TRCP’s Center for Marine Fisheries Director Chris Macaluso gets in a quality day of fishing on Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain, finding plenty of speckled trout. Hear why this resource is...

The phrases “gross negligence” and “willful misconduct” were likely not given much thought by fishermen across the Gulf Coast before April 2010. But, any angler who has followed the...

As an artist, scientist and fisherman, Guy Harvey is combining his three loves these days to help sharks. One of the country’s most popular wildlife artists, Harvey’s work appears...

OK, OK, I did this before, but it bears repeating: Those of us who like sportfishing have been given an opportunity. So let’s not waste it. Not too long...

There has been a lot of news on the fishing-related websites and blogs recently about forage fish, primarily herring and menhaden. Truthfully, a complete discussion on forage would encompass...

That’s what we are getting: more attention. That’s a good thing. More fisheries managers, bureaucrats and pols are hearing about recreational issues. That’s a great thing. Maybe the sleeping...

Well, it looks like the recreational fishing industry got an April Fools present. No, really, we did. It’s not a joke. NOAA Fisheries has committed to establishing a national...

For recreational fishermen along the Gulf of Mexico, swallowing was a difficult task last week. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council set out what is sure to be...

You’d think that somebody living in Louisiana, the self-proclaimed “‘Sportsman’s Paradise,” would learn through the years that the word “sportsman” didn’t arrive in a dictionary because man was spearing...

Yesterday morning, I happened to be talking with another avid recreational fisherman about the presence of toxic elements and chemicals in some of the fish that anglers like to...