Browsing Posts published on 2010/01/08

California has the worst game-wardens-per-capita ratio of any state or Canadian province (192 in the field), which is attracting organized crime to poaching and contributing to more than a $100 million a year black market in wildlife that has dire consequences for salmon, striped bass, sturgeon, deer, abalone and many other species. The warden shortage [...]

photo courtesy of the IGFA The IGFA announced today that it has recognized the 22-lb. 4-oz. largemouth bass caught on July 2, 2009 in Japan by angler Manabu Kurita of Aichi, Japan. Here's the whole story, thanks to Pete Johnson of Scottsdale, AZ: Freshwater fishing’s “Holy Grail” now has dual holders; 22 lb 4 oz [...]