Fisheries Affairs

Landmark Vision for Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Management Unveiled by Policy and Industry Experts
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Blue ribbon commission recommends enhanced fisheries management while upholding saltwater recreational fishing’s economic, social and conservation benefits Miami, FL– February 13, 2014 – A landmark report produced by...

Florida's Net Ban Vacated
Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Tuesday, 05 November 2013 15:07 Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 November 2013 15:11 Written by CCA Florida Leon County Circuit Judge Jackie Lee Fulford yesterday vacated an automatic stay of her controversial order of October 22nd enjoining...

Marine Recreational Fishing's Economic Impact Rivals Commercial Sector
Monday, 06 May 2013
For Immediate ReleaseMary Jane Williamson, Communications Directormjwilliamson@asafishing.org, 703-519-9691, x227www.asafishing.org Marine Recreational Fishing's Economic Impact Rivals Commercial SectorRecreational fishing is an economic...

NOAA Reports Six More Fish Stocks Rebuilt in 2012
Thursday, 02 May 2013
May 2, 2013 It was another record-setting year for one of our nation's most valuable resources, our marine fisheries. Today, we are reporting that six more stocks were declared rebuilt in 2012, bringing the total number of stocks rebuilt...

"Bad Science" Constrains My Purpose, "Good Science" Facilitates It
Friday, 22 February 2013
It's a never ending battle between the forces that wish to take away our rights to fish, and those that fight to preserve it. In many cases, the fight comes down to the Best Available Science, a key buzz phase in modern fisheries affairs....

Sportfishing Industry Welcomes Sally Jewell's Nomination for Secretary of the Interior
Wednesday, 06 February 2013
For Immediate ReleaseMary Jane Williamson, Communications Directormjwilliamson@asafishing.org, 703-519-9691, x227www.asafishing.org Jewell's background in the outdoor recreation industry would be well-suited for the nation's largest...

Bottomfish Closures off Washington Avoided for Now
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Yelloweye Rockfish are a slow growing, long lived fish found along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja Mexico. In 2002 they were officially declared as "overfished" across a portion of their range, and rebuilding plans were immediately...

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Australia’s Kayak Fishing Capitaol to Coast
Thursday, 08 October 2009
Article by Derek ‘Paffoh’ SteelePhotos courtesy of Craig ‘450’ Coughlan & Derek ‘Paffoh’ Steele Having been involved solidly over the past year in Kayak Fishing I...

Baby Boomers and Kayak Fishing - Part 3
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Part III: Launching and Paddling your Yak The shallow beach ripples with a light chop as you approach your kayak, making for a promising day on the water. But then it hits you,...

Run In With a Power Boat
Monday, 07 May 2012
On Sunday April 29, Michael Rischer had a run in with a power boat that he captured on video. KFM caught up with Michael, owner and guide at KayakFishingOregon.com, and had a...

Outfitting (Random)

Packing for Kayak Fishing Adventure Travel
Sunday, 28 April 2013
So you're now booked to go on a kayak-fishing trip of a lifetime. As the initial euphoria wears off, the stress of packing sets in. We’d like to share with you some tips and...

Internal Pulley System
Monday, 14 December 2009
Have you ever put some items in the center hatch of your kayak and when you went to retrieve them on the water you couldn’t reach them? It’s happened to all of us. Items...

Good fix on a Warped Hatch
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Anyone else have this problem? Northern California kayak angler Pychet Tep aka "Chet" found his hatch was warped, and the boat taking on water. Here's his straightforward...

Trips (Random)

Florida Trip
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
My Florida trip started out like all my trips, with some weather issue – this time a nasty cold front that was determined to hurt the fishing. I guess as cold fronts go,...

Kayak Fishing Thailand Report
Friday, 09 October 2009
Last weekend I went with few friends up to Chiang Saen lake, near the Burmese and Laos border. Unfortunately the fishing was really bad, we actually only hooked and landed 1 small...

Flathead Catfish Trip
Tuesday, 01 November 2011
Went to Bartlett Lake with Greg this weekend to do a little kayak fishing. We started bait fishing, Greg caught most of the bait as I am easily distracted by shiny objects and he...

In The News (Random)

Jackson Kayak Releases its New Illuminati Glow-in-the-dark Color Series
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Industry leading kayak fishing fleet now available in a hue that glows after dark. October 30th, 2012 – Jackson Kayak has launched its Illuminati glow-in-the-dark fishing...

Diablo BassYak System, Kayak Fishing Classics Up the Game
Saturday, 04 February 2012
BASSYAKS ~ The Time Machine Most of the contestants in the Kayak Fishing ClassicS spend a lot of time on the water pre-fishing the areas of our next tournaments....

Wilderness Systems Announces Sponsorship Line Up
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Wilderness Systems continues to show category commitment with 2013 investments... Confluence Media Contact: Verde PR & Consulting Claire Rabun crabun@verdepr.com...