Restoring the hope that ‘a fish will rise’
In the frigid, rough-and-tumble waters of Whitewater Creek, which squeezes through soaring stone walls, a rare trout thrives again after a 100-year brush with extinction. …
Tagfish tales
I caught a f***ing whale’
A Kiwi fisherman’s day out on the water turned into a once in a lifetime moment after accidentally hooking a whale on his line. “No …
An Epic Journey 30 Years In The Making
An amazing story about a striped bass that was caught and tagged on Sept. 16, 1989, when it was a 24-inch schoolie on Cape Cod. …
Mystery of fish caught with wedding ring solved
In one of the more bizarre fishing stories, a fisherman reeled in a steelhead with a wedding ring attached to its tail, leaving a group …
Steelhead caught with a wedding ring
Imagine your own tale for this tale of a steelhead with a wedding ring strapped to its tail. A steelhead with a wedding ring strapped …
The Swordfish With a Nose Ring
For seven weeks Dan Clem was a fisheries observer aboard a swordfish longliner and witnessed pelagic richness and weirdness. But there were also freak events: …
A Tale of Monstrous Fish, Murder, Mystery and Mayhem
Due out in July, Mark Pizzimenti’s new book is a tale of a monstrous fish, murder, mystery, and mayhem. Back in the late 1800’s Colorado …
Baseball Game Delayed Due to Falling Fish
A moment to be marked in baseball history. An Osprey with a fish in his claws was threatened by a pursuing bald eagle, causing the …
Fish story: How a coelacanth discovery set off a flurry of science, subterfuge
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was convinced she’d found something special in a pile of fish, but it took some time for her discovery to be recognized. In …
The Apex of Angling
Tarpon could be said to be angling’s Holy Grail. While most Floridians think that it was crystalline blue water and white sugar sand beaches, coupled …