LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Four Arkansas men are now facing some hefty penalties for their involvement in the illegal snagging of paddlefish. According to reports, following a three-year, multi-agency ...

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced Thursday that the state’s 2025 paddlefish-snagging season will close at 7 p.m. (Central Time) May 9 to any additional harvest to provide ...

LITTLE ROCK — Four Arkansans pleaded guilty in March after being charged with multiple federal violations stemming from a three-year, multi-agency investigation led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas authorities are reminding anglers to be safe, responsible and mindful of federal laws on public lands and waters before heading out this summer. According to a release ...

Arkansas anglers have the opportunity to snag the catch of a lifetime this year, but you’ll need to act fast to be a part of the fun. Applications for Arkansas’ new special permit-based snagging ...

Apr. 14—BISMARCK — North Dakota's paddlefish season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through May 21, the Game and Fish Department said in a news release. However, depending on the overall ...

BISMARCK, N.D. | North Dakota's Game and Fish Department says the state's paddlefish snagging season will open Thursday. The season is scheduled to run through the end of May. State wildlife officials ...

Rusty Pritchard was the only spoonbill guide on Grand Lake in 1997 when, as a high school sophomore, he started showing anglers how to catch the Oklahoma marlin. "I was probably the only spoonbill ...

While fly fishing may call for the grace of a dancer, paddlefish snagging can be more like mud wrestling, say some Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks employees who enjoy the sport. A native of the ...

Paddlefish snaggers with unused tags can continue snagging during the additional snag-and-release season but must release all fish immediately. If a snagger has already used their tag on a harvested ...