It was a cold and windy afternoon in central Utah on Jan. 4. But 43-year-old Jesse Pashia knew of a protected shoreline along Gunnison Bend Reservoir where he could still wet a line. He took his ...

The 11th annual CrappieFest will be held at Lake Fork March 29, featuring a tournament and festival at the Sabine River Authority’s Lake Fork Recreation Facility State Highway 154 in Wood County.

SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who goes fishing knows how thrilling it is to catch a fish, especially if it is a large, potentially record-breaking one, and this year, anglers set 11 new fishing records in ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — More than 12.8 million fish were stocked in Utah’s waterbodies in 2024, the highest figure in the past five years. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released ...

If the warm sun, lush alpine and fresh waters weren’t enough to get Utahns fishing this summer, planned updates from the state’s Blue Ribbon Fisheries Program might do the trick. Nearly half a million ...

Crappie are one of the most popular gamefish in the U.S.—and for good reason. They’re fun to catch for anglers of any skill level, the put up a good fight, and they can grow to impressive sizes. If ...

Whether you call them crappies or croppies, or freckles, specks, or papermouths, white and black crappies have enticed America’s anglers since the advent of cane fishing poles. Their allure isn’t ...

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