All Outdoors Staff 07.27.26 Stone Age fish traps found in Norwegian mountain lake Archaeologists have uncovered the first known evidence that prehistoric humans kept freshwater fish in upper mountain lakes. In 2022, researchers observed fish nets at the bottom of Lake Tesse in the mountains of modern-day Norway. Dating and analysis of the five excavated
All Outdoors Staff 07.25.26 When wildfire threatens a forest, most people think of the threat to homes and large animals. But fire can also pose a threat to fish. This is exactly what happened during the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado, where a team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Steps taken to save a very
All Outdoors Staff 07.26.26 Fishermen across Pennsylvania are getting ready for some big changes to the state’s fishing regulations. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Moving forward with new regulations that affect trout size limits, steelhead access and even catfish. These changes are meant to improve fishing opportunities and help protect fish populations for years to
Georgia’s Caroline Langdale set a new Idaho state women’s catch-and-release record after landing a 30.5-inch brown trout on the South Fork Snake River. The fish, caught during a guided trip with Ed Emory of the South Fork Lodge, surpassed previous women’s records and represents what Idaho Fish and Game officials describe as an exceptionally rare
Savage Gear is expanding its swimbait line with some new next-gen 3D trout swimbaits. 3D Line via Trout Pro And 3D Line Via Pulse Tail Trout Pro. These are two new scented soft bodied swimbaits that are ultra-realistic with sophisticated simmering action. Both swimbaits use 3D scans of real trout, with lifelike details created, and
Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks A team of Colorado Fisheries biologists were busy Friday morning save as many fish as possible From Antero Reservoir, a popular trophy trout lake that is draining and closing due to drought. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the rescue operation was
Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks Dylan Smith, an angler from Idaho Falls, has reclaimed his place in the Idaho record books with a 40-plus-inch lake trout. The monster laker came from Payette Lake, the same body of water where he broke the state catch-and-release laker record
Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks Dave Strom is irritable yet focused. He’s dialed in, yet always ready to experiment. He’s been fishing the small rivers of Iowa’s Driftless Region his entire life, and to have a successful trout run by his standards, he needs to catch
Sign up for the Quick Strike newsletter The latest fishing news, tips and tricks I’m not sure Katharine Lee Bates, who wrote “America the Beautiful,” Never wet a line. But I would like to think so. And as a fisherman who has been fortunate enough to fish from sea to shining sea in this country,
Due to record-low snowpack and widespread drought, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging anglers to fish wisely, fish early and know where the fish are. Oregon is headed for one of its toughest summers of fishing in years. Snowpack reached record low levels across much of the state. Drought conditions range from