In the Nov. 14 meeting of the Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Board, there was a presentation of proposed new regulations for Catch and Release (C&R) areas throughout the state that would allow only ...

Anglers in Washington could soon have the choice to fish with barbed hooks while pursuing salmon, steelhead and other species in much of the Columbia River Basin. The Washington Fish and Wildlife ...

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission recently directed state fisheries managers to make barbless hook rules voluntary instead of mandatory. In some areas, such as the Snake River and its ...

On Thursday morning, four young men between the ages of 12 and 14 from east Bell County stayed focused for a full four hours and landed exactly 340 fish while fishing with me on Belton Lake. One of ...

Changes, some significant, are in store for hunting and angling in Oregon next year, but anglers want the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission to take a special look at perhaps the biggest, as-yet ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Alright, I confess. I used to be a trout hog. In the old days, you measured ...

Washington’s move to allow barbed hooks in much of the Columbia River Basin will not include the Snake River or its tributaries. Ryan Lothrop, Columbia River fishery manager for the Washington ...

Anglers of different stripes debated the wisdom of new fishing regulations on the Truckee River Thursday, before the California Fish and Game Commission voted to preserve rules that prohibit the use ...

At the Aug. 2 meeting in Salem, Ore, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission refused an agency request to make barbless hooks voluntary on the Columbia River for salmon and steelhead fisheries. The ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. OK, I confess. Once I was the closest thing to a trout hog. In the old days, ...

I WAS lucky to get in a day of sport at our sponsor Markle Fishery before the big snow storms arrived. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...