by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 15, 2020
During their annual spring surveys, Utah DWR biologists discovered something they hate to see — two more waterbodies had fish illegally dumped into them. In an effort to survey how fish populations are doing in various waterbodies, DWR biologists place nets in...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 2, 2020
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 1, 2020
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....
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 28, 2020
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...
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 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 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 Roger Pinckney | May 4, 2020
When the shark hit the end of the line, it came up, shook his head just like those mahi did. The dock bowed, creaked, groaned, sagged. Clink, clink, clink. I was bent over the gunnel of Maggie C, a 26-foot Maine lobster boat rigged for ocean-running. Six weeks, 600...
