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World Record Arctic Char

It was a trip that ended with a huge Arctic char being caught that appears to be a new world’s record for fly fishing. But the excursion taken this summer by Jim Sollecito and Dennis […]

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Brook Trout Below the Mason-Dixon

Southern Appalachian Brook Trout are a geographically isolated strain of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) that are facing a realistic possibility of disappearing. They are a valuable indicator species and the decline in brook trout populations […]

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Record Catch Of Pink Salmon

A record catch of pink salmon is flooding fishing boats and fish processors in Southeast Alaska — a boon for the Puget Sound-based fishers and fishing companies that support the run. The Alaska Fish and […]

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A Trip For A King

I did something last week that I haven’t done for a long time.  I went fishing for king salmon.  The last time I fished for kings was back in the 80’s.  I enjoyed it then, […]

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Record Tiger Trout

I have a few state record applications that have accumulated on my desk, and it’s time to tell you about them. Let’s start with a couple of European rudd caught from Box Butte Reservoir. Rudd […]

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Quebec Gold Rush…

I want to share with everyone my favorite place to fish in the province of Quebec. It’s called “L’Auberge La Barrière”. Although only located about 90 minutes north of Montreal, when you arrive, it seems […]

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Atlantic Salmon Restoration Ends

A hopeful era drew to a close on September 5, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that, facing federal budget cuts and stubbornly low annual returns of sea-run Atlantic salmon, it will end […]

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Wild Salmon Return

In 2011, the NOAA Restoration Center participated in removing blocked culverts on Willow Creek in the Russian River watershed in northern California, opening seven miles of the creek for salmon passage. And this summer, wild […]

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Salmo-meter and Live Release

You have asked for it, and now it is available again. ASF’s salmometer has been in demand for years, as a tool for effective live release that really works. Back in the 1980s, ASF gathered […]

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Poss. Idaho Trout Record

A monster trout legally harvested by a Lapwai man would crush the existing Idaho state record providing the fish is determined to be a pure rainbow trout. But even if a genetic test proves the […]

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St. Croix’s Trout Series

St. Croix’s all-new series of trout spinning rods feature crisp, controlled actions and plenty of backbone to handle larger fish. Built on blanks rolled from a blend of premium-quality SCII graphite and high-modulus/high-strain SCVI graphite, […]

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Aid Chinook and Lakers

Anglers fishing Lake Michigan’s open waters and tributaries for chinook and lake trout are being asked to donate the heads of the fish they harvest to aid research critical to keeping fishing strong. “With the […]

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Kokanee Salmon Breaks Record

A California man has landed the biggest Kokanee salmon ever caught at Lake Tahoe, breaking a record that stood for four decades. Bill Bush of Nevada City reeled in the 5 pound, 2 ounce Kokanee […]

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IGFA Possibility: Atlantic Salmon

Hot off the IGFA World Records desk: German angler Joachim Ochmann landed this potential 3 kg (6 lb) line class record Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on May 10th while fishing in the Baltic Sea, out […]

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Protect Alaskain Wild Salmon

Scientists Urge Congress to Enact Stronger Protections for Alaska Wild Salmon: Tongass 77 Would Permanently Protect 1.9 Million Acres in Tongass National Forest for Salmon and Trout. More than 230 scientists called on Congress today […]