Casting A Fly Rod To Apache Trout Is A Testament To Perseverance
I’m standing knee deep in the cold crystalline waters of a narrow gravelly stream in the highest headwaters of the White Mountains of southeast Arizona. Apache trout live here.
Angling
From Sink to Swim
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society’s Bassmaster Classic is to professional bass fishing as the Super Bowl is to professional football. Large cheering crowds, lights, and blaring music. It’s a spectacle to behold.
Exploring Aquatic Education Through Microfishing in Texas
Each year, Aquatic Resource Education grants support education opportunities for nearly 1.5 million people including the hundreds of students learning through microfishing clinics hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and their partners.
Federal Excise Taxes and California Golden Trout Conservation
One look at a golden trout and you will be captured by its beauty. General Chuck Yeager caught golden trout—or should we say this colorful fish, native only to the high southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, caught him.
Opening Day of Fishing Seasons are a Rebirth
April can be a cruel time of year in northern-tier states; it’s not quite spring, not quite winter. But it brings with it opening day of fishing seasons.
Commerce and Conservation Run in the American Grain
Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson run in the American grain. The past is only prolog. There is more to be done as spelled out in state wildlife action plans, and I appreciate the attention Congress has given this issue through their consideration of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. The future is ours to make.
NSSF Announces ‘Partner with a Payer®’ Website and Video Series Highlighting Longstanding Conservation Partnerships with Industries, State Agencies and USFWS
NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry, has announced an initiative designed to strengthen ties between all excise tax-paying manufacturers
Fishing and Boating Industry Funded Programs Help Grow Angler Participation
State agencies use SFR funding to attract new anglers as well as to help keep current or lapsed anglers fishing.
Industry Excise Taxes Increase Boating And Fishing Access Nationwide
A look at three boating access sites shows how Sport Fish Restoration funds help get people on the water every day.
Ranges, Ramps, Reefs and Red Knots: Focus on Fish and Wildlife in the Garden State
Industry excise taxes fund a broad range of conservation and recreation opportunities in an urban state.
Lasting Partnerships Lead to Better Boating and Fishing Opportunities
How Sport Fish Restoration funding ensures boating and fishing access in New Hampshire, from On the Water Magazine.
Fishing for Native Trout Leaves a Special Longing
Sport Fish Restoration funding helps ensure the future of the Rio Grande cutthroat trout in New Mexico, from Fly Life Magazine.