BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced Thursday that the state’s 2025 paddlefish-snagging season will close at 7 p.m. (Central Time) May 9 to any additional harvest to provide ...

Rusty Pritchard was the only spoonbill guide on Grand Lake in 1997 when, as a high school sophomore, he started showing anglers how to catch the Oklahoma marlin. "I was probably the only spoonbill ...

LITTLE ROCK — Four Arkansans pleaded guilty in March after being charged with multiple federal violations stemming from a three-year, multi-agency investigation led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas authorities are reminding anglers to be safe, responsible and mindful of federal laws on public lands and waters before heading out this summer. According to a release ...

Apr. 14—BISMARCK — North Dakota's paddlefish season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through May 21, the Game and Fish Department said in a news release. However, depending on the overall ...

Arkansas anglers have the opportunity to snag the catch of a lifetime this year, but you’ll need to act fast to be a part of the fun. Applications for Arkansas’ new special permit-based snagging ...

WEST FARGO – For many, the month of May conjures up images of the first tulips and annual flowers emerging, spotting the first baby goose and even swatting a mosquito. Gardens are planned and planted, ...

While fly fishing may call for the grace of a dancer, paddlefish snagging can be more like mud wrestling, say some Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks employees who enjoy the sport. A native of the ...

Paddlefish snaggers with unused tags can continue snagging during the additional snag-and-release season but must release all fish immediately. If a snagger has already used their tag on a harvested ...