Category: Fishing

FWC Launches the New Florida Fishing Pier Finder

5/5/2021 - Are you looking for a place to fish from shore? Check out the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) new Florida Fishing Pier Finder, an interactive map that allows anglers to find publicly-accessed fishing piers, jetties and fishing-specific bridges in freshwater and saltwater locations throughout the state. It is best… SEE MORE

How Can You Make Boating Safer This Season?

4/27/2021 - By BoatUS Foundation. The nation’s biggest recreational boating safety event of the year, National Safe Boating Week, is right around the corner, May 22–28. The annual event helps remind boaters to keep boating safety front and center all season long. How can you be a safety hero aboard your boat?… SEE MORE

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Boating 101: How to Call for Help During an Emergency

4/26/2021 - By US Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. A lot of mishaps can occur out on the water, but thankfully most are more inconvenient and embarrassing than anything else. But when lives are on the line – your boat is on fire or sinking rapidly with people on board,… SEE MORE

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland Trout Stocking: Week of April 18 – 24, 2021

4/23/2021 - Allegany County Battie Mixon: 1,500 golden and rainbow trout Dans Mountain Pond: 500 golden and rainbow trout Evitts Creek: 1,900 golden and rainbow trout Evitts Creek Pond: 400 golden and rainbow trout Georges Creek: 900 golden and rainbow trout Jennings Run: 1,500 golden and rainbow trout North Jennings Run Watershed: 500 golden and rainbow trout Wills Creek: 2,000… SEE MORE

High Density of Right Whales in Massachusetts Waters

4/23/2021 - Update from Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is closely monitoring the presence of North Atlantic Right Whales in Massachusetts coastal waters. From the period of April 6, 2021 through April 20, 2021 aerial and acoustic surveillance conducted by the NOAA Fisheries and the Provincetown Center… SEE MORE

Red Snapper Fishing Dates Announced – Gulf Coast

4/23/2021 - By CaptainExperiences.com Red Snapper season is alive and well as the NOAA announced the 2021 recreational for-hire season will begin on Tuesday, June 1st and end on Tuesday, August 3rd. For context, the 2021 season will be 1 day longer than the 2020 and 2019 seasons and 12 days longer… SEE MORE

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Baby Elvers Rocket Back Up in Value in Maine

4/22/2021 - By Patrick Whittle / AP News. Tiny baby eels are worth big bucks again in Maine. The state is home to the U.S.’s only significant fishery for the baby eels, which are called elvers, and it’s taking place right now. Prices tanked last year due to disruption to the worldwide… SEE MORE

Alabama Waters Open for Red Snapper Fishing on May 28

4/21/2021 - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Marine Resources Division announced Monday that Alabama state waters and federal waters will open to private vessel anglers for red snapper fishing on Friday, May 28, 2021. The season will consist of four-day weekends, Friday through Monday, beginning Friday, May 28, and… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: April 2021

4/21/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR APRIL Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors Our third annual Best Harbor contest kicked off at the beginning of April. People can vote on any of… SEE MORE

On the Water in Alaska, Where Salmon Fishing Dreams Live On

4/19/2021 - By Colin Arisman. My camera lens is pressed against the window of the small floatplane as it flies below a thick ceiling of clouds. The mist clings to the hillsides of a temperate rainforest that descend steeply to the rocky coastline of southeast Alaska. The plane banks, and a tiny… SEE MORE