Will Bakersfield ever find Trout’s trout?
The big fish that for decades marked the entrance to Trout’s Nightclub in Oildale is still missing. The sign that many believe is a valuable …
Tagfish in the news
The public paid $14 million for an Idaho hatchery — and all its fish have been dying
You can’t make this shit up. A relatively new $14 million hatchery intended to save Snake River sockeye salmon from extinction is instead killing thousands …
IGFA Great Marlin Race Winner
For the very first time, a striped marlin has won the IGFA’s Great Marlin Race. For 216 days, the striped marlin that was originally tagged …
GM salmon can breed with wild fish and pass on genes
Scientists from Canada have found that transgenic Atlantic salmon can cross-breed with a closely related species – the brown trout. The fish, which have been …
Catching the small one — Microfishing
What’s an angler to do when he or she gets tired of the Tenkara gig? Microfishing is the art of chasing not trophy bass or trout, …
Shad Surge In Delaware River Thanks To Pollution Controls, Dam Removal
Sometimes referred to as the “poor man’s tarpon, George Washingtons favorite fish is rebounding nicely in the Delaware River. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection …
Angler catches Pike nearly cut in half by Powerade wrapper
At first, he thought the Northern Pike — also known as a jackfish — had been attacked by another fish, until he got a closer …
Bull Trout Decline Presents Stark Choices in a Changing Climate
Over the past two decades, there has been a near-constant struggle to protect bull trout, which were added to the endangered-species list in 1998 after …
Toxic Ashes and Charred Forests Threaten Water Quality After Nor Cal Fires
The fires that burned wildlands and urban areas in Northern California this month now pose a threat to water quality, humans and wildlife as crews …
Sex that moves mountains: Spawning fish can influence river profiles
It turns out that sex can move mountains. A Washington State University researcher has found that the mating habits of salmon can alter the profile of stream …