FORT WORTH, Texas — A local fisherman caught more than he bargained for last month on Lake Arlington when he reeled in an alligator — and a fine — instead of catfish, he told the Star-Telegram’s news partners at WFAA.

Mark Everett was out fishing for catfish at Eugene McCray Park at Lake Arlington March 22 when he felt something big on ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — One day recently, Alex Russo ambled into a field near his home in northeast South Dakota. With him were his son and two friends, who also guide for Russo at his hunting lodge, Flatland Flyways.

This was a hunt for snow geese, for which there is no limit in South Dakota in spring. Nor is there a limit in any other state for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland and Mid-Atlantic fisheries officials are warning that delays in updating federal recreational fishing rules could disrupt the 2026 season for black sea bass and summer flounder, threatening anglers, charter operations and coastal businesses already strained by a difficult year.

The concern follows a string of setbacks for...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is committed to rolling out a new app for hunting and fishing licenses, despite an auditor’s report this week that the agency is not prepared to begin phasing in its modernized outdoor licensing system.

The DNR has said it would unveil a new app this spring, the first phase in the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is resuming commercial salmon fishing after three consecutive years of closure due to concerns over declining populations.

Gavin Newsom and state officials celebrated the move, citing the state’s conservation efforts as a key factor that has contributed to the progress.

“We’re doubling down on our ...Read more

BRADENTON, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced major upgrades for Sunshine Skyway fishing piers, and anglers who frequent the piers are excited.

The announcement during a March press conference in Bradenton, during which the governor said a new pier will be built on the south side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, next to the existing one, and ...Read more

CAYO LARGO, Cuba — In 1950, Ernest Hemingway founded a billfish tournament off the northern coast of this island nation, not far from Havana. Trolling heavy lines behind his 38-foot boat Pilar, Hemingway won the competition that year. “There is great pleasure in being on the sea,” Hemingway would write, “in the wild suddenness of a great...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho residents who want to purchase lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will need to prove they’ve lived in the Gem State for five years in order to earn that benefit thanks to a new law — 10 times longer than the prior requirement after the legislation’s sponsor said some hunters and anglers may be moving to Idaho ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Health has new recommendations on what anglers and their families should eat after a day out on the water, applying a broad framework to almost every waterbody in northeastern Minnesota.

The recommendations for Cook, Lake and St. Louis counties cover some of Minnesota’s most popular areas for ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has the best fishing of any state, which might or might not be true, depending on how they’re biting.

Alaska, of course, has great fishing, as do Florida and the Western states, with their crystalline rivers and hungry trout dimpling the waters’ surfaces.

But none of these match the fishing in the North Star state...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho Department of Fish and Game commissioner has been charged with multiple game violations after alleged involvement in illegally killing two bull elk in the region he represents, according to court records.

Upper Snake Region Commissioner Brody Harshbarger was charged March 6 with seven misdemeanor violations: three ...Read more

MIAMI — Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular online, has streamed his latest controversial act: multiple rounds fired at an alligator.

The 20-year-old influencer was on an airboat with his friends in the Everglades on Thursday when they pulled up next to an alligator floating in the lily pads that they presumed was already dead.

“Is ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has become a pretty big catch among fishermen and women.

The Palmetto State has rivers, lakes, mountain streams, salt marshes and the Atlantic Ocean, which allow anyone with a fishing license to catch to their heart’s content.

With over 1,000 public fishing spots, SC has developed into a premier destination ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Ding Darling didn’t worry about being heard when the topic was waterfowl management. To stress the importance of conservation, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist simply sketched an image — and another and another — lampooning Washington bigwigs when he thought their regulations were hurting ducks and ...Read more

SEATTLE — You might know the proverb “April showers bring May flowers,” but have you ever heard that warm dry winters bring spring flowers quicker?

Probably not, because the new saying hasn’t been approved by the mythical proverb-officiants, but it’s a reality nonetheless.

Months of warm temperatures and a lack of rain mean early ...Read more