandatory evacuations ordered by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster due to Hurricane Florence approaching the Carolina coast, Shimano has suspended operations of its North Charleston distribution center and fishing division office
Focus of North Dakota walleye stocking is on smaller lakes
Associated Press
September 5, 2018
There are more than 50 new lakes in North Dakota in which the walleye population is still getting established.
Las Cruces fly fishing group helps heal veterans with PTSD
Associated Press
September 5, 2018
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Veterans Administration clinic in Las Cruces is helping disabled military veterans deal with post-traumatic stress disorder through a program that uses the therapeutic benefits of fly fishing. Project Healing Waters
Reports: Sportsmen, women contribute over $93 billion to economy
Staff and News Reports
September 5, 2018
New economic reports by Southwick Associates reveals more than 53 million Americans consider themselves sportsmen and women, spending more than $93.5 billion in 2016 on gear, licenses, travel, clothing, gas and more. In a series
