If Fish Could TalkFishing Conservation
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Hatchery Steelhead Volunteers Wanted
Volunteers are needed to help the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife raise hatchery winter steelhead at Barrett Creek near Winston. This project is an opportunity to work directly with fish and help produce hatchery winter steelhead for anglers.
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Limits Increased for Sockeye Salmon Bag
Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased (Soldotna) for period of time
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Monster Brown Caught and Released
Paden Flippin caught and released a 36.7-pound brown trout last Wednesday, his 24th birthday, while fishing with friends on the White RIver below Bull Shoals Dam. Paden guides for Cotter Trout Dock but had his birthday off, and he took the opportunity to land this whopper, which he and his friends had been tracking for more than a year. And, as the fish was hauled in and held for this photos, all the guides on the White River around Cotter were ecstatic, we're told.
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Two Fish Break Two State Records | See 'Em Both
The spring of 2019 was a busy time for DGIF’s State Record Committee. The committee reviewed and certified new state records for brook trout caught by hook-and-line and gar captured with archery gear.
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Record Bluegill Caught this Week
Gregory Wallace hooked the freshwater sunfish in Totten Reservoir near Durango.
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Endangered frog changes summer trout stocking schedule in California
41 locations removed from CDFW’s 2019 trout stocking allocations
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Algal Bloom Advisory Urges to Avoid Lake Water Contact
Advisories are based on the potential health risks from algae. Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can cause eye irritation, allergic skin rash, mouth ulcers, vomiting, diarrhea, and cold- and flu-like symptoms. Pets can be especially susceptible because they tend to drink while in the water and lick their fur afterwards.
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New Award Announced by Sportfishing Industry
Sportfishing Industry Announces New Award for Writers Who Inspire Recreational Fishing Participation St. Croix Rods is the inaugural sponsor of the 2019 awards
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Fishing guides fined for over-the-limit, undersized crappie
One of the most flagrant freshwater game fish poaching cases ever filed by Texas game wardens recently came to a close
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Wildfire grows to 7,225 acres forces Bartlett Lake campground evac
A human-caused wildfire that was sparked Friday in the Tonto National Forest had grown to 7,225 acres with no containment.
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Prepared to use the Oroville Spillway UPDATE
Due to late precipitation and based on inflows, DWR has taken steps to prepare for potential use of the spillway.
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Trump administration announces plan for expanded fishing and more
The plan, announced Wednesday, would open 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to outdoor sporting enthusiasts.
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California Sportfishing Regs 2019 - 2020
The 2019-2020 California Supplement Sport Fishing Regulations are now available for download. These contain the in-season changes to the freshwater and ocean sport fishing regulations for the current season.
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AZGFD to close fish hatcheries areas during select dates
The Arizona Game and Fish Department will close the Page Springs, Canyon Creek and Tonto Creek fish hatcheries to the public during select dates for pavement repairs.
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Ultimate Bass Fishing Trip at Roland Martin Marina and More for IGFA
The IGFA's Online Auction is Live! Place your bids now on world-class fishing trips, tackle, artwork, apparel and more in the IGFA's Online Auction! The auction will close on June 9th - don't miss out on these incredible deals!
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Lake Sturgeon Lawsuit Launched
Conservation groups sent a notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a 2018 petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for the lake sturgeon.
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Building Coho Salmon Habitat in Oregon
NOAA partners managing an innovative pilot program in Oregon are constructing dam starter structures for beavers to finish building, creating slow water areas for juvenile Coho to thrive.
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CDFW Graduates Six New Warden K-9s
Six new K-9s graduated from the program today and are now ready to put their skills in law enforcement and environmental protection to work.
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Recreational canary rockfish, black rockfish and lingcod limits increased
Recreational Canary Rockfish, Black Rockfish and Lingcod Bag Limit Increases Effective June 1, 2019 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced increases to the recreational canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger), black rockfish (S. melanops) and lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) daily limits.