Pennsylvania Outdoor Talking Points - fish For Free Day, coyote on trail camera, Game Commission meeting, more - Patriot-News Blogs
27 May 2012, 9:57 am
Monday, May 28, is the first of two fish For Free days this year in Pennsylvania, when anyone may fish without firstbuying a fishing license from the Pennsylvania fish and Boat Commission. The second fish for Free Day will be Labor Day, Monday ...

CARLSON: Little fish brings immortal fish tail, er, tale to mind - Star-Press
27 May 2012, 1:43 am
There I was on the bank of my buddy John Scholl's pond during a recent church angling excursion, my fishing pole in my hands and a panicky wax worm impaled on its hook. Heaving a mighty cast, I watched my hook, worm and bobber soar from view.

Water temperature a key factor in fish movement - the Royal Gazette
26 May 2012, 6:59 am
Any way you want to look at it: it is summer. The fact that the holiday was preceded by the first real rain that we have had in some time and that “a bit gloomy” might have been an apt description, the summer season is indeed here.

State's first appearance of fish-killing virus found at Bainbridge salmon farm - Kitsap Sun
25 May 2012, 9:41 pm
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — BAINBRIDGE — A deadly fish virus making its first appearance in Washington waters has forced a Bainbridge salmon farm to kill its entire stock and has put state wildlife experts on alert for additional outbreaks.

More dead fish found on Ogeechee, people warned not to fish or swim in river - Atlanta Journal Constitution
25 May 2012, 8:00 pm
A year after the biggest fish kill in state history on the Ogeechee River in southeast Georgia, more dead fish were discovered this week on the river, prompting two counties to advise people not to swim and fish in the stream. The number of fish ...

fish and Game talks salmon - Kenai Peninsula Clarion
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
A few raised their voices, others interrupted Alaska Department and fish and Game officials mid-sentence, some questioned the department’s ability to accurately forecast the salmon return or grumbled at each other under their breaths.

fish on Fridays: Long-Term fishery Investments Starting to Pay Off - American Progress
25 May 2012, 1:34 pm
Print Email Text-size: A A A Share: See which fish stocks were fully rebuilt in 2011. Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Status of Stocks” report to Congress outlining the overall hea ...

fish kills reach Baltimore harbor - Baltimore Sun
25 May 2012, 12:34 am
The algae blooms fouling Baltimore area waters apparently have claimed more victims, as more dead fish have been spotted floating in the Inner Harbor and washing ashore at Fort McHenry just south of downtown. Investigators with the Maryland ...

Snakehead fish too slippery for scientists in Burnaby - The Vancouver Sun
23 May 2012, 3:24 pm
METRO VANCOUVER -- The notorious snakehead fish said to be lurking in a Burnaby park eluded capture Wednesday. Scientists and officials from the B.C. Ministry of Environment began the hunt for the fish in the lower pond of Burnaby's Central Park.

How to avert the end of fish? A little fish forensics might help - Washington Post
23 May 2012, 1:51 pm
There are all sorts reasons why fish stocks are rapidly dwindling around the world. But one underrated problem is illegal fishing. One recent study found, for instance, that as many as one-third of the fish haul in areas like the Southwest Atlantic Ocean ...