South Carolina Adds Limits to Protect Fish Species
Limits to help protect two popular South Carolina fish species were recently added to South Carolina’s fish and game laws. Legislators passed catch and minimum size limits for both Atlantic spadefish and Atlantic tripletail, two coastal fish that previously lacked...
Michigan Tagged Fish Could Net Cash Reward
According to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, fish tag returns help biologists understand survival, age and movement of important sportfish. People who regularly fish Michigan waters likely are familiar with the state’s marked and tagged fish program....
Like Once It Was
I thank God most weekdays, and sometimes twice on Sunday, that there's not a Trout Angler's Sportsman Society. That, in modern matter, the fine art of fly fishing for species Salmo continues quietly and foremostly a gentleman's endeavor, largely unsullied by mass...
Nebraska “Take ‘Em Fishing” Giveaway
Take Someone Fishing. Submit Pictures of Your Adventures. Win Prizes. You love to fish. It’s how you enjoy a beautiful day, and how you relax after a stressful week. It’s an excuse to spend time outdoors, away from screens and obligations. And it’s the very best way...
Pondering Ponds
Sit quietly and a pond will bear its soul to you - sharing its myriad sights, smells and sounds - a sort of sensory overload on the gentle cycle. There are several theories as to what differentiates a lake from a pond. Some say a lake is large enough to accommodate...
The Ghost of Old Woman Bay
"There was a sudden rustle in the grass, and I heard the unmistakable whisper of soft and silent feet. But only for an instant, only for a step or two before it stopped and resumed its own curiosity as to what I might be." There are ghosts still there at Old Woman...
When a Zero Bar Cost a Nickel
All grown up and reputable now, it's time to be proper, to forget about catchin' carp and all those boyhood memories, back when a Zero bar cost a nickel. I wish I wasn't so sophisticated as I am, so I could just haul off in the daylight and find me a good carp pond...
South Carolina Shrimp Season Begins May 27
Commercial shrimp trawling will open in all legal South Carolina waters at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Shrimping season in South Carolina typically starts in spring with the opening of a small subset of waters, called provisional areas, that allow shrimpers to...
Idaho Spring Fishing Guide
Fish and Game crews have been stocking trout and other fish, and anglers will have ample opportunity to catch them. “Our hatchery staff continues to provide Idaho anglers with fishing opportunities throughout the state,” Fish and Game State Hatchery Manager Gene...
North Dakota Walleye Tagging Studies
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department continues to conduct walleye tagging studies across the state. At Lake Sakakawea, the state’s largest fishery, Department fisheries biologists are in the second year of a four-year walleye tagging study. The goal on Sakakawea...