
Grizzly Trouble On The Thorofare
Wyoming’s Thorofare River, draining an area that is possibly the most remote region in the lower 48 states, is the Yellowstone River’s major feeder above Yellowstone Lake. I came to know the stream intimately in the 1980s thanks to involvement with an outfitter who...

Women Driving Hunting, Fishing Numbers In Wyoming
More women are hunting and fishing in Wyoming according to recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department license trend data. Over the past ten years, women’s participation in hunting has increased 30.5 percent and 14.4 percent for fishing. It’s a trend Game and Fish has...

Osage County, Missouri, Angler Sets Record For State-Record Fish
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently announced that Bryant Rackers of Bonnots Mill caught two more state-record fish. Rackers now holds state records for white perch and sauger, both of which he caught on the Osage River in November. Rackers has made...

Become A Wyoming Ultimate Angler
An Ultimate Angler is the top honor a person can earn in the Wyoming Master Angler program. According to Pinedale Fisheries Biologist, Darren Rhea, "To be recognized as an an Ultimate Angler, you must catch ten different trophy-sized game fish in Wyoming. Trophy fish...

Maybe The Best Sporting Shirt Ever Made
I’m not a fan of companies claiming their product is the best in the world. How can a person really know that? How can the company making the product really know that? When I saw the first Poncho advertisement online, claiming the shirt was “The Best Fishing Shirt...

Caught A Marked Or Tagged Fish In Michigan?
Have you ever been fishing Michigan waters and pulled in a fish with a missing fin or one with an external tag on it? Several fish species found around the state are marked in some way, and the details on the fish and the tags are important to several DNR studies and...

Trout Fishing Tips and Tricks
Trout fishing is a great Iowa tradition and the state’s Department of Natural Resources offers these tips to help you be a more successful trout angler. Iowa’s first fish hatchery was built in 1874 near Anamosa to raise trout. As interest in trout fishing grew and...

Iowa DNR Picks Favorite Fall Trout Fishing Streams
Get out and explore northeast Iowa’s trout streams this fall. From easily accessible streams in state or county parks, to streams in Iowa’s most wild and remote natural spaces – there's a perfect spot for everyone. Perfect for beginners Grannis Creek, Fayette County –...

Michigan DNR Adds 2,000 Acres Of Public Land
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently closed a deal to acquire the Storey Lake property after nearly two decades of negotiating to purchase the land. The property – which includes the entire 8-acre Storey Lake and about a mile of Stewart Creek – is in...

New Record Gerrard Rainbow Trout
Congratulations to Sophie E. on setting a new catch-and-release record Gerrard rainbow trout! The 8-year old angler wrangled up the 36.5 inch monster while trolling flies on Idaho's famous Lake Pend Oreille in early October 2019. Renowned fishing writer...