Fishing

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.

To bolster interest in the winter activity, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department runs free ice fishing clinics around the state.

Len Gerardi worked as a fish biologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for over 35 years. Independent producer Erica Heilman took a long drive with him to talk about his life in conservation.

Fish biologist Len Gherardi reflects on his career. Plus, eligibility for emergency housing, no sales tax on menstrual products, and soil management.

Fishing season opened in April in Vermont, and independent producer Erica Heilman went for a drive around the Northeast Kingdom with retired fish biologist Len Gerardi to check out the fishing and talk with some anglers.

Connections from 35 years of fishing. Plus, a lawsuit hoping to help Vermonters in motel housing, the scaling back of Everyone Eats, and COVID-19 numbers.

People who plan to ice fish this month should take heed. Recent warm weather has led to "rapidly deteriorating" ice conditions on Vermont’s lakes. In this…