Nov 07
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, fisheries biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission spent this week monitoring
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Nov 07
Tallahassee, FL – Bass Pro Shops, America's most popular outdoor store, will open a 70,000 square foot Bass Pro Shops Outpost® store in Tallahassee,
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Nov 07
On Saturday, November 10, recreational fishermen, professional fishing guides, fisheries managers and top marine scientists will gather to discuss som
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Nov 07
Athens, Ala. Biobor, the worldwide leader of fuel additives, has come on board to be a major sponsor of the American Bass Anglers (ABA) and all ABA Fishing Tours. This multi-year agreement will have Biobor sponsor and represented at all of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series, The American […]
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Nov 07
Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas Tech University are teaming up to conduct a four-month online survey among anglers who fish in Texas Hill Country rivers and streams. Researchers will attempt to evaluate the economic impact of angling in rivers and streams in the region, and the survey findings […]
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Nov 07
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing.
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Nov 07
SALT LAKE CITY – Starting Jan. 1, you can have up to three hooks on your fishing line. And if you’d like to bow fish for common carp at night, you can.
Those changes are among several fishing changes members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved for 2013.
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Nov 07
Robert Purcell of Bishopville caught a Maryland record 20-pound blueline tilefish, on September 12, about 75 miles southeast of Ocean City.
“We had a slow morning fishing over the Norfolk Canyon for white marlin and decided to switch to bottom fishing,” said Purcell. “I rigged a strip of skipjack tuna […]
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Nov 07
The closures of shellfish harvesting areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties has been extended, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. These temporary closures are necessary to protect public health due to the coastal flooding and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. DEC had initially […]
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Nov 07
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Tropical Storm Sandy continues to create problems at three of West Virginia’s favorite state parks.
Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley Resort in Tucker County are dealing with power outages like most of the county. Power is out at both parks and park officials hope by sometime […]
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Nov 07
ALEXANDRIA, VA The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) has announced that its State Fishing License Marketing Program continues to positively impact state agency revenue and fishing license sales. Results from the 2012 program reveal more than $4.8 million was generated in gross program revenue, contributing to state conservation […]
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Nov 07
In November and December each year, the annual fishing licenses for that year go on sale for half price. That means residents can buy a 2012 state Class A fishing license for only $11.75 (for nonresidents, it’s $35.13). Or, if you like fishing the Urban Fishing Program waters, residents […]
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Nov 07
The Department of Natural Resources has announced the Platte River spawning closure will return to its historic timeframe of January 1 through March 31, in 2013. In 2012 the closure was extended through April 28 to assist in the DNR’s efforts in protecting returning steelhead. This closure affects the […]
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Nov 07
Test year for ICCAT: Will representatives hold the line on protections for Atlantic bluefin tuna and take long-awaited measures on sharks?
Starting Nov. 12, 48 member governments will meet for a week in Agadir, Morocco to discuss conservation and management of severely depleted Atlantic bluefin tuna and several species of […]
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Nov 07
Orlando, Florida Twenty-five teams from Central Florida and beyond are competing to be the gumbo champion at Fishing Florida Radio’s Second Annual Central Florida Gumbo Cook-Off, aka Gumbopalooza.
Gumbopalooza will benefit Give Kids The World, Anglers for Conservation and Castaways Against Cancer. It is being held again at Fish on […]
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