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“Snow Drought” Threatening Western Rivers

An aptly-named "snow drought" has much of the Western United States in its grasp, threatening water supplies in reservoirs, and flows in many of...

Minnesota’s Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness on the Chopping Block After...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, located in Northeast Minnesota, is a national treasure but is once again threatened by Congressional action to permit...

Skagit River Steelhead Season Not Likely To Open

The late winter and early spring catch-and-release season on the famed Skagit River may not happen in 2026, and not because of too few...

National Wildlife Refuge, Fish Hatchery System Under Review

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) director Brian Nesvik recently ordered the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System to complete a...

Biologists Report Trouble For Trout In Blue River

Colorado's Blue River is back in the news, this time with scientific data to accentuate the challenges trout are facing within the stretch of...

Fly Fishing Only Regulations Challenged In Maine

A few years ago, Maine passed a statewide Right to Food law that states, in part, "all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable...

Bahamian Fly Fishers Call For Increased Legislation To Protect Industry

On the heels of some guides pushing for a ban on do-it-yourself bonefishing in the Bahamas, the country's fly fishing trade association is calling...

Western US Off To Record-Slow Winter and What this Means for...

Anglers in the Western US who've been fishing in balmy temperatures and wondering where the snow is aren't going crazy. This is officially the...

White River Emergency Orders Fuel Fear Of River Problems

Arkansas' White River, a premier trophy brown trout destination across the world, has been at the center of growing concern and controversy ever since...

Trump Approves Ambler Road Via Executive Order

In a Monday afternoon press conference from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump announced an executive order that approved construction of the 211-mile Ambler...

Mike Lee Resumes Attack on Federal Lands

Utah Senator Mike Lee has resumed his attack on federal lands, this time sponsoring another deceptively-titled bill called the "Border Lands Conservation Act (BLCA)." The...

Cheese Factory Kills Thousands of Fish in New York

A cheese factory in Western New York is responsible for the death of thousands of fish in Ischua Creek, a popular trout stream in...