Fishing
Sturgeon spearing helps improve fishery in Fond du Lac
Advocacy group, as of this year, will have donated $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources for sturgeon research, management and education.
Wisconsin hunting, fishing fees wouldn’t go up under Walker budget
But the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would be allowed to raise state park admission and camping fees under the two-year spending proposal.
In Montana, outfitters, fish suffering from cloudy Beaverhead River
Turbidity is taking a toll on the weight of the fish, which have to be able to see their food to eat it.
Bill would prohibit fish farming in U.S. Great Lakes waters
Bill also would ban aquaculture on rivers designated as wild and scenic, unless the facilities are shown not to discharge pollutants into the rivers.
Eating sport fish caught in Illinois waters? New state consumption advisory
Changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program and do not suggest that Illinois fish are becoming more or less contaminated.
Lead ban order not greeted warmly in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials not ready to ban lead ammo, fishing weights
New pike zone regulations on track for coming season
Rules dividing the state into three separate northern pike zones are on track to go into effect for this year’s coming fishing opener, May 13.
More liberal regs mulled for striped bass on East Coast
Possibility of new rules arises from concerns raised over economic hardships in the fishery in the Chesapeake Bay.
Bill could mean free fishing during Super Bowl week
The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would waive fishing license requirements during the week before next year’s Super Bowl, to be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
