Michael Clancy, regional fisheries manager for the state Department of Environmental Conservation in Region 9, holds up a stocked paddlefish that was netted. The paddlefish, a large, primitive ...

The 31,000-acre Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas has been a top bass, crappie, and striper fishing spot for generations. The lake is known for its hot action for heavyweight striped bass, and big ...

ROGERS, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News 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 ...

Anthony Sindt and Hannah Anema wait silently in a motorboat on the Minnesota River, listening as the hydrophone they’ve dropped into the water picks up ultrasonic signals. Each ping is almost like a ...

When compared to some of the geological wonders of North America, the unremarkable terrain of the East Texas piney woods doesn't stand out. But what it lacks in spectacular scenery it makes up for in ...

DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks warns fishermen that you cannot fish for paddlefish in the Arkansas River. Courtesy: KDWP Game Wardens The fish was reintroduced to Kaw ...

The American paddlefish is native to the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The species has been around since the Cretaceous period, some 65 million years. Each spring anglers launch their boats ...

A Minnesota angler fished for striped bass at Beaver Lake, but ended up catching an Arkansas state record paddlefish. James Johnson of North Oaks, Minn. caught a paddlefish that weighed 118 pounds, 9 ...

Long before North America’s paddlefish population had to be wary of snaggers’ hooks, they apparently faced another hazard — falling dinosaurs. In 1938, the fossilized remains of a duck-billed dinosaur ...

A prehistoric fish species with a world record set in Kansas will once again be up for grabs beginning in March. The Kansas paddlefish season will run from March 15 to May 15, with anglers able to ...

Anglers might soon see changes regarding paddlefish, fishing methods and commercial fishing. The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval Aug. 27 to several proposed changes during an ...