When news began circulating that the North Carolina blue catfish state record had been broken, I immediately had a case of deja vu. It seemed that the record had just been broken a few months ago. During a summer racked by a global pandemic, seeing both the North Carolina blue cat and flathead state records …
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US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntington District You are invited to participate in a public meeting regarding preparation of a Regional Master Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment for fifteen projects in the Muskingum River Basin. A Master Plan is the strategic land use management document that guides the management and development of all recreational, …
West Virginia Catfish Stocking Schedule (2022) Updated June 2, 2022 In West Virginia, anglers love their catfish! Each year, the West Virginia DNR stocks catfish across several dozen lakes. The schedule usually coincides with the end of the ultra-popular trout stocking season. This usually takes place in late May or early June. The 2021 catfish …
5 Tips for Planning a Hiking Trip Outside of fishing, hiking is right up there with camping as one of the best outdoors activities possible. Sure, we’re biased, but we are also big proponents of stacking your excitement for an even more memorable trip. That said, we understand that many hikers are focused solely on …
Montana: Where Records Where Made to be Broken If you want to catch a state record fish, here’s a quick tip: move to Montana! While it may not be considered the world’s premier fishing destination, Montana has had a pretty wild year. Between August 2020 and May 2021, anglers had broken six state fishing records. …
Note: The original article has been amended to correct the claim that Franken’s fish was a “meanmouth,” which, according to the IGFA, is actually a hybrid of smallmouth and spotted bass (rather than the combination of smallmouth and largemouth, which Frankens caught). When people think of the world bass fishing records, the instinct is to …