Stripers Forever announces the official start of the 5th season of our Release A Breeder Program. Actively supported by progressive, fishing industry conservation partners Cheeky Fishing, Wingo Belts, Thomas and Thomas fly rods, and new […]
Most fish live in either salt (ocean) or freshwater (rivers and lakes). But did you know some species live in both? We call these species sea-run fish, and they are an important part of salt […]
If you catch a catfish in Chesapeake Bay, there’s a good chance it’s an invader from the Mississippi River drainage–probably a blue catfish, though it could be a less common flathead catfish. While both fish are long-lived […]
The results of the Stripers Forever 2017 Annual Fishing Survey are finalized. In 2016 we received 504 responses to our annual survey. This year’s survey has again produced a good representative sampling of sentiments from […]
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for Feb. 2018. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email AGFCfishingreport@outlook.com with information on possible sources […]
Stripers Forever, the not-for-profit, all volunteer conservation organization is holding their Annual, online Fund-Raising Auction to raise much needed funds to help save wild striped bass. Everyone that cares about this marvelous fish and fishery […]
The Original Goldfish shape and action built specifically for salt water action. 100lb test rings, hard baked paints, custom tied teaser 3/0 VMC hooks and a wobble that striped bass, blues and the other monsters […]
The Original Goldfish shape and action built specifically for salt water action. 100lb test rings, hard baked paints, custom tied teaser 3/0 VMC J hooks and a wobble that striped bass, blues and the other […]
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for Dec. 20, 2017. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email AGFCfishingreport@outlook.com with information on possible […]
If you were to round up all of the menhaden swimming along the Atlantic coast and somehow put them on a scale, they’d weigh in at about 1.2 million metric tons. To visualize that, imagine […]
Bulldozers, excavators and construction workers are bulling their way into Patapsco Valley State Park near Baltimore this fall. They’re the advance guard for a task force charged with removing a dormant hydroelectric dam on the […]
The broad marshes along the wooded banks of the Chickahominy River in Virginia still evoke the landscape that English explorer Capt. John Smith first saw when he visited this area in 1607. And it is […]
A major overhaul could be coming in how menhaden are managed along the East Coast — one that might, for the first time, try to account for the ecological role of the small and oily […]
In the world of gamefish, flounder probably don’t come to mind. Then again, maybe you’re not that familiar with two of the more popular recreationally caught species that make up the clan. In fact, they […]
If there is one thing I have learned over the years is that none of us are experts. There are always things to learn from other people and your way is not the only way. […]
UTAH DNR – If you have a boat, and want to enjoy fantastic fishing at a water a fisheries biologist calls “the most beautiful place on earth,” visit Lake Powell before the Memorial Day weekend. […]
Scientists using a high-resolution global climate model and historical observations of species distributions on the Northeast U.S. Shelf have found that commercially important species will continue to shift their distribution as ocean waters warm two […]
Richard Turner Jr. maneuvered his Carolina Skiff around Gunston Cove in the Potomac River, then hoisted a hoop net out of the water that he’d left there hours ago. Inside wriggled a 12-pound blue catfish. […]
When Virginia closed its winter dredge fishery in 2008, waterman Clay Justis turned his attention from catching crabs that season to collecting the gear that captures them. He was one of several watermen hired under […]
Stripers Forever recently sent an Action Alert to its members warning that Chesapeake Bay commercial interests are again demanding higher kill limits on striped bass. They want to roll back the modest conservations measures put […]
The water might be cold, but the bass are feeding. Here’s how to catch them. March might come in like a lion, but slowly warming waters are triggering striped bass to awaken from their winter […]
Everyone knows that Chicago is the windy city and that Seattle gets plenty of rain, but most people don’t know that Boston is windier than Chicago and gets more rain than Seattle. While it’s true […]
I remember my first experience with fly fishing, or rather with a fly fisherman. I was just a kid and I was out fishing with a Zebco 33 spin-casting set up and I was on […]
The Level Series offers a rare combination of advanced components and high-level performance at an affordable price point. The rich blue color contrasts beautifully with the black wraps. Black saltwater safe reel seats on the […]
Here we go again. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has held hearings up and down the East Coast on what to do about menhaden: Should we keep catching the same amount, catch more, catch […]
The water might be cold, but the bass are feeding. Here’s how to catch them. March might come in like a lion, but slowly warming waters are triggering striped bass to awaken from their winter […]
For the past few seasons I have been fishing outside of my comfort zone and targeting early season pike. I usually target them from late winter when the ice first melts right up until early […]
Welcome to “ODU Magazine” is an exclusive internet publication and news source dedicated to outdoorsmen, women and youth who enjoy fishing and hunting. Our team of writers and outdoor enthusiasts have brought together the best […]
Cast after cast I made to the grassy edge of a small island. As I made the retrieve my lure, a gold Johnson Silver Minnow, it stopped dead in the water. A split second later […]
Despite what images the title of this article may bring to your mind, this article is about fishing; striper fishing to be exact. Even though I have been fishing in New England waters my entire […]
The Chesapeake Bay has an oyster problem — but more fundamentally, it has a shell problem. Put simply, there aren’t enough oyster shells available to support a large-scale restoration of the Bay’s depleted bivalve population. […]
Colonial leaders got it right for fish … and people too. As far back as 1670, Virginia prohibited structures like dams that would hinder fish migrating up and down our rivers. Why? They recognized their future depended […]
Big changes are being weighed for Atlantic menhaden, the little, oily fish that no one eats but that stirs such passion. At least one of the possible shifts could reverse recent increases in the allowable […]
Want to catch more fish? Spend more time with your depth finder! A modern LCD depth finder is good for a lot more than just showing water depth. It is one of the most important […]
By Dana Benner. There are always benefits of having charter captains as friends. First, they know all of the great places to fish and second, they usually have family members that are great cooks. Such […]
Venice Louisiana has to be one of the best if not the very best location in America for both inshore and off shore fishing! Factor in the ability to pursue inshore species all year long […]
East Coast fishery managers agreed Wednesday to bump up next year’s catch limit on Atlantic menhaden, a compromise that satisfied neither commercial fishing interests nor conservationists. Meeting in Bar Harbor, Maine, the Atlantic States Marine […]
“Be prepared®” might be the motto of the Boy Scouts of America,® but it should also be a mantra that all saltwater anglers take seriously. Why? To paraphrase the great philosopher Forrest Gump, “going fishing […]
The cast was made and like I actually knew what I was doing, the lined lay perfectly across the surface of the water without making a ripple. I gave the fly some line as it […]
The Sebile® Magic Swimmer™ and Magic Swimmer Soft are two of Sebile’s most renowned lures. The baits have been reintroduced for the 2017 fishing season with enhanced features like refined colors and added body detailing. […]
By Dana Benner: Despite what images the title of this article may bring to your mind, this article is about fishing; striper fishing to be exact. Even though I have been fishing in New […]
Headline story: Freedom Hunters Host Chesapeake Bay Fishing for Veterans – On Saturday, July 30, 2016 ten warriors from Maryland and Virginia enjoyed a successful day on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay fishing for […]
“We’re watching for one of three things,” a buddy told me. “If they are close enough, we might see the fish busting on top. More likely, we’ll see birds circling and diving. The third clue […]
Fisheries managers for the Atlantic Coast states face an important decision May 5 about what’s sometimes called the most important fish in the sea: Atlantic menhaden. Officials could increase the allowable catch to appease the […]
Biologists have been surprised in recent years about how many big Atlantic sturgeon they are finding around the Chesapeake Bay. But rather than celebrating, they have become increasingly alarmed about what they are not seeing: […]
Long Beach Island, as the name might suggest, is the longest of the barrier islands along the New Jersey coast. At the northernmost tip of the island is the historic hamlet of Barnegat Light, a […]
We are right in the middle of National Fishing and Boating Week and just wanted to remind you of the many opportunities at your national wildlife refuges. Great fishing is available on more than 270 […]
The Penobscot River was once teeming with fish. In the early 1800s, an estimated 14-20 million alewives, 75,000-100,000 Atlantic salmon, and 3-5 million American shad were returning. This is not so today. The 12 species […]
The water might be cold, but the bass are feeding. Here’s how to catch them. March might come in like a lion, but slowly warming waters are triggering striped bass to awaken from their winter […]
Seeking to counter a shortage of oyster habitat in the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is renewing a controversial bid to dredge old shells that have built up over centuries from an […]
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