With the abundance of fish these anglers experienced, why can’t we fix the access issues? It’s the best of times and the worst of times for red snapper fishing...

Guest blog by Rep. Garret Graves, Louisiana’s 6th District.  Hunting and fishing is part of life in Louisiana—it’s woven into the fabric of who we are. “Sportsman’s Paradise” is...

We’re kicking off our fifth annual Saltwater Media Summit this week at ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. We’re bringing together lawmakers, thought leaders, and journalists to discuss...

Just before NOAA Fisheries’ Saltwater Recreational Fishing Summit that I wrote about recently, a court in Washington, D.C., issued a verdict in the lawsuit of Guindon (a commercial fisherman)...

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...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission always considers the needs of the state’s recreational anglers. The latest example came out of the FWC’s recent meeting in Tampa, where...

Talking about fishing is great but it doesn’t hold a candle to actually getting on the water and catching fish. After a month spent traveling to each of the...