Fishing Information

For former professional angler and family-fishing ambassador Nicole Stelmach, catching fish is all about creating memories.

Brittney Novalsky, a fishing guide, educator, and conservationist, grew up fishing commercially with her family. Of all the things she learned on the boat, the most ...

TOMBU, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - Sierra Leone is nearing the end of a one-month ban on industrial fishing that local fishermen hoped would replenish stocks but ...

Fishing may seem complicated to first-time anglers, but that doesn't have to be the case. With just a bit of gear, a fishing license, and the information in this guide, ...

Mutton snapper, bluegill, trout and redfish are all biting.

The idiosyncratic Australian band's most streamlined album to date is risky only in that it is their first to be downright boring. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's ...

After a winter of cold streams and fishing double-nymph rigs, it's always nice to get back in the water in the spring—that's if the weather doesn't get in the way.

A 20-pound bag didn't even guarantee a top-15 standing, and FLW Tour rookie and local Bradford Beavers showed off a bit of his Santee prowess to the tune of ...

HARLINGEN — Fishing is fun enough on its own, but come Saturday, there will be money involved, too.

In a 7-0 vote, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission suspended striped bass fishing for the spring season.

Mike Walton, a Florida resident, went fishing with friends this weekend. On the trip, he got pricked by a hook and got "flesh-eating" bacteria.

The Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division finale began this morning at Santee Cooper, where even though fishing has been tough, everyone expects to see ...

ATHENS — Water level is six inches high and fairly clear. Water temp in the upper 60s. Bass anglers still reporting good numbers of buck bass and an ...

Two fishing rods per angler, or one? It's a perennial question in Minnesota, and one that might spark heated disagreement in the otherwise-friendly confines of a ...

The Kalkaska Trout Festival is hosting its Kids Fishing Derby this Saturday. They plant trout in a pond and allow kids to fish them out. Every kid age 14 and under ...

Looking for something to do with the kids, grandchildren, the family or a veteran this weekend?

Proposed changes to fishing regulations and seasons have drawn a local response mostly against the new rules. Here are two previous stories from Sierra ...

Here is the fishing report for the Kansas City area and lakes and wildlife areas in Kansas and Missouri for the week of April 24, 2019.

When the Codorus gets a makeover, will the water quality match the aesthetics? What is the state of the Codorus, and what does its future look like?

CRAIG – Fly fishing has been a popular outdoor sport in Montana since the early 20th century. Since then it has grown into a major industry of shops, ...

The latest Iowa fishing report is out and here's what's happening in northwest Iowa. Black Hawk Lake Water temperatures are around 60 degrees. Bluegill – Fair: ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has amended a state disaster declaration so a small fishing town can get assistance for the damage ...

Summertime is almost coming up and it might be time to start planning your vacations. There are plenty of great spots in the Coastal Bend on the land and on the ...

Southwest Florida waters are warming fast, and fishing is about as good as it will get this spring.

BULLHEAD CITY — The fishing is “going great” along the Colorado River.

LAWRENCE — City fishermen are looking for some volunteers to help them clean up the banks of the Merrimack River before their annual fishing tournament ...

With high water and deep snow in the high Sierras' trout country, there is one bulls-eye for Saturday's opening of the trout season: a single 20-mile radius in ...

Look For: Flounder, red drum, black drum, spotted seatrout, sheepshead, bluefish. Comments: The April flounder bite is ramping up with a steady increase in ...

Berks fishing and hunting. Spring gobbler hunting. The 2019 Pennsylvania spring turkey season opens Saturday and closes May 31. "The forecast is a statewide ...

A new immunodeficient zebrafish model investigators promises to be less expensive, easier to use and to improve personalized therapies for cancers and ...

For the first time, a temporary fishing ban is coming to the lake at Elk Grove Regional Park. The Cosumnes Community Services District Board voted to ...

You know it is spring when the banks of streams in our area and the shores of Waterworks are packed daily are crowed with trout fishermen and women.

Billed as a star-spangled celebration of food, fun, fishing and fund-raising, the 5th Annual Vets Fishing with Vets tournament is once again ready to make a ...

William Brittain Glenn, a Charleston fishing guide and conservationist, died Monday. He was 56.

If ever there was a day for sight-fishing on Santee Cooper, today is it. All that's missing so far has been the fish. Despite a forecast of clouds and wind, day one of ...

Two fishing rods per angler, or one? It's a perennial question in Minnesota, and one that might spark heated disagreement in the otherwise-friendly confines of a ...

Oregon and Washington biologists met by telephone Wednesday afternoon and approved more sport fishing for springers Saturday and Sunday.

[UPDATED] Added Green Bay report. Crappie, coho, walleye and, well, all kinds of fish are being caught as spring truly settles in, finally, around Chicago fishing ...

Now is a great time to take a kid or adult fishing. The weather is great, and a lot of fish are up shallow where bank anglers have easy access to them.

Operation North State is making dreams come true, putting on fishing festivals for veterans at places like Randleman Lake, Badin Lake, Lake Norman, Oak ...

BOSTON — Federal fishing managers say they are shutting down a key scallop fishing area to some boats for nearly a year. The National Oceanic and ...

A yearly ritual is taking place as rainbow trout are cruising the shorelines of many lakes and reservoirs.

A Florida man has been hospitalized at a Tampa hospital after contracting a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria while fishing out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Military veterans can fish for rainbow and brown trout for free Saturday at Bennett Spring State Park. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and ...

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will pay the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation $133700 for a permanent easement at Dailey Lake in the Paradise ...

GREELEY — There are similarities between casting a fly-fishing rod in Big Thompson River in Johnstown and casting one deep in the Amazon rainforest, Jay ...

Spring like weather seems to be here now, and the water temperature in the bay is showing some real warming. That bodes well for upcoming fishing in ...

Beachgoers, lifeguards and a Clearwater Police officer came together to free a pelican trapped by fishing gear on April 11.

The fishing's good from these docks, bridges and causeways in Stuart, Jensen Beach and Sandsprit Park.

Chinese fishing vessels near Thitu Island, the biggest feature claimed by the Philippines in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is stirring disquiet ahead ...

A retired professional Bass Master from Kansas will emcee a May Kiwanis Club of Bartlesville event. Retired Bass Master Rick Wilson will be in attendance for ...

Shanksville students were releasing his brook trout into Rhoads Creek Thursday as part of the Trout in the Classroom program. Melissa Reckner, of Brandywine ...

On April 22, Andrew J. Reyment of Cecil pleaded guilty to three counts of embezzlement, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

The Lake Erie fishing forecast for 2019 calls for more of the same as last year – plenty of fish and superb fishing. That was the message that was handed out at…

Springtime in D.C. is known for it's beloved Cherry Blossoms. But to anglers, the Washington area is also known as a world-class fishing destination, and the ...

The Indonesian government is using tiny internet-providing satellites to check if boats in the middle of the ocean are fishing legally.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. - Amazing video shows a man coming to the rescue of a seal caught in fishing net, the hero using a knife to cut the animal free.

Hull-based super trawler Kirkella has an on-board fish factory and gym for the crew.

TUPELO, Miss. — A children's fishing rodeo went mostly belly-up in northeast Mississippi after a contractor stocked the lake with diseased and dying catfish.

The organization that sets limits for commercial, recreational and tribal salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest wrapped up their work Tuesday at a meeting in ...

Voting for the Best Fishing Tour is open! Cast your vote daily to help pick the 2019 10Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Fishing Tour.

On Sunday, two fishing vessels were attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The attempted boar...

A fishing trip in the Florida Keys turned into a record reel-in for a Cape Coral couple when a boat run by Captain Nick Stanczyk landed a swordfish weighing ...

Tips on fishing for visible bass in the spring around the spawn.

WIN BIG: The annual Bass Lake Fishing Derby kicks off May 4 and May 5 with $55000 on the line.

Pennsylvania fishing license sales are down, and the state is trying to improve participation by focusing on water quality and nontraditional fishermen such as ...

More than two months after a fishing boat washed ashore during a rough storm at Avila Beach in February, the vessel has been removed and Port San Luis is ...

DEVILS LAKE—Shoreline fishing in the Devils Lake area is heating up, and anglers are reporting good action for walleyes and northern pike in current areas ...

File this under the "what the heck file" of weird fishing stories.

Just over 20 fishermen and boaters participated in safety and survival training Thursday at the Coast Guard's Station Gloucester.

CASPER, Wyo. — The Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter will hold a free screening of "Trout Country: Fly Fishing on a Changing Yellowstone" from 6:30-8 p.m..

Miles Burghoff is in a rare position. He's a rookie on the FLW Tour, and he's leading the 2019 Angler of the Year race with two tournaments left to fish.

Keedysville resident Harry Troxler was seriously injured in a fishing accident this month.

Here are 8 tips to catching more bass in clear water and when the bass are visible and hard to catch. This could be sight fishing. It could be just fishing for ...

Virginia officials are weighing whether to cancel this year's fishing season for large rockfish in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay out of concern for its ...

Next month, veterans will go fishing in Manistee for the 10th Annual Tight Lines for Troops. Tight Lines for Troops gives veterans a chance to participate in a free ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said North Atlantic right whales were spotted in or near shipping lanes in the area, and it's asking ...

Lake Erie charter boat captains are not happy that the ice boom is stil in.

WARWICK — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management hopes the construction of a $1.8-million fishing pier at Rocky Point State Park will ...

A local fishing tradition took place Saturday morning in Parkersburg that helped young people gain an appreciation for the outdoors.

Concerns linger for the fish population after southwest Florida's fight against red tide that lasted more than a year.

Captain Brian Barton (R) guided Ryan Tyler of Florence to this 49-pound blue catfish on Lake Pickwick this week. 0. By Frank Sargeant, The Huntsville Times.

Danny Fish may not look the part but that shouldn't mean that he should be underestimated.

For years, Midwestern states and the U.S. government have spent millions of dollars to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Now southern states are also ...

April 11, 2019 By Thomas B Haines. The bald eagle had been eyeing us for several minutes from atop a tall tree on the Canadian side of the St. Croix River ...

A Florida fishing boat captain shared video of his latest catch: a 757-pound swordfish that could be a new state record.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Martinellis have gone fishing together for years, but on Easter Sunday their bait was done, when they bass-ically made their most ...

The annual Springfield fishing derby, April 27, is provided free of charge to children up to 12 years old, and is now in its 66th year.

The most beautiful Saturday in half a year around Chicago fishing make this one of the most sprawling of raw-file Midwest Fishing Reports.

Volunteer firefighters with the Baldwinsville Fire Department rescued a bird Monday night that was tangled in fishing line and stuck on a bridge. 2. By Sarah ...

Here is the fishing report for the Kansas City area and lakes and wildlife areas in Kansas and Missouri for the week of April 17, 2019.

HAINES, Alaska (KTUU) - Salmon fishing is an economic driver in Southeast Alaska, but unpredictable returns have made life difficult for those who rely on ...

Puerto Rico might not be a major kayak fishing destination. But it should be, according to Capt. Jose Aponte.

The biggest whitefish trawler in the UK fleet sailed up the Thames on Tuesday to highlight the threats facing the fishing industry if Brexit negotiations fail to ...

Only small boats allowed into extended 15-nautical mile fishing zone, while harassment by Israeli gunboats continues.

Look for cleaner offshore water for walleye this weekend, and hope the rain doesn't hamper the steelhead trout fishing in the Northeast Ohio rivers and streams.

Billy King is an Oklahoma catfish noodler, not an ice fisherman. But he made good with his hands Saturday on his first-ever visit to a frozen lake. Reaching into ...

Dwindling supplies of forage fish and changes in their ocean habitats have contributed to precipitous drops in populations of seabirds and the iconic rockfish.

A Florida fishing boat captain has earned major bragging rights after snagging a 757-pound swordfish--a catch that could be the new state record!

rather than letting the fish die, CPW has ordered an emergency fish salvage operation at the reservoir effective May 1.