fishing

There is a new record for the largest Summer Flounder caught in Connecticut, according to Connecticut Fish and Wildlife. They congratulated Bill Proulx who caught a Summer Flounder that weighed 15.3 pounds. It was 32 and 5/8 inches long with a girth of 26 1/4 inches.  This breaks the former record for a 14-pound, 13.76-ounce Summer Flounder caught in 2019….

California officials say they want federal disaster relief for the state’s salmon fishing industry after the 2023 fishing season for fall-run chinook or king salmon was closed for much of the West Coast. The efforts announced Friday come a day after the Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously approved the closure of the 2023 season for all commercial and most recreational...

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection named the 2022 top angler. Daniel Echols made history by catching all 22 species in the division’s year-long challenge.