National Fishing

Richmond, Va. (AP) – When the James River gets low this time of year, big catfish get caught in isolated pools, where waders and snorkelers like to watch them. In recent weeks, however, this river

Madison, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says new testing has found no evidence of a deadly fish virus in several dozen more lakes and rivers. The agency says the fish disease

Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Idaho fishery managers expect more than 28,000 fall chinook to cross Lower Granite Dam in neighboring eastern Washington on their return from the Pacific Ocean, which would make it the

Guildhall, Vt. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man charged in a hunting mishap that cost a Granby man part of his leg is scheduled to change his plea on Tuesday. Forty-six-year-old John Boppel of Ashland, Pa.,

Packwood, Wash. (AP) – A Lewis County sheriff’s deputy remains in the intensive care unit Tuesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition with injuries suffered when his patrol car hit an elk.

St. Johnsbury, Vt. (AP) – A man who accidentally shot his 17-year-old son to death while they were turkey hunting pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday under a plea agreement that calls for a

Billings, Mont. (AP) – A Saco-area ranch family snared in an illegal hunting scheme is getting ready to appear in federal court in Billings for sentencing. U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom is expected to sentence

Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves. The privately

Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) – Wolf hunting quotas will be considered Monday by Idaho Fish and Game commissioners. The commissioners may phase in state hunting quotas for wolves as part of efforts to reduce their