Fishing

Coming up • AT LAKE JACOMO: Buddy bass tournament sponsored by the Jacomo Bass Club. When: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Takeoff site: north boat ramp. Entry fee: $40 per team. More information:…

The day that local anglers have been waiting for has arrived: fishing season began on May 5. The Ministry of Environment says it has made changes for 2014 to support fish conservation programs and client services, and…

Jessica Mounts, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism fisheries biologist, said the first few minutes of the event will be held inside the Great Plains Nature Center. After that the class will walk to the…

Estuary •  Look For | Flounder, red drum, black drum, spotted seatrout, sheepshead. •  Comments | The water temperature has increased dramatically over the past two weeks, and the fish activity…

With fingers, eyes and toes crossed, here’s hoping the next two weeks will produce lots more trout and stripers than the last two did, okay? Striped bass were conspicuous by their absence! Generally…

I just returned from three weeks in China, investigating poaching and the effects of 1.4 billion people on land and wildlife. With four times the population of America and several thousand more years of occupation, China has…

Inland Trout: Good reports last week from the West Branch Farmington River (including a 7.75 pound brown trout), Pomperaug River, East Aspetuck River, Scantic River, Tankerhoosen River, Housatonic River,…

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ohio -- On Monday, News9 aired a story about handicap fishing access problems at Tomlinson Run State Park in Hancock County. State officials saw the story and are reacting to the issue,…

By Laine Welch Kodiak’s roe herring fishery began April 15 with little notice and rumors of fire sale prices. The fleet of 22 seiners was down a bit; they are competing for a harvest of 5,800…

I’ve lived in Wisconsin for almost four decades since arriving in Wisconsin to attend UW-Madison. I grew up in the suburbs north of Chicago from an athletic family on my father’s side and my grandfather on…

By Jassmine Shadiqe KOTA TINGGI: Two ships seized while anchoring illegally in the Tanjung Sedili waters here in Pengerang were found with 100 to 150 tonnes of fish. The ships were seized and its 63 crew members…

By Steve Chaconas Fishing continues to improve, but high winds muddied the river making fishing a bit tougher toward the end of last week. The river is warming up a good bit,…

MADISON COUNTY, Va (WVIR) - Rose River Farm in Madison County farm hosted wounded warriors Sunday for the eighth annual Healing Waters Two-Fly Tournament. The tournament offers disabled veterans the opportunity to…

Saturday marked the opening of Michigan's fishing season, when fishers are allowed to keep and eat most of what they catch. Along the shores of the Rouge, Tamarack and the Muskegon,…

Anglers and hunters can check out the latest regulations for fishing and big game hunting in new pamphlets arriving now in sporting goods stores throughout the state. The pamphlets, compiled by Washington Department…

The surf finally seems to be warming up enough for lures to be effective. Joe Melillo, at Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant said it's up to 48.5 degrees, and his nephew, Gerald Ce-Ce released two 27-inch bass at Point Pleasant…

Missouri • NORFORK: 67 degrees, clear, 2 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s Guide Service reports: stripers, bass, crappies, walleyes good on Bink’s Spoons in the shallows. • TABLE ROCK: 60…

The Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise and the City of Novato will once again co-sponsor the California Department of Fish & Game’s ‘Fishing in the City’ program Saturday, April 26 from 8 a.m. to noon at Scottsdale Pond.…

Captain Rick Thomas from the charter boat Thomas Flyer out of Bayside Marina reported large amberjacks are spawning over the County wrecks and can be caught on vertical jigs and live baits. The wrecks are also producing nice…

WHILE Easter has a huge religious significance for many around the world, the resulting annual holiday in Australia also provides a great opportunity for family and friends to get together before the onset of winter.…

Finally, the weather has begun to align with peoples' expectations of Spring. And, as luck would have it, the fish also have begun to bite in the lakes and farm ponds that decorate southeast Iowa. …

Gerald Sensabaugh, a 30-year-old aspiring professional angler from Gray, Tenn. has joined the Powell Rods pro staff. While Sensabaugh may be fairly new to the world of professional bass fishing, he is not a newcomer to…

The 12th annual Fish ‘n Fun June 7 will feature some big names and activities from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Nancy Schraufnagel, chairperson of the event, announced that Cathy Stepp -…

Bassmaster Elite Tournament April 3-6, Table Rock Lake Branson, Mo. Mike McClelland, Bella Vista, Ark., 61 pounds, 15 ounces, $100,000. Mark Davis, Mt. Ida, Ark., 61 pounds, 2 ounces,…

Overall, catches of flounder and red drum are good in local estuaries. On the south end, Capt. Mike McDonald of Gul-R-Boy Guide Service in Georgetown had a solid trip on Winyah Bay in the rain on Monday,…

OFFSHORE: In addition to the big catch from Saturday’s Offshore Challenge, cobia have turned up in area waters as they migrate north. “We had one boat catch seven cobia off of Flagler’s coast last weekend, 30 to 40…

  • Offshore: Dolphin catches were decent for anglers in larger boats braving last weekend’s bumpy seas. Fish were scattered — some anglers reported fish in 120 feet while others traveled past 300 feet to…

Question: In Santa Barbara, a surf fisherman was seen last week eating     baby perch squeezed from a gravid female. How do live fry from perch relate to a daily limit in possession if consumed? Also, if dead fry are…

Excited youngsters watched as several thousand pounds of fish were dumped into Paradise Lake Tuesday in preparation for Saturday's Kids Fishing Day event. About 6,600 pounds of fish jumped, flopped and…

Fishing has been slow for trollers on the lower Willamette. Most are working the stretch from the Sellwood Bridge to the harbor or Oregon City primarily with herring behind a flasher. The Multnomah Channel has been…