
Lawmakers in D.C. seek programs to attract young anglers
The bill, called the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, would provide up to $2 million over six years for education and training programs and apprenticeships for beginning anglers.
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The bill, called the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, would provide up to $2 million over six years for education and training programs and apprenticeships for beginning anglers.

National Great Outdoors Month is the time when hundreds of national wildlife refuges, parks and other public lands host special events and welcome droves of visitors. Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts

Although the facility will not be back to normal until 2019, it’s expected to meet trout-egg obligations by next year.

As king salmon fishery experienced more closures on the lower river and more guides and private anglers began moving into the middle river to fish for trout and sockeye, it added to pressure on the

Arizona Fish and Game Department estimates it added 20,000 fish before Memorial Day and will continue the action in June.

One plan fisheries managers are considering to combat the low returns is restricting where anglers can fish during each month.

The river area affected by the switch is in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, from Aniak down to the mouth of the Kuskokwim.

The Silver Creek area, which attracted luminaries such as Ernest Hemingway in the 1940s, also is a prime spot for birders and nature enthusiasts.

Crews have caught about 43,000 king salmon this season after catching more than 45,000 in each of the past two years.
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