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Freshwater Fishing News provides information about freshwater fishing in North America, including news, events, tips and techniques, fish identification, species overviews, and more.
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The Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s binational Lake Erie Committee (LEC), composed of fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania recently set total allowable catches (TACs) for 2024 of 12.858 million walleye and 6.554 million pounds of yellow ..read more
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 697 streams and 129 lakes open to public angling. Approximately 2.4 million rainbow trout; 702,000 brown trout; and 132,000 brook trout will be ..read more
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release 85,000 rainbow trout across the state beginning Wednesday, March 13. The 95 stocking locations were chosen to give as many anglers as possible a chance to catch trout ..read more
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Indiana anglers are invited to participate in the 2024 Midwest Walleye Challenge. The virtual fishing tournament format allows anglers to compete for prizes while providing Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries biologists with valuable data on the state’s walleye ..read more
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2M ago
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released the updated Invasive Carp Action Plan for the next 10 years of prevention and management efforts in Minnesota. The plan includes a prioritized set of recommended actions that build upon the ..read more
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From March to May 2024, scientists from the USGS will install baiting platforms for invasive grass carp and equipment for monitoring fish movement in pool 19 of the Upper Mississippi River. Pool 19 contains 30,466 acres of aquatic habitat, extending ..read more
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2M ago
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. The record setting rainbow trout weighted 17.44 pounds and measured 32 inches ..read more
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Each dollar anglers spend to fish for mountain trout in North Carolina returns $1.93 to its economy and results in a $1.38 billion impact, according to new data from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). The Evaluation of North ..read more
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Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington, Maryland has been recognized by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as a new Maryland state record holder for rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) in the Chesapeake Division. Over caught a 1.0-pound rock bass January 6 ..read more
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The Indiana state record for burbot has been broken for the third time in the last 13 months, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Anthony Burke of Cedar Lake was fishing for perch in Lake Michigan on ..read more