A multi-year walleye tagging study that will eventually include thousands of fish was initiated on the Missouri River earlier this spring. The study area is big, running from Garrison Dam in central North Dakota downstream to Lake Oahe Dam in … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service now requires qualifying black bass tournament directors to obtain free permits and report catch information. The regulation went into effect for both tidal and non-tidal waters on October 28. The requirement … Continued
A recently released study by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) found low numbers of striped bass, yellow perch, white perch, and river herring. The 2012 striped bass juvenile index, a measure of striped bass spawning success in Chesapeake Bay, … Continued
After decades of declining numbers, the latest national survey of outdoor recreation indicates that the number of hunters and anglers has increased significantly over the past five years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to help researchers learn more about blue catfish movement in the Potomac River. Beginning in 2012, blue catfish will be tagged with two tags—one white, one yellow. Anglers that catch a … Continued