Wanting to understand how this ill-advised and as likely to fail as not proposal got through the checks and balances…
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If we truly want to discourage illegal nonnative fish introductions, we need to lead by example and walk the walk not just talk the talk…
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While recreational angling may not be the biggest threat to Maine’s redfin pickerel, we believe some threat remains…
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NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard addresses a proposal to stock lake trout in Haymock Lake in Maine…
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While major strides have been made in the last two decades, Maine’s management of the dangerous use of live fish as bait still falls well short of what is needed…
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South Carolina NFC board member Amanda Hoffner, also known as Lady Tenkara Bum, talked about the importance of native fish in a recent article in Tenkara Angler…
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Based on what I see in the field, we fly fishers consume a lot of bottled water…
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NFC ED Bob Mallard dove into Maine’s wanton waste law to understand what is and is not covered…
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These two young men are making a difference in regard to wild native fish…
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After two articles by NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard, one stating the problem and one offering solutions…
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You could say the same thing about Maine in regard to wild native brook trout: “As Maine goes, so goes brook trout”...
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NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard chimes in on Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposal to exempt 5 waters from the North Zone bass tournament prohibition…
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…the changes look to align management with Maine's 2021–2035 Statewide Fisheries and Hatcheries Management Plan…
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While not afraid to challenge the powers that be when they do something that negatively impacts wild native fish, or promotes nonnative fish at a time when they are the #1 immediate threat to such…
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South Carolina NFC Chair Will Mundhenke recently had an article on redeye bass published on the Mossy Oak blog…
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We really need to be careful here as we are now fighting for what we have been fighting against for decades: the introduction of nonnative fish...
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More natural than conservation hatcheries, these surrogate waters are not without their own risks. And the biggest risk of all could be government agencies misusing them…
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This shows once again that there are times when while the initial response from the powers that be is not always what you want to hear, things sometimes work out anyway…
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While a statewide catch-and-release rule for Arctic charr would be prudent when you consider how few there are and the problems we have had with them recently, it makes no sense to propose something that has no chance of sticking…
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At its best, the Zealand River in New Hampshire’s White Mountains is the perfect wild native brook trout stream. At its worst, it is one of the most distressed rivers in the region…
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