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Penobscot River Salmon Run Surges for Second Straight Year

After dam removals and fish passage improvements, endangered Atlantic salmon are continuing to return to Maine’s Penobscot River in encouraging numbers.

Optical Equipment Every Angler Must Consider

Devices such as cameras, binoculars and magnifying glasses assist in improving the fishing experience. Optical technologies have several applications, not only in studying oceans, but also in recreational fishing, helping anglers enhance their enjoyment of their favorite past time.

Catching Sand Fleas And Hooking Them Properly

Sandfleas, the ultimate free bait for surf fishing. A pompano fishing must have bait.

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Scientists Accidentally Create New Fish Hybrid

The sturddlefish is a hybrid of the American paddlefish and the Russian sturgeon, accidentally created by researchers in 2019 and announced in 2020.

Greater Amberjack Reopens To Recreational Harvest In Gulf Waters Aug. 1

The recreational harvest of greater amberjack will reopen in Gulf state and federal waters Aug. 1. This season is scheduled to remain open through Oct. 31 in Gulf state and federal waters.

Tiger Shark Eats Hammerhead Close To Shore

Filmed from a SUP off Juno Beach, FL by @jackbatesphotography

Florida Closes Iconic Apalachicola Oyster Fishery

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has unanimously voted to shut down the state's iconic Apalachicola oyster fishery after years of drought and other pressures have devastated wild oyster beds.

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45th Annual Bisbee’s Black and Blue Exceeds $7.4 Million, Top Three Teams All Win $1.5 Million-Plus in Prize Money

Magic Touch earned top honors with a 459-pound blue landed on the last day of fishing, backed by a 344-pound blue from Day Two. The combined team from Texas and Florida is taking home $2,440,850 for those fish, including first and fourth places and multiple daily jackpot prizes.

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Graham County’s Snowbird Creek Has It All

Snowbird Creek, and its main tributary Big Snowbird Creek, are places fly anglers could spend days exploring and still leave water untouched. On its top end, Big Snowbird is one of the largest remaining flows populated with native southern Appalachian brook trout. On its lower end, near its mouth at Lake Santeetlah, Snowbird plays host to an annual migration of lake-run rainbows that reach lengths well in excess of 20 inches.

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Under the Sea – Mentoring Young Guns

If all goes well, it will be a fun day, and they will always remember their first fish with pride. Photograph it; celebrate it; enjoy it. Check out some great tips here!

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Sarasota Police Officer Leaps into Action to Stop Unmanned Boat in Dramatic Rescue

The unmanned boat was cruising in circles up to 40 mph off the Gulf Coast in Sarasota.

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