USGS scientists have detected toxins known as microcystins produced by various forms of algae in 39 percent of the small streams assessed throughout the southeastern United States. Their recent study looked at 75 streams in portions of Alabama, Georgia, North … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service will stock about 338,000 rainbow, golden, and brown trout throughout the state beginning in February. Following the popularity of previous years’ weekly deliveries to Antietam Creek, department crews will do the … Continued
In January, Oregon and Washington fishery managers set spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing in Vancouver, Wash. The recreational springer season on the Columbia from the river mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam will … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently issued a reminder to organizers that bass fishing tournaments in the state must be registered, beginning in 2016. In October 2015 the DNR’s Natural Resources Commission issued Fisheries Order 215.15A requiring all … Continued
In December, a North Carolina angler caught two state record blue catfishes in a 24-hour period while fishing at Lake Gaston. Zakk Royce caught first fish on Dec. 20, which weighed 91 pounds and measured 53 inches in length. On … Continued