by Jim Casada | Dec 31, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 16, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 10, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 2, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 19, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 14, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 10, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 8, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 6, 2019
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...
by Robert Sohrweide | Oct 27, 2019
My reel was hissing as line ran off it. My ten-weight fly rod was bent and shaking. My heart was beating rapidly as I felt the strong sockeye salmon fighting at the end of the line. That fish had hit my red wet fly eight feet in front of me in just over a foot of...
