Rough fish play an important role in our aquatic ecosystems. They provide forage for game species, and can help keep other species, including nonnatives numbers in check…
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WIth the exception of the Rapid River in Rangeley, Maine, the nearby Magalloway River is unmatched in regard to wild native brook trout rivers in the eastern United States and possibly the nation...
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While it’s not unusual to see sturgeon in the river, they are not commonly seen in the stream…
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Along with running full length feature story on Pennsylvania’s wild native brook trout written by PA NFC Board member James Suleski in Fly Fisherman magazine, publisher Ross Purnell backed it with his own piece on native fish…
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There are 76 documented native fish species in the French Broad River watershed with 27 listed as in need of conservation and seven are no longer found…
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On November 11, 2022, Claude Z. Westfall of Orono, Maine, passed away. Most reading this will have no idea who Claude was, what he did for wild native fish, or what he is most famous for…
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As I have said for years, the idea that trout should be unlimited is flawed, and at the root, directly and indirectly, of many of our nonnative fish woes…
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It’s always good to see a species being proposed for delisting after years of struggling to survive…
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Nonnative and highly invasive smallmouth bass pose a real and immediate threat to the most famous Atlantic salmon in North America, those of the Miramichi River…
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Online fly fishing media giant MidCurrent recently shared a spotlight on NFC’s Emily Bastian that originally ran in Fly Fisherman magazine…
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To be clear, in most cases, mechanical removal - electrofishing, trapping and netting — is not an effective tool for eradicating nonnative fish…
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Unfortunately, as is often the case, as soon as we get a bit of good news, we take our foot off the breaks and start thinking about fishermen as opposed to fish…
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An electroshock fish census on May 18 by Massachusetts state fish biologist Steve Hurley revealed that Upper Childs River, the site of a restoration project led by the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club, saw a major spike in the population of wild brook trout…
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The House of Representatives has passed the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 2773) in a 231-190 vote, bringing us one step closer to securing a solution that has been championed by the hunting and fishing community…
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Project summary: The Blackfoot River one of the most productive watersheds for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (YCT) throughout their distribution and historically supported a remarkable recreational fishery…
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Therefore, The Rhode Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited supports the cessation of stocking in streams with a self-sustaining wild brook trout population, including the upper Wood River Watershed…
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Thanks to a new agreement, the plate now also provides funding for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) to target high-priority restoration efforts in trout streams…
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Fisheries biologists in southwest Montana have been leading the charge to protect native cutthroat trout, one of the state’s most beloved aquatic species—but not without setbacks…
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Another voice chiming in on NH’s plan to spend $55 million dollars in COVID relief money to upgrade and expand their fish hatcheries…
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Informational signs highlighting the presence of wild native brook trout in the upper Deerfield watershed were posted earlier this spring thanks to a multi-party initiative…
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