SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA - Each year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division recognizes anglers for outstanding and state record catches. Anglers who catch new state records (fish whose weight exceeds the previous record by one ounce) or those who catch a fish that meets or beats a specific weight or length limit for that species (angler award) are eligible for recognition. Information regarding angler awards and state record fish can be found on the division's Web site at www.gofishgeorgia.com or in the Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guidebook available at all division offices and all license agents.

Twenty-one countries will be represented in the Fifth World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) November 10 - 13, an event devoted to better understanding of international recreational fisheries.

Checkpoint at Strawberry Reservoir nets interesting results

If there's one comment wildlife officers at Strawberry Reservoir hear time and again, it's "a guy at the fishing cleaning station had cutthroat trout that we're not allowed to keep. The fish were within the slot limit. I'm certain of it."

The Utah Wildlife Board recently approved rules changes that should provide more fishing opportunities in Utah and protect fish populations. And protecting those fish populations should provide better fishing!

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife commissions are leading a joint advisory group to develop recommendations on catch sharing for two popular Columbia River salmon fisheries. The first public meeting to begin developing recommendations is in Vancouver, Wash., on Sept. 15.

SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has released its plan for the conservation and recovery of Oregon's native steelhead populations in the mid-Columbia River and is seeking public comment.

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a member to represent agricultural interests on the state’s Fish Screening Task Force.

The ODFW Fish Screening Program helps water users install and maintain fish screens to prevent fish from entering ditch and pump water diversions. The Task Force advises ODFW on program development, funding, monitoring, technology, reporting, and project prioritization.

CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today reopened the Willamette River to fishing for chinook salmon.

The Willamette had previously been closed to retention of chinook due to poor returns of hatchery spring chinook salmon.

NEWPORT, Ore. – Big seas and wild weather for three days out of a four-day opening prompted state fishery managers to give anglers a second chance to go after Chetco River fall chinook on Saturday, Oct. 11.

TILLAMOOK, Ore. – With this year’s return of fall chinook and coho salmon well underway on the northern Oregon coast, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State Police want to remind anglers to closely inspect their salmon when landed.