Date: 6/27/2024
ASA testified before the House Natural Resources on the importance of accurate data in marine fisheries management. Current program may be overestimating recreational fishing effort for fisheries by 30-40%
Date: 4/7/2022
Despite multiple postponements and an ongoing global pandemic AFFTA pulls off a successful trade show at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Date: 4/5/2022
CPW’s aquatic biologists and volunteers spent 18 days from March 14 - 30 collecting more than 132 million eggs during the 2022 walleye spawn that will be used to create great fishing opportunities for Coloradans.
Date: 4/4/2022
During the committee sessions, some of the issues discussed included legislative priorities such as the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), federal excise tax issues, import duty relief and conservation initiatives around the country.
Date: 10/26/2021
New bill would expand authorities for federal agencies to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species
Date: 10/25/2021
The “Clean Drain Dry” initiative educates anglers and boaters on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species
Date: 10/1/2020
The U.S. House of Representatives passed without objection America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act, a historic package of bills to benefit fish and wildlife conservation throughout the nation. With the U.S. Senate unanimously passing the ACE Act on September 16, it now moves to President Trump who can sign it into law.
Date: 9/17/2020
“The ACE Act would be a massive win for outdoor enthusiasts throughout the country,” said Mike Leonard, vice president of Government Affairs at the American Sportfishing Association (ASA)
Date: 8/4/2020
On August 4th, the President signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which previously passed both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support. The most significant national conservation legislation passed in a generation, the GAOA permanently secures funding for public lands and outdoor recreation under the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Date: 12/20/2019
Man fined in excess of $53,000, pleaded guilty to 11 misdemeanor charges including illegal possession of wildlife and hunting without a license.
Date: 12/17/2019
The National Fish Habitat Through Partnership Act was included in this conservation legislation
Date: 12/11/2019
Bill will establish more consistent federal funding for habitat conservation programs
Date: 11/12/2019
The grassroots projects will improve water quality and aquatic habitat
Date: 10/3/2019
School trust lands were intended to make money for the state, but exactly how they should do that is up for debate
Date: 9/1/2019
Montana. Big Sky Country. Fabled trout waters.
Date: 7/19/2019
Persistence pays off with fishing expedition
Date: 5/29/2019
Designer helps spread gospel of tenkara fishing
Date: 5/18/2019
SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENT
Date: 4/30/2019
Casting for a Good Time? Check Out this Trout and Ale Trail Across the U.S.
Date: 1/7/2019
The recreational fishing and boating community is celebrating the enactment of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (Modern Fish Act), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 31.
Date: 12/30/2018
Hale Lures/Stanley Jigs, a leading manufacturer of trophy bass tackle, is putting their money behind their reputation.
Date: 12/1/2018
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) champions in the House and Senate rallied on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with conservation leaders and outdoor recreation advocates today calling on Congress to reauthorize and fully fund America’s most important conservation and recreation program before the end of the year.
Date: 11/7/2018
Newell Brands (NYSE:NWL) made substantial progress on its Accelerated Transformation Plan, designed to create a simpler, faster, stronger consumer-focused portfolio of leading brands and today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to sell two businesses, Pure Fishing and Jostens.
Date: 11/6/2018
The number of Americans who fish is in decline and that decline has had an impact on conservation projects, because hunting and fishing licenses help fund everything from habitat restoration to clean water programs.
Date: 11/3/2018
GILA TROUT: A NATIVE TROUT CONSERVATION STORY
Date: 10/10/2018
Water infrastructure package with benefits for fish, wildlife, and the outdoor recreation economy heads to president’s desk with bipartisan support
Date: 10/10/2018
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Date: 10/8/2018
Cigarette butts are the most common type of debris found during cleanups.
Date: 10/8/2018
he sport fishing industry is about to get a fresh lesson in spread management.
Date: 10/8/2018
Kayak anglers, the wait is over.
Date: 9/17/2018
fter the tournament’s 2017 edition was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma, anglers nationwide are especially excited for the start of the 2018 Herman Lucerne Memorial Backcountry Fishing Championship
Date: 9/8/2018
Ian Oh, a talented CA_Ian_Oh_Gr10_1st_SFA18 6California 10th grader, is honored on the FLW stage by Karen Hollingsworth, State-Fish Art® Manager and Amanda Masters Marketing Specialist from Title Sponsor, Bass Pro Shops.
Date: 9/6/2018
Wildlife Forever unveils an arsenal of tools to help educate the public and provide on-the-ground, access based tools to help boaters Clean Drain and Dry (CD2) boats and equipment.
Date: 9/6/2018
NOAA Marine Debris Program is pleased to announce the 23 recipients of our 2018 prevention and removal grant awards t
Date: 9/6/2018
Time for a little clean up
Date: 8/15/2018
limate change is altering America’s summers in ways both disastrously large and insidiously small, according to a new National Wildlife Federation report. S
Date: 7/12/2018
Special Report provides key insight into nation's no. 2 adult outdoor activity
Date: 6/28/2018
Nine fishery disasters on the West Coast and Alaska also funded, totaling $200 million
Date: 6/28/2018
partnership with the University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, USDA Forest Service, and other organizations across the United States, Wildlife Forever has launched a nationwide citizen science volunteer capacity-building program called Wild Spotter.
Date: 6/22/2018
You can fly-fish from a kayak or motorboat, wade in the water or stand on a gravel bar as you cast.
Date: 6/17/2018
The standard three spinner blade styles fill a distinctly different role in fishing.
Date: 5/20/2018
Three West Coast fish stocks rebuilt in 2017, six no longer overfished, finds new report
Date: 5/14/2018
Shattering the “Bass” Ceiling: the Future of Fishing is Female
Date: 5/10/2018
Bigger fish produce more far more offspring pound for pound than smaller fish.
Date: 5/5/2018
USA Bass is proud to announce that Garmin International will become the official electronics sponsor for USA Bass
Date: 4/27/2018
About the time that redbuds flash their pretty pinkish blooms on eastern Oklahoma’s hillsides and gray streamside sycamores unfurl their fresh leaves the color akin to a wet lime, there’s something curious going on.
Date: 4/21/2018
The endangered animals that call the Missouri River basin home are as iconic as the river itself.
Date: 4/21/2018
Spring is in the air... and water!
Date: 4/19/2018
Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross commended the innovative, two-year pilot program that grants partial management responsibility of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery to the five Gulf states.
Date: 4/14/2018
Knoxville, Tennessee, has been announced as the official host city for the 2019 Bassmaster Classic.
