Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces Winners

ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has announced the winners in the 2009 State-Fish Art Contest.
The 624 entries received was the largest number ever entered from a single state in this national contest, which is sponsored by Wildlife Forever of Brooklyn Center, MN.
Winners in the 4-6 grade level division were: First place, Christian [...]

Choke Canyon Gives Up Seventh ShareLunker

15.45-pound bass is also new lake record
ATHENS, Texas—Brad Bookmyer of Leander had his fishing trip cut short January 21, but he was happy about it. After hooking two fish so big he could not turn them and keep them from getting off the hook, he landed a 15.45-pound largemouth bass that was 22 inches in [...]

Centennial Program on Roanoke River Fisheries Management

RALEIGH, N.C.  – The 2009 Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar series at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education begins Feb. 11 with a program on fisheries management on the Roanoke River.
Dr. Joe Hightower, of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at N.C. State University, will lead a program highlighting the latest fisheries [...]

PFBC To Host Public Meeting on Susquehanna Smallmouth

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is inviting anglers and others with an interest in the management and protection of smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River to a free public meeting on Saturday, January 31, at the River Rescue Building in Harrisburg.
The meeting will touch upon subjects such as fish disease, [...]

03 Dec 2008 – Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for December 03. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river. 
 
Fishing Tip:   Want to weigh that trout before releasing it but don’t have a [...]

Almost 1 Million Fish Stocked in Arkansas Waters

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 856,500 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during October, according to Mike Armstrong, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed in excess of 144,000 pounds.
October stockings:
Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 150 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Ann, Benton County, 8,775 yearling black crappie
Lake Atalanta, Benton [...]

Sit On A Bucket Over Ice? Nice.

MADISON – It’s not everybody’s idea of fun, but it fits the bill perfectly for nearly half a million Wisconsin adults every winter.
In a new video available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site “Ice Fishing: My Kind of Fun,” an angler fishing one of the popular Madison area lakes explains his enjoyment of [...]

24 Nov 2008 – S.C. Freshwater Fishing Trends

Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
Mountains Area
Lake Jocassee:

Trout: Fair. Best results continue to come trolling minnows and spoons in 80 to 90 feet in the big water around the dam and up the rivers.
Black Bass: Tough. Look for topwater action early in the morning using Zara Spooks [...]

Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report – 11/19/2008

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Randy Zellers (501) 223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers [at] agfc [dot] state [dot] ar [dot] us
To subscribe or unsubscribe to this report, visit http://www.agfc.com/enews/default.aspx 
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for Nov. 19, 2008. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call [...]

Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report – 11/12/2008

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Randy Zellers (501)223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers [at] agfc [dot] state [dot] ar [dot] us
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for November 12. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that [...]