Bluefin tuna in P.E.I. are so hungry they no longer fear humans
It’s one of many up close and personal encounters captured in Bluefin, a new documentary by P.E.I. director and writer John Hopkins examining the …
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Hatchery Fish Often Fail in the Wild. Now We Might Know Why
Wild salmon are struggling to get their groove back. Along North America’s Pacific coast, salmon populations—already hit by overfishing—have been forced to dodge the Blob …
The Toilet Bowl Closed?
There was a voluntary fishing closure in place at the famous ‘toilet-bowl’ on the Frying Pan River near Ruedi Reservoir in October. It appears CPW …
Escaped Atlantic salmon are being caught 40 miles up the Skagit River
More than three months after being released during the collapse of a Cooke Aquaculture fish farm near Cypress Island, Atlantic salmon are being caught about …
840 Atlantic salmon counted on the Penobscot
River-watchers saw a small uptick in the number of Atlantic salmon that returned to the Penobscot River this year, but the total — 840 — …
Massachusetts weighs ban on commercial striped bass fishing
Striped bass is New England’s premier sport fish, sought by thousands of anglers who prize them for a fighting spirit and high-quality fillets. Stripers were …
What Happens When You Hold a Bass?
The X-ray vision images are really cool. Wired2Fish partnered with a team of veterinarians and a leading fisheries biologist to examine the physical impact of various …
Fire Retardant Use Explodes as Worries About Water, Wildlife Risk Grow
With the dramatic increase in wildfires, fire retardants are being used more and more as a firefighting tool. But as their use increases, the harmful side effects …
Hong Kong’s Napoleon Wrasse Complex
You may have seen the images of Napoleon Wrasses caught by fly anglers in exotic locales. What you may not know is that Napoleon Wrasse are …
TBT: Top ten other slang names for the “ball cutter”
Jeremy Wade, 53, spent weeks hunting for the fish in remote Papua New Guinea after locals reported a mysterious beast which was castrating young fishermen. …