Fishing

Since 2005, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife has hosted the Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival. The free event, which had a brief hiatus during the pandemic, is designed to teach kids how to fish in a sustainable way.

Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” and the odd trait of spawning in freezing-cold water.

Jeremy Bicking of Pennsylvania set a new state record for the largest longnose gar caught by bow, measuring about four-and-a-half feet long, state officials announced.

Vermont's ice fishing festival, held since 2013, often gets crowds of over 500 people. This year, it was relocated because of poor ice conditions.

Advocates for New England's cold-water fish — trout and salmon — say changes to their habitats are already impacting their longevity.

Vermont boasts some of the most desirable trout fishing in New England. But if you didn't grow up in a family that fly fishes, it can be hard to get started.

This study is bad news for communities that rely on subsistence fishing and recreational fisherman who cook up what they catch. The freshwater fish had average PFAS levels that are nearly 280 times what’s typically for store-bought fish.

A fly fishing guide in Bennington County found a rare fossil while teaching a client.

Recently, fish biologists from Vermont Fish and Wildlife added 5,000 muskellunge fingerlings to the Missisquoi River in Swanton. Since 2013, the department has undertaken a restoration effort to restock this native species, in collaboration with a muskellunge hatchery in New York state. Reporter Erica Heilman went along to watch these fish get introduced to their new home.

Author Erik Reardon dives into the history of commitments local citizens made to gaining a greater understanding of migratory fish, and accommodations they cooperatively made to keep these fish populations healthy.