A FISHING trip for three men from Kei Mouth took a tragic turn when their boat capsized after hitting a sandbank in the river mouth, flinging them out and causing the death of one of them. Athol Rowlings, 66, drowned after he apparently got stuck under the boat and lost the fight to free himself. [...]

AUSTIN — Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of regulatory changes adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission as part of the 2010-2011 Statewide Hunting and Fishing Proclamation. The commission approved an open general hunting season for mule deer in Dawson and Wheeler counties, and added a day to the [...]

Twenty-six Free Fishing events were announced today by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis. During these specially-designated activities in each DEC region, the agency waives the requirement to purchase a fishing license with the goal of encouraging new interest in fishing and educating the public about New York’s unique natural [...]

With a long winter behind us, the striped bass have shown up from Raritan Bay all the way to Cape May and they are bigger and hungrier than ever. Reports from NJSaltwaterfisherman.com were slow last week with only a few diehard fishermen braving the weather in search of the first bass and bragging rights for [...]

New York, NY-April 5, 2010-FIELD & STREAM, the world’s leading outdoor magazine, and BASS PRO SHOPS, America’s favorite outdoors store, today announced the dates for the 2010 FIELD & STREAM TOTAL OUTDOORSMAN CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY MOBIL 1. Now in its seventh year, the annual coast-to-coast competition to name the most competent sportsman in the land [...]

A crappie trip that results in two fish usually doesn’t generate any newsworthy information. In fact, most fishermen would prefer not to be reminded about it. Nashville’s Tracey Smith thinks otherwise. During a March 8 outing to Tar River Reservoir with buddy Leonard Davis of Rocky Mount, Smith’s two-fish creel contained a 3-pound, 11-ounce white [...]

Ice-off on some of the high-altitude trout lakes could still be a good two months out — but as we all know time goes quickly. Now’s as good a time as any to get busy tying some flies in anticipation of the coming spring melt. Conventional wisdom holds that after being trapped in frigid darkness [...]

WASHINGTON – In response to a proposal by the president to allow oil and gas leasing and development on the outer continental shelf, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership today renewed its calls for responsible oversight of offshore energy production in order to conserve marine fish and wildlife resources and sporting activities. The sportsmen’s group promoted [...]

Florida anglers are celebrating more than April Fool’s Day today. April 1 marks the return of harvest season for bonefish and tarpon from state waters and the opening of Gulf grouper season for recreational anglers. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission temporarily closed bonefish and tarpon season in January as a precautionary measure after [...]

Cicero (WSYR-TV) – Some fishermen will tell you April 1st is a day they look forward to more than Christmas – the start of trout season. Wednesday, Gander Mountain in Cicero saw at least fifty people looking to stock up on line, bait and lures before noon. Everybody was looking forward to the start of [...]