The Lake Ontario Committee (LOC) recently announced trout and salmon stocking reductions in response to conclusive evidence of two successive years of poor alewife reproduction. The stocking reductions, which are moderate in size, are intended to help reduce predatory demand … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently began stocking brown, golden, and rainbow trout in select creeks, lakes, and rivers as part of its annual fall trout stocking activities. Approximately 25,000 trout will be stocked by the end of … Continued
Athough American shad (Alosa sapidissima) populations are at historically low levels in much of the species’ range, signs of a rebound can be found in rivers such as the Penobscot. While much of the historic shad spawning habitat has been … Continued
Michigan’s existing state record for smallmouth bass was broken in September by Robert Bruce Kraemer of Treasure Island, Florida. Kraemer’s 9.98-pound, 23.10-inch smallmouth bass was caught with nightcrawlers on the Indian River. A longtime angler with a cottage in Indian … Continued
A variety of fish species have been stocked in Utah’s Jordanelle Reservoir as part of a recently developed management plan. The latest stocking happened Aug. 25, when Utah Division of Wildlife Resources fish hatchery personnel and biologists placed 25,000 two-inch … Continued