by Sporting Classics Daily | May 18, 2020
The daily limit increased to eight trout on a portion of Mammoth Creek on Monday This allows anglers to catch and keep more fish before the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources treats the river with rotenone to remove its remaining fish. DWR Director, Mike Fowlks,...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 14, 2020
A lucky angler reeled in an unusual catch on Virginia’s famous Buggs Island Lake. On Easter Sunday, April 12, David Rathburn of Staunton couldn’t believe the golden fish that was swimming at the end of his line. Rathburn had already caught 15 crappie that afternoon...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 14, 2020
Each calendar year, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources designates a “Free Fishing Day” for the public to fish recreationally in public waters without a fishing license. Saturday, June 13, 2020, is designated as Free Fishing Day as a...
by Michael Altizer | May 13, 2020
At barely eight years old, he was scarcely ready to confront a wily old trout poacher. Or was he? Friday afternoon, 14th day of April 1959, with trout season due to open the next morning. I’d turned in my homework, got Monday’s assignments from Mrs. Whitten, and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 11, 2020
More golden rainbow trout have been stocked in the White River system below Bull Shoals Lake dam. About 500 of the rainbow trout that have a color variation making them appear a bright golden yellow were part of a shipment of 10,000 rainbow trout stocked Monday from...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 8, 2020
Anglers may use a maximum of three fishing lines on Ohio’s portion of Lake Erie and the Ohio River starting on Jan. 1, 2020, following new regulations passed by the Ohio Wildlife Council. The council approved the use of three lines per person while fishing on Ohio’s...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 7, 2020
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is issuing two corrections to the 2020-2021 Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations effective May 2, 2020. The 2020-2021 Guide to Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations contained incorrect bag and length limits and gear...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 5, 2020
Spring is here and so are the fish. Maine’s biologists offer 6 tips for success on the water this season. 1. Keep water temperature in mind. Cold temperatures mean the fish are still moving a bit slow, so your lure or bait should move slow as well. Take your...
by Doug Humphreys | May 1, 2020
A fishing knot does infinitely more than bind a fly or lure or bait to line, it binds a person to the idea of catching a fish. “It’s the tie that binds.” I wasn’t sure if he was making a statement to me or talking to himself. He slid the line...
by Michael Altizer | Apr 29, 2020
If you think fishing with your daughter is engrossing, try fishing with her new husband. If you are fortunate enough to have been blessed with a daughter, you eventually come to realize that someday, somewhere, some guy is going to come along who wants her for his...
