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New Hamsphire Fishing Report: Hot Trout & Striper Action

New Hampshire’s fishing is getting hot as water temperatures have cooled and settled into more springtime fishing. Anglers throughout the state are doing quite well with trout. Those fly fishermen are seeing great mayfly hatches. On the coast, the striper action has gotten good as linesiders follow the herring. Get fishing — now’s the time!

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Idaho’s Chinook Salmon Season Now Open — Mostly

The Chinook season is now open on several Idaho rivers, according to the Idaho Fish and Game Division. All seasons continue until further notice.

The upper Salmon and South Fork Salmon rivers opened on June 12.

Upper Salmon

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Idaho’s Youth Fishing Clinics Limiting Saturday Boat Launch Access at Rose Lake

Idaho Fish and Game, in cooperation with the Panhandle Bass Club, has planned youth fishing clinics at Rose Lake for Saturday, June 19.

For safety, Fish and Game wants all anglers not involved in the clinic to know that the main boat launch at Rose Lake will have limited availability before 5 p.m. on June 19.

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Julie Ball Sets Another Record w/74-Pound Cobia

Dr. Julie Ball Holds a 74-pound cobia, a pending IGFA 20-pound record

Virginia resident expert female angler Dr. Julie Ball has done it again as we just received report that she has set an IGFA 20-pound class Women’s Tackle Record for cobia with the 74 pounder that she landed today.

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Road Damage Limits Idaho’s South Fork of Salmon River’s Road Travel

Just days before the salmon season opener on the South Fork of the Salmon River, three days of heavy rain in early June transformed the otherwise placid South Fork into a boiling tempest. The swollen river quickly carved out a 400-foot swath of roadway that will limit travel for months to come.

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Arizona’s Hot Channel Cat Action Continues — Arizona Fishing Report

Arizona’s Game and Fish Department recently reported that fishing for catfish continues to be good to excellent during any week where they have stocked channel cats in local impoundments, but it continues to be fair after that.  The warmer air and lake temperatures have made the catfish action best during low light or nighttime conditions. Read More

Catching Bass With a Kastmaster, Kastmaster How To

We recently read a great story on a local fishing forum and thought that we would share it:

We found multiple wolf packs of bass chasing bait fish everywhere yesterday from 4 in the afternoon until well after sunset. I love fishing poppers, but they just wouldn’t take it.

We all whacked them on spinner baits Read More

South Jersey Fishing Report: Backwater Striper Action Heats Up

Captain Bryan with Iowa Fortune Service contacted us and said that last week moved the needle once again as the next phase of the season fell into place with a great top water bite. As we approached the new moon, this week delivered us the best sight fishing opportunities of the season with nice Read More

Lake Mead Fishing Report: Stripers Follow Shad, Action Consistent

The Arizona Game and Fish Deparment is reporting that the current water level is around 1,093 feet above msl. The lake has been going down about a foot a week. If you want to find the stripers, look for shad. If you can locate the shad, the stripers are not far behind. Trolling usually works best in the Read More

Illinois Holding Urban Fishing Clinics All Summer Throughout State

Most of us that are on a site like this love to fish. While we may initially want to keep the sport to ourselves, the more that love fishing, the more we can have our voice heard with conservation issues that are critical to keeping good fishing opportunities.

Learning how to fish is fun, easy and Read More