fishing news

Illinois residents and visitors can fish without a license or stamps during Free Fishing Days from June 14-16, organized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This annual event offers...

A Pennsylvania teenager achieved a significant milestone by reeling in a state-record-breaking white perch while fishing with his dad. Christopher Barrett, 19, from Mohnton, caught a white perch weighing two pounds and one...

A North Carolina fishing crew aboard the Hatteras-based boat "Release" made history at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, landing a massive 504-pound blue marlin and securing a $1.7...

Ohio's annual free fishing days return just in time for Father’s Day, allowing residents to fish in any public waterway without a license on June 15 and 16.

The Minnesota Fishing Challenge has once again proven its impact, raising over $611,000 this year for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge's drug and alcohol recovery programs. This annual event has now generated more...

Governor Jay Inslee signed new legislation requiring recreational fishers in Washington to possess a fishing license for freshwater smelt, crawfish, and carp, in an effort to promote sustainable fishing practices and safeguard...

Bradly Courtwright's trotline in Pine Creek Reservoir, Oklahoma, yielded a surprise catch when he hauled in a massive 95-pound flathead catfish. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) shared news...

A fourth northern snakehead, an invasive fish species native to Asia, was caught by an angler below Wappapello Lake Spillway in Wayne County, Missouri, on May 25. The capture was confirmed...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has announced that the state's annual Free Fishing Day, named after retired Executive Director Bobby Wilson, will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024. On this...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife continues to stock Fairfield's PFAS-contaminated fishing holes near the youth athletic complex on Industrial Drive with hatchery-raised brook trout, despite high levels...

A wave struck a pontoon boat on Toledo Bend Lake in Louisiana, causing it to capsize and sink, resulting in the deaths of Jerilyn Hebert, 57, and her daughter Macy...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has successfully released over 2 million fall-run Chinook salmon smolts into the Klamath River in Siskiyou County. The releases, which took place on May...