Iowa 2022 Walleye Season Opens May 7 on the Great Lakes Posted by TBC Press on: 05/04/22 Iowa's 146th walleye fishing season officially opens May 7 at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes. Walleye populations on the Iowa Great Lakes are in great shape, said Mike Hawkins, fisheries biologist for the Iowa DNR. Walleye season opens the first Saturday in May and runs through February 14 each year on Spirit Lake, East Okoboji Lake and West Okoboji Lake. The protected slot limit on walleyes changed this year to... Read More

Minnesota 2022 Upper Red Lake Walleye Regulations when Season Opens May 14 Posted by TBC Press on: 05/04/22 Anglers fishing during the 2022 open-water season that starts May 14 on Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota will have a four-walleye possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 20 inches allowed, according to the Minnesota DNR. Although angler activity was once again high last winter, harvest was modest at 134,000 pounds of walleye. Early winter fishing was very good, but heavy snow reduced anglers’ mobility and harvest in the later months. In addition... Read More

California 2022 Pacific Halibut Fishery Opens May 1 Posted by TBC Press on: 04/15/22 The California CDFW announced that the 2022 recreational Pacific halibut fishery will open Sunday, May 1 and remain open until November 15, or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier. The 2022 Pacific halibut quota for the California sport fishery is 38,740 pounds – approximately the same as the 2021 quota. The season dates are expected to meet the goal of providing as much fishing opportunity as possible throughout the season and... Read More

CDFW Restricts Use Of Crab Traps For Recreational Crab Fishery Posted by TBC Press on: 04/15/22 California CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and in accordance with regulations adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission for the recreational crab fishery. Due to increased risk of whale entanglement, Director Bonham is restricting the use of crab traps for the remainder of the recreational Dungeness crab fishing season. The season ends on... Read More

West Virginia Angler Breaks Blue Catfish Weight Record Posted by TBC Press on: 04/15/22 West Virginia’s navigable rivers continue to produce hefty catfish, including one that recently broke the state record for weight. On April 8, Cody Carver of Dry Branch, WV, caught and released a blue catfish that broke the state record for weight while fishing from a boat in the Marmet Pool of the Kanawha River. He was using cut shad for bait. Carver’s record fish was 45.51 inches long and weighed 61.28 pounds. The fish eclipsed the previous WV weight record of... Read More

CDFW Warns Dog Owners To Be Mindful Of Salmon Poisoning Disease Posted by TBC Press on: 04/12/22 Dog owners in northern California are reminded to take precautions to protect their pets from Salmon Poisoning Disease. Salmon Poisoning Disease is a potentially fatal condition seen only in dogs after they eat certain types of raw or cold smoked fish like trout and salmon that are infected with a bacteria-like organism, Neorickettsia helminthoeca, which is transmitted by the parasitic flatworm (or “fluke”) Nanophyetes salmincola. If your dog has eaten or is suspected of eating raw fish, watch for signs of the disease. Symptoms are... Read More

FWC Opens 4 Counties to Gag Grouper Recreational Harvest Posted by TBC Press on: 04/12/22 Florida State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties opened to recreational harvest of gag grouper April 1, 2022. This regional season will remain open through June 30. The season includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian Pass, including those in Gulf County, and all waters of the Steinhatchee River, including those in Dixie County. State waters off these four counties will reopen to recreational gag harvest... Read More

FWC Reveals all 10 Locations where Prized Bass are Swimming Posted by TBC Press on: 04/12/22 The cat is out of the bag – rather, the fish is out of the net! The Florida (FWC) revealed all 10 freshwater locations across the state where pink-tagged bass worth big prizes are swimming right now. To celebrate season 10 of the TrophyCatch program, FWC biologists tagged 10 trophy-sized largemouth bass with bright pink tags and their secret fishing locations have been divulged. Each angler that catches and documents a pink-tagged bass will score a... Read More