Latest ArticlesMembers of the trout and char family include Arctic char as well as brook, brown, lake, rainbow and steelhead trout.
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco has instructed the agency’s head attorney and its top fisheries manager to take immediate and long-term actions to improve the agency’s enforcement and legal operations and enhance its relationship with the fishing community.
Night trolling for walleye is fun and exciting. But before you can start having fun, you must be set up properly and understand every procedure thoroughly. The advice given is to be heeded by all means with ultimate respect for the Lake, the darkness, conditions, equipment and yes, Murphy’s Law.
Many saltwater recreational fishermen will be required to register before fishing in 2010.
NOAA Fisheries has announced a new fishery management program passed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council that limits the number of charter boats in the guided sport halibut fishery in Southeast Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska.
Despite the introduction of millions of saltwater fishing lures, anglers find a few old school lure designs to be essential for catching fish. These include lead head jigs, metal jigs, spoons, plugs and poppers.
Walleye and perch are popular species of North American freshwater fish.
North American members of the pike family include chain pickerel, northern pike and musky (muskellunge).
The channel cat is the most abundant North American catfish species and blue catfish are the largest of the group.
The sunfish family (Centrarchidae) includes the following species of sunfish - bluegill, longear, redear, redbreast, green, pumpkinseed. It also includes largemouth and smallmouth bass, shell crackers, black crappie, white crappie, rockbass, warmouth and other species.
Key West fishing for 2010 is looking to be one of the best yet. The Key West Top Guides, Key West's leading center for fishing charters and information, is gearing up for the new year with its best lineup of Key West fishing charter captains yet.
In a historic show of solidarity, recreational and commercial fishermen will gather together on the steps of the Capitol on February 24, 2010 from noon until 3 p.m. in an organized demonstration against the unintended negative impacts of the Magnuson Stevens Conservation and Management Act.
Live and cut baits for saltwater fishing along the mid-Atlantic coast include spot, pigfish, pinfish, mullet, menhaden, mackerel, herring, silversides and other species of fish.
When cleaning fish it's important to decide if you will scale or skin the fish as well as choosing to fillet the fish or simply gut and remove the head, tail and fins. Smaller fish may not be suited for filleting but most larger fish can easily be filleted in order to provide high quality boneless meals. [...]
Bluegill Sunfish (lepomis macrochirus) are the most widely distributed panfish in North America. They are members of the same family (Centrarchidae a.k.a.Sunfish) as the largemouth bass.
On December 9 and 10, 2009, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) hosted a 2-day stakeholders summit in New York City that brought together more than 135 participants from nongovernmental organizations, academia, industry, citizens and state and federal government. The goal was to raise public [...]
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reminds tournament operators to register their highly migratory species (HMS) tournaments for 2010. This includes tournaments occurring on the U.S. East Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the U.S. Caribbean.
A recent scientific update on Gulf of Mexico red snapper shows that fishermen may be able to catch more fish next year. This news shows that when fishermen follow management measures based on science, they lead to rebuilding of fish populations and increased opportunities to fish.
On December 3, 2009, NOAA announced a 6-month ban on both the recreational and commercial harvest of red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters off Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina beginning on January 4.
Artists, crafters and online stores offer gifts for every niche as well as gift items that are suitable for general fishing enthusiasts.
