Fishing
Low water levels halt Salmon River opening in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was forced to take action in September to mitigate impacts of low water flows along the Salmon River during the annual fall salmon run.
To increase
Angler wins LOC Fall Derby with nearly 31-pound king
Year after year, Jack MacDowall of Hancock, N.Y. has been plying the waters of Lake Ontario to catch a big salmon.
After fishing these Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derbies for more than
Ask a fisheries biologist: Can you stock too many fish?
Stocking fish is one of the most visible and popular things associated with our fisheries program in Wisconsin. The promise of better fishing by stocking has intuitive appeal. We have considerable success stocking walleyes, trout,
What’s the intrigue of flathead fishing? It’s ‘the fight, their power’
Bob Larson spent decades working as a professional fishing guide. He’s caught, and helped others catch, enough species to populate a freshwater aquarium. Now that he’s retired, however, flathead cats are often his fish of
Keith Tidball passes torch as New York State Conservation Council president
When Keith Tidball took over as president of the New York State Conservation Council two years ago, he knew he had a lot of work to do to get the organization back in shape.
Commentary: History of sportsmen’s licenses… from excluding outsiders to funding conservation
Today, buying a hunting or fishing license is such a routine part of being a sportsman that it is easy to forget how – and why – the system began. Licensing was not originally created
October for Michigan anglers means making time for an annual frenzy
I can understand why hunters get so excited about the fall. In the relative scheme of things, hunting seasons are short, maybe a couple of months long. Hunters need to get out and enjoy their
Pennsylvania Reader Stories: A brook trout surprise … resilience in coal country
Typically summer, and August especially, is reserved for wet wading for river smallmouth, or boat fishing with friends on the lake, but this summer is a little different.
The scorching temperatures and fire smoke
Three tactics to take advantage of this early fall smallmouth bite
It is that special time of the fishing season when summer and fall merge. There’s give and take, compromise, and making deals to make things happen. Sound familiar?
That’s because in the smallmouth bass
