This season, NOAA and its research partners are predicting a smaller harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie. The 2016 bloom is expected to measure 5.5 on the severity index, but could range anywhere between 3.0 and 7.0. The forecast … Continued
A catch and release lake sturgeon season on the Upper St. Croix River will open for the first time since 1994. In Wisconsin, the catch and release season runs from June 16, 2016 to March 1, 2017. Anglers are urged … Continued
Beginning July 1, recreational anglers will have the opportunity to harvest hatchery sturgeon from Wanapum and Priest Rapids reservoirs, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). This is the first time in two decades that anglers will … Continued
In May, Grant Werkmeister of Williston, North Dakota snagged a record 131-pound paddlefish, near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department confirmed that Werkmeister’s 71-inch paddlefish is the heaviest fish caught in … Continued
A recently completed fish bypass around the dam in Howland stands as the last major milestone in the Penobscot River Restoration Project. The large stream-like channel will allow American shad, river herring, and Atlantic salmon to swim freely around the … Continued