Inshore
Targeting Bait in the Northwest Region
In the lower part of my region we use a lot of scaled sardines (pilchards). They come in different sizes, from the larger five to seven inch baits that you find around the bridges to […]
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Bass Fishing
Slightly Warming Water
When it comes to weather and its affect on how the fish respond nothing changes the bite more than a few degrees of water temperature increase in the early spring time. This year with all […]
Shark Fishing
Blacktip Challenge 2014
It’s no doubt that we think the Blacktip Challenge is completely cool. Not on only for the participants going toe-to-toe with big sharks from the beach, but for bringing anglers together to contribute substantial amounts […]
Fishing News - Salt
What is Environmental Intelligence
It’s the information at the core of NOAA’s mission-it’s the foresight and information people need to live well and safely on our dynamic planet. Leading up to Earth Day, we will share some of our […]
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Buying Into Fishing Sustainability
US News Reported 1st: The fishing industry offers a very strong business case for sustainability, but ironically, it is one of the most difficult industries to make sustainable in practice. This week, a new proposal […]
Hunting News
National Wildlife Refuge System Marks 111 Years
A singular number for a singular event: That’s the 111th birthday of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Without the country’s national wildlife refuges, many of America’s best-loved birds, mammals, reptiles and fish would not thrive. […]
Boat News
Endangered Duskytail Darter
An endangered fish in the headwaters of Lake Cumberland will likely prevent raising the water level in the reservoir to the traditional summer mark for the eighth year in a row, dashing the hopes of […]
Fishing News - Salt
Tagged Bluefin Recaptured after 16 Years
By tagging fish for NOAA’s Cooperative Tagging Program, fishermen have contributed greatly to our scientific understanding of many valuable species. Al Anderson, a charter boat captain out of Point Judith, Rhode Island, participates in the […]
Top Fishing Headlines
Making Fish Bite
As we move thru January and into the still cold month of February one thing that remains constant is that you must present your bait so the bass reacts to it. If you are someone […]
Shark Fishing
Extinct Shark Species Found
Scientific America reports: After his 1902 trip to Yemen, scholar and naturalist Wilhelm Hein returned with a variety of plants and animals, which he donated to the Vienna Museum. One of these specimens, a shark, […]
Bass Fishing
Florida Bass Growing in Other States
Great article from “The Online Fisherman”: Can Tennessee biologists turn Lake Chickamauga into another Lake Fork? Probably not. Lake Fork in Texas is the gold standard for trophy bass fisheries, and duplicating the success there […]
Fishing News - Salt
Ceremonial Bluefin Tuna Auction
Sushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura paid 7.36 million yen (about $70,000) for a 507-pound (230-kilogram) bluefin tuna in the year’s celebratory first auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market on Sunday, just 5 percent of what he paid […]
Predator Hunting
Grizzly Stolls 2800 Miles In Montana, Idaho
1st reported by the Missoulian: The roomful of biologists had lots of funny ideas why Ethyl the grizzly bear logged 2,800 miles arcing from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, past Florence and Missoula and eventually up to […]
Ice Fishing
And So It Begins
D & B Ice Adventures: For our area, this is early ice. The last few days people had made safe trips out on the hardwater across the state and it was killing me to be […]
Fishing Tips
Switching It Up
Most of the posts lately have been about panfish so it made sense to try something different. A buddy of mine who I don’t get much on the water time with had a day off […]
Trout/Salmon Fishing
Michigan Seeks Best Strain of Brown Trout for Stocking
Is it possible that no one strain of brown trout is best for Michigan’s state fish hatchery system? State fisheries biologists are beginning to wonder. A four-year research project that compares two strains of brown […]
Fishing News - Fresh
12 Months of Quantum Pro Staff Special Events
In 2014, we’re proud to present 12 monthly Facebook special events featuring each of our Pro Staff members. These special events will include a live Facebook chat (time and date to be determined), as well […]
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Man Wants Public Fishing Spot
I first met Silas Sconiers on Sept. 10 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Park Training Room. Members of the Miller, Porter County and Diana chapters of the Izaak Walton League of America, Perch America, Northwest […]
Big Game Hunting
NH Moose Hunt 2013 – Gallery
Congratulations, moose hunters – and thank you for your photos and stories! Do you have a moose hunt tale to share? Send a digital photo and short (100 words max) caption to Jason Philippy at […]
Boat News
Cast And Blast
While the majority of my time in the fall is spent in the woods chasing whitetails, I was able to squeeze out a “cast and blast” trip on Lake Champlain recently. The plan was to […]
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Giant Pike In England
It is a terrifying skull a foot long and containing 700 razor sharp teeth.Yet rather than being a prehistoric monster from the deep, this incredible head was actually found in Oxfordshire – and belongs to […]
Inshore
Snook & Gamefish Foundation Angler Action Program Upgraded
Faster. Easier. More Powerful. Check it out at www.angleraction.org.Looking for a faster, easier, more powerful Angler Action Program? One that uses data like the old AAP, for the benefit of fishery management, angler rights, and […]
Walleye Fishing
31 Charged As DNR Nets Walleye Poaching Ring
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing new details into “Operation Squarehook.” That is the codename of the undercover operation that netted at least 31 people in what is being described as the largest […]
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Gut Hooked Fish
We have all been there. You’re slow to set the hook because the wind is blowing and you don’t feel the bite. You land the bass and your heart sinks as you see you’ve gut […]
Fishing Tips
I Should Leave Work Early
With intentions to spend an afternoon bite for walleye dealing with shorelines tangled by thick invasive and poisonous plants, a buddy and I peeled out of work early. Sounds like a good idea right??? Being […]
Panfish Fishing
Finally On The Whites Again!
It had been a while since I had been out fishing for white crappie. It felt good to finally be vertically jigging them on structure again! With a ton of recent rain followed by a […]