Fishing News

Will the back bays and side channels be cleared of storm debris in time for the start of fishing and boating season?

If you like catching trout or salmon in Connecticut waters, read this editorial and pick up the phone today!

The public is invited to comment on the status of New Jersey Flounder stocks. A step in the right direction for a spring favorite.

The Connecticut DEEP is seeking volunteers to assist with the stocking of Atlantic Salmon fry during April and May in the Farmington and Salmon Rivers.

New Jersey celebrates trout at the Annual Open House this weekend. Make your way to the Pequest Trout Hatchery and enjoy a great time.

Nearly 1,100 dams have been removed help restore rivers across the United States since 1912, including 65 just last year. A surprising number of the removals have come from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States.

Angler’s casts will soon resume from Sandy Hook as that famed stretch of beach is re-opened to angling.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management maintains a 24-hour hotline to advise shelfishermen of any changes to closed areas.

Vermont regulations for fishing with live bait will be a little more accommodating for anglers as of this spring.

NOAA report finds recreational and commercial fishing an economic cornerstone worth $199 billion in 2011.

11 select sites across the state are designated as Trout Parks to enhance fishing opportunities for young and novice anglers as well as for those with mobility challenges.

Boats 26 feet in length or greater are now restricted from Candlewood Lake unless they have been authorized for use by the Commissioner of the DEEP.

A memorial like those in other ports is being constructed in Barnegat Light, NJ, in memory of one its lost mariners.

The TBF is a group of fishermen and women who enjoy fishing tournaments, but still want to enjoy the fun of fishing with friends.

Are you looking to become a deckhand or just sharpen your fish handling skills on your boat? Well then this is the course for you!

As the snow slowly melts and winter eases its icy grasp on New England, Connectiut Fish and Wildlife has begun to make its rounds across the state with stocking trucks loaded to the brim!