A Fort Smith chemical plant that spilled thousands of gallons of highly acidic chemicals last spring lacked a permit to operate and had not disclosed to Arkansas authorities it was handling hazardous chemicals, according to state agencies and public records obtained by the Advocate. The spill killed thousands of fish in nearby waterways, crossed state […]
For the past few years, smokehouses in the Yukon River village of Anvik have sat empty. After salmon populations crashed, dozens of Alaska Native communities along the river faced a stark new reality, one without the fish that fed families and sustained Yup’ik and Athabascan traditions for generations. This summer, though, smoke once again wafted […]
HOMER, La. - Routine law enforcement patrols and proactive safety enforcement have kept Lake Claiborne State Park free of fatal boating incidents for several years, according to local park officials.
When 26-year-old Tirzah Bryant was a kid, she knew how to watch the cottonwood trees along the Yukon River for the sign that it was time to fish for salmon. “We know that the fish are coming when the cotton’s flying from the cottonwood,” she said. But run collapses and successive fishing closures along the […]
HOMER, La. - A nine-year stocking program at Lake Claiborne is yielding dramatic results for local anglers, turning the North Louisiana reservoir into a premier destination for trophy bass.
When Stan Zuray began noticing white spots, a mushy texture and a weird “sour watermelon” smell in the Chinook salmon he was pulling from the Yukon River, he knew something was going wrong. That was back in the 1980s. By about 1990, he and others just stopped fishing what he calls “the ass end of […]
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks says additional hoot-owl fishing restrictions will take effect July 22 on several rivers statewide as rising water temperatures and low flows increase stress on fish.
News release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Nearly 200 million goldfish and koi are hatched every year in Stoutland, Missouri, by a company called Ozark Fisheries.
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Hot summer temperatures along the Gallatin River are raising concerns about trout not only throughout the state, but also near Cameron Bridge, a popular fishing access site in Bozeman.
