State Conservation and Fish and Game Organizations

ALABAMA

• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

• Alabama Wildlife and Fresh Water Fisheries Division

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Alabama

ALASKA

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Alaska

ARIZONA

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

• Arizona Game and Fish Department

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Arizona

ARKANSAS

• Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

• California Resources Agency

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in California

COLORADO

• Colorado Department of Natural Resources

• Colorado Division of Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Colorado

CONNECTICUT

• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

• Connecticut Division of Wildlife

• Connecticut Fisheries Program

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Connecticut

DELAWARE

• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Delaware

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in the District of Columbia

FLORIDA

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Florida

GEORGIA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Georgia

HAWAII

• Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

• Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Hawaii

IDAHO

• Idaho Department of Fish and Game

• Idaho Division of Environmental Quality

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Idaho

ILLINOIS

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources

• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Illinois

INDIANA

• Indiana Department of Natural Resources

• Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Indiana

IOWA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Iowa

KANSAS

• Kansas Department of Health and Environment

• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Kansas

KENTUCKY

• Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Kentucky

LOUISIANA

• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Louisiana

MAINE

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Maine

MARYLAND

• Maryland Department of the Environment

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS

• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Massachusetts

MICHIGAN

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Michigan

MINNESOTA

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Minnesota

MISSISSIPPI

• Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Parks

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Mississippi

MISSOURI

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Missouri

MONTANA

• Montana Department of Environmental Qualities

• Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

• Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Montana

NEBRASKA

• Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Nebraska
  

NEVADA

• Nevada Division of Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Nevada

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development

• New Hampshire Fish and Game

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY

• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

• New Jersey Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

• New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department

• New Mexico Environment Department

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in New Mexico

NEW YORK

• New York Department of Environmental Conservation

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in New York

NORTH DAKOTA

• North Dakota Game and Fish Department

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in North Dakota

OHIO

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources

• Ohio Division of Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Ohio

OKLAHOMA

• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

• Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Oklahoma

OREGON

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Oregon

PENNSYLVANIA

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality

• Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

• Pennsylvania Game Commission

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Pennnsylvania

RHODE ISLAND

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

• South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources

• South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in South Dakota

TENNESSEE

• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Tennessee

TEXAS

• Texas Parks and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Texas

UTAH

• Utah Department of Environmental Quality

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Utah

VERMONT

• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

• Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

• Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation

• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Vermont

VIRGINIA

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

• Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Virginia

WASHINGTON

• Washington State Conservation Commission

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Washington

WEST VIRGINIA

• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in West Virginia

WISCONSIN

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Wisconsin

WYOMING

• Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

• Wyoming Game and Fish Department

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices in Wyoming

Snagging for Paddlefish?

paddle-snagging...coming soon.

Paddlefish Snagging Season Opens May 1
North Dakota's paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, the season has closed early the last three seasons, leaving some people left holding paddlefish tags without ever wetting a line in the Yellowstone or Missouri rivers.

Read more over at: North Dakota Outdoors and Beyond

I have really been enjoying Doug's blog and learning that the more I know, the more I need to learn. I never knew they actually had a season to snag certain kinds of fish. Why is that? The only thing I have ever seen in regards to snagging is a big regulation that says NO SNAGGING!

Are these fish worth snagging? I have a ton of new questions. Head over to Doug Leier's site and check it out!

Shad Cam Anyone? Fly Fishing?

Here is a link to the Shad Cam! I have been wanting to test out a new 1 weight fly rod for months so I will be checking out this cam on a regular basis to find out when the shad are running so I can get a couple of days out fishing! Sounds like a ton of catch and release fun!

The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival in Waynesboro, VA looks like a ton of fun on April 21st and 22nd. Here is the link Virginia Fly Fishing Festival!