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Stillwater artist wins trout and salmon stamp contest

August 10, 2017

Nicholas Markell won the DNR trout and salmon stamp contest with this painting of a brown trout. (Image courtesy of Minnesota DNR)Stillwater artist Nicholas Markell has won the Minnesota DNR trout and salmon stamp contest with a painting of a brown trout. The painting was selected by judges from among 14 submissions for the annual contest. Markell is now a…

Indiana DNR offers online service to identify ‘mystery’ angler catches

August 10, 2017

Associated Press

(Indiana DNR)INDIANA, Ind. — Have you ever been fishing and caught something but weren’t quite sure what it was? The Indiana DNR has a service for you and everyone else in the state who needs help identifying fish. The first thing you will need to do, after reeling in the fish of course, is to snap a photograph or record…

Weather, fisheries-related incidents taking a toll on Iowa fish

August 8, 2017

Iowa DNR

The end of summer can be a difficult time for underwater dwellers. When temperatures are high and oxygen levels are low, fish and other water critters are particularly vulnerable. That’s been the case in Iowa this summer, according to a news release from the Iowa DNR. “We have received several reports of small summer fish kills at many lakes, ponds…

More than 40,000 fish die in Virginia chemical spill

August 7, 2017

Associated Press

Sunfish, largemouth bass and catfish were among the fish species killed when the chemical leaked from a farm supply business.

Big Lake Michigan kings are proving me wrong

August 4, 2017

Cory Yarmuth

I have been reading report after report of big kings being caught by anglers from Chicago all the way up to Milwaukee. Big kings, and in good numbers.

For first time, DNR tags carp in bid to learn more about invasive fish

August 3, 2017

Minnesota DNR Reports

The Minnesota Legislature granted the agency the authority to use tagging as a research tool. Legislative approval was needed because the agency is putting an invasive species back into the water for a period of weeks.

Illinois’ Lake Shelbyville: Flood-control lake translates to healthy fishery (video)

August 2, 2017

Kristen Monroe

Illinois fishing guide Don Satterfield talks about Lake Shelbyville’s fish production.

Army corps to release delayed report on blocking Asian carp

August 2, 2017

Associated Press

The corps says the report involving Illinois’ Brandon Road Lock and Dam will be made public Aug. 7.

Trout hit hard in Iowa fish-kill incident

August 1, 2017

Iowa DNR

Fisheries staff counted approximately 1,260 trout, 673 white suckers and 300 other dead fish.

Got a creative way to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes? Could be worth up to $700,000

August 1, 2017

Staff and News Reports

Michigan’s Invasive Carp Challenge now accepting proposals.

Minnesota’s Seth Feider falls just short in Lake Champlain Bassmaster tournament

July 31, 2017

Brian Peterson

Aaron Martens of Alabama claimed the $100,000 top prize Sunday.

In southwestern Colo., native Colorado River cutthroat trout returning in a big way

July 31, 2017

Associated Press

Creek in far southwestern Colorado will have the largest continuous stretch of native Colorado River cutthroat trout in the state.

In Oregon, Rogue River’s summer steelhead returns above 10-year average

July 31, 2017

Associated Press

Early freshwater return has allowed the fish to avoid the drought and poor ocean conditions of the past few years that have impacted its species elsewhere.

Two state fishing records certified in Nebraska

July 28, 2017

Nebraska Game and Parks Reports

New marks set for triploid crappie, bowfishing.

Iowa DNR traces Sioux County fish kill to improper disposal of pesticide

July 28, 2017

Iowa DNR

DNR fisheries staff estimate that about 3,600 fish, mostly minnows, chubs and darters, were killed along 4,200 feet of stream.

DNR: Virus that affects carp responsible for Lake Elysian fish kill

July 27, 2017

Minnesota DNR Reports

It is the state’s first documented case of the virus in a wild fish population.

In Nebraska, ‘tens of thousands’ of fish die after water diversion stoppage

July 27, 2017

Associated Press

The fish were killed after water flow from the Loup River to the Loup Public Power District’s canal shut off.

Minnesota agency: Studying fish key to getting a handle on state waters

July 26, 2017

Associated Press

The fish can tell a better story about the water’s state than just taking water samples.

Hey, don’t shoot dogfish!

July 25, 2017

Christopher Jennings

Bowfin contribute to a lake’s ecosystem by eating juvenile carp, crayfish.

Eastern Oregon dam being removed to improve fish passage

July 24, 2017

Associated Press

The dam was considered a significant problem for native salmon and steelhead.

‘Salmon of the southwest’ making comeback in San Juan River

July 24, 2017

Associated Press

Colorado pikeminnow reproducing, and the offspring are surviving.

Study looks at what happens to lake trout when released in upper Great Lakes

July 17, 2017

Michigan DNR

To ensure accurate data is being collected on fish being lost from angling, mortality estimates must include both fish harvested and fish that are released and then die as a result of fishing.

Minnesota agency using electrofishing to learn about water quality

July 17, 2017

Associated Press

The different types of fish the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency team will catch through electrofishing can tell them about a river’s quality.

Reason for optimism: Nearly two decades after first being tagged, lake sturgeon reappears in Vermont

July 17, 2017

Vermont Fish and Wildlife Reports

Restoration efforts continue on Lake Champlain, which has the only lake sturgeon population in New England.

A turnaround in salmon fishing on Lake Michigan?

July 17, 2017

Michigan DNR

Conditions the last couple of winters have allowed bait fish like alewife, smelt, bloaters and lake herring to reproduce and survive in turn bulking up salmon numbers.

One man’s rough fish … one man’s ‘other white meat’

July 13, 2017

Tim Lesmeister

Around the world and even within North America, you’ll find vastly different attitudes about piscatorial species like carp, muskies, bass, and northern pike.

Fish

Stillwater artist wins trout and salmon stamp contest

Indiana DNR offers online service to identify ‘mystery’ angler catches

Weather, fisheries-related incidents taking a toll on Iowa fish

More than 40,000 fish die in Virginia chemical spill

For first time, DNR tags carp in bid to learn more about invasive fish

Illinois’ Lake Shelbyville: Flood-control lake translates to healthy fishery (video)

Army corps to release delayed report on blocking Asian carp

Trout hit hard in Iowa fish-kill incident

Got a creative way to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes? Could be worth up to $700,000

Minnesota’s Seth Feider falls just short in Lake Champlain Bassmaster tournament

In southwestern Colo., native Colorado River cutthroat trout returning in a big way

In Oregon, Rogue River’s summer steelhead returns above 10-year average

Two state fishing records certified in Nebraska

Iowa DNR traces Sioux County fish kill to improper disposal of pesticide

DNR: Virus that affects carp responsible for Lake Elysian fish kill

In Nebraska, ‘tens of thousands’ of fish die after water diversion stoppage

Minnesota agency: Studying fish key to getting a handle on state waters

Hey, don’t shoot dogfish!

Eastern Oregon dam being removed to improve fish passage

‘Salmon of the southwest’ making comeback in San Juan River

Study looks at what happens to lake trout when released in upper Great Lakes

Minnesota agency using electrofishing to learn about water quality

Reason for optimism: Nearly two decades after first being tagged, lake sturgeon reappears in Vermont

A turnaround in salmon fishing on Lake Michigan?

One man’s rough fish … one man’s ‘other white meat’

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