Off the coast of California, a fish that has only been known to be in existence since 2002 was recently captured on film up-close and personal. This particular species of anglerfish is seen only slightly more often than Bigfoot and the monster haunting Lake Champlain. According to National Geographic, the fish, photographed 80 miles off [...]
Lake Champlain Fishing
“River Monsters” Extreme Angler Jeremy Wade Is in Burlington, Vermont/Lake Champlain
From the TV gossip department at GoFishn, via The Burlington Free Press, comes news that Jeremy Wade, host of Animal Planet’s “River Monsters,” is in the Burlington, Vermont area, possibly with a production crew. Free Press columnist Lawrence Pyne tracked him down for a brief interview, which you can read by clicking here. Wade is [...]
The Record-Setting Beast in Lake Champlain
This lucky guy caught a 22.5-lb northern pike in Lake Champlain the other day. It's the third-largest northern pike ever caught in the lake, which sits way up there between Vermont and New York. Be sure to check out how the beast compares to a "normal" pike caught during the same ice-fishing trip.
Rosie O’Donnell Goes to Twitter to Defend Her Shark Catch
We told you that Rosie O'Donnell was getting some heat from animal activists and catch-and-release enthusiasts about a photo of her and her family with a big hammerhead.Well, Rosie took to Twitter in a surprisingly informed defense of her fishing. Rosie has shown some other photos of her family, with them practicing catch and release. [...]
Ice Fisherman Catches Third-Largest Northern Pike in Vermont’s Lake Champlain
There have been more stories about no ice than big ice fishing catches, but that looks to be changing. Craig Smith was fishing on Lake Champlain in Vermont, and the action was so slow that he left for his son's basketball game. With reports of only one fish, an 11.5-pound pike, he headed back to [...]
Enormous Brown Trout From Northwest Michigan
Poster HullyScott put these photos up on Michigan Sportsman's Outdoor forum, reporting his best day of trout fishing ever. And it looks more like Montana than Michigan. – Rick Bach It's been a fishy fall in Vermont too, see what huge fish Lake Champlain is coughing up.
Fall is Big-Bass Time in Vermont
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging anglers to hit the water before the snow flies, insisting there's big bass to be caught. They're not kidding, from the looks of this 8-pound largemouth caught by Quinn Berry on Lake Champlain this fall, according to the Fishing Wire. Quinn might have some inside intel, his [...]
California Paddle Boarder Talks about Nine-Foot Shark Catch
We'd like a little more craft between us and blitzing thresher sharks, but this guy didn't seem to mind. He hooked and landed this 9-foot thresher on 25-pound-test line and it towed him a half-mile offshore, according to CNN. He said his freezer's full with the 80-pound shark. – Rick Bach See what slimy sea [...]
Vermont Officials Killing Sea Lamprey in Lake Champlain, Poultney and Hubbardton Rivers
Beginning today, at 7 a.m., Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials will be poisoning sections of Lake Champlain and the Poultney and Hubbardton rivers in an effort to kill sea lamprey, and they're warning residents to steer clear. The sea lamprey is a parasite that kills game fish. If you're in the area, the advisory applies [...]
Muskie Stocking In Vermont
The Missisquoi River and Lake Champlain are the only bodies of water in New England that have a history of a wild muskie population. But a 1970s chemical spill effectively wiped out the population. In 2008, officials started making an effort to restore the muskie fishery to the region, creating a unique opportunity for anglers. [...]
