Shad recovery efforts not paying off
The prognosis is not good for the poor man’s tarpon. The American shad’s Atlantic population remains at a historic low, despite longstanding commercial fishing bans …
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Study Suggests Several Fish Can Secretly Walk on Land
A surprising number of hillstream loaches—a family of Asian fish—are capable of walking on land using all four limbs, according to a new study. It’s …
Crews stock 700+ greenback cutthroat in Poudre River system
More than 700 greenback cutthroat trout were stocked in a stream in the Poudre River system last week as part of the ongoing effort to …
Japan’s King of Carp Breeds Million Dollar Koi Fish
Kentaro Sakai is a champion breeder of nishikigoi carp aka koi fish. Just last year, one sold at an auction for an astounding amount of …
Deprivation diet?
Alaska’s decades-long bonanza of pink salmon has now been fingered as one of the likely suspects in a roller-coaster decline in the size of four …
Wyoming fisheries biologists survey trout cousin that’s lacking the love
Misunderstanding about the mountain whitefish is perhaps part of the reason why they’ve garnered mild interest from most anglers. Their appearance at the end of …
A New Way Of Regulating Menhaden
A new approach to managing fishing — setting catch limits for one species based on what’s happening with another — is coming for menhaden. The …
How Do Professionals Manage Local Trout Streams? Often, Through Explosives
In this line of work, projects don’t start with a bang. They end with one. With a booming explosion on Tuesday morning, a portion of …
Monster muskie would have broken state record
“It smelled up my boat for two weeks.” As Gary Gilbert began lifting the thing out of the water, he couldn’t believe its size. “It …
The Muskie Are Really On The Bite Today
Terry Driver and his wife Kim were relaxing with a group of friends on the beach at North Star Village along the Winnipeg River near …