Native Fish – A New Resource

For those interested in native fish, or would like to become better informed about them, or learn how and where to fish for them, you’ll find this new website, The Angler’s Life List, to be an excellent resource. It’s mainly dedicated to North America and salmonid species for now.

More Bad News for Fish

“Climate change and other stresses expected to affect entire populations of fish,” says researcher at USGS conference.

Lakeside Developments – Good for Fish?

Lakeside developments shown to impact content and quantity of fish’s food.

Feeding Specialization: A Learned Ability in Trout?

Two interesting pieces about fish and their feeding specializations. Eccles looks at specialization, learning and personality in fish feeding.

Reasons to Fish for Natives – One Man’s List

Tired of the “super-size me” mentality of fishing? When stalking native trout, the size of the fish is generally not the main criterion for choosing which species or location to fish. In fact, size is often low on the list. Read 10 reasons to fish for natives.

Redband Trout

An article about the native redband trout.

The Curse of the Quickly Caught First Fish

Have you suffered from The Curse of the Quickly Caught First Fish? See Cutthroat Stalker’s take on this curse.

Hatchery Programs Finally Scrutinized?

Some of the latest science behind the reasons why hatchery raised fish are not good for wild populations.

Fishing for Desert Natives – Preface

Background to Dan and Scott’s Desert Natives Fishing Trip along the northern edge of the Great Basin. Wherein you learn a little about the Great Basin and the main target of the trip.

Is USFWS Nominee Sam Hamilton the Best Choice?

Obama’s USFWS nominee, Sam Hamilton, is head of the Southeastern Region where surveyed scientists and employees gave low ratings for key issues in the region.

“Utah Energy Leases Deferred”

“Utah Bureau of Land Management [announces] that valuable public-lands fish and wildlife habitat would receive additional review before being leased for oil and gas development.”

The Fish on Fallingwater

The calendar proclaims summer. But snow is still on the peaks. Rain spits in fits of fury. Temperatures crawl toward seventy yet stop shy. Our never-ending spring continues. Rivers are high and turbid—I am low and torpid.

A potential break in the cloudiness presents itself and on pretenses of picking up sod to turf my yard, Dan and I make for Williams Creek.

Tribal Governments & USFWS Work Together

Many sovereign tribes in the US are working cooperatively on fisheries management. There are some interesting articles regarding this in the current (Spring 2009) issue of “Eddies” (USFWS’s quarterly concerning fisheries conservation).

Fish Good Magnets for Heavy Metal

These fish aren’t rockers, but they do collect heavy metal. New research shows how heavy metals are transferred to fish in the wild.

Invention Lets Fish Live Without Water

New invention lets commercial fish live for 10-18 hours without water.