FREMONT – An angler who snagged a walleye in the Sandusky River last year, and tried to cover up the method, was fined in Fremont Municipal Court for his illegal fishing method. A Feb. 18 Ohio ...

To protect hickory shad from snagging during spring spawning runs, avid angler Wayne Blottenberger of Bel Air is proposing Department of Natural Resources regulation changes for shad fishing in parts ...

The angler attempted to disguise the illegal catch by cutting the fish's jaw and putting it on a stringer, according to the officer. Snagging fish, intentionally or accidentally, is illegal in Ohio, ...

It is illegal to snag spawning kokanee salmon in the Green River and Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Snagging is trying to catch a fish in any way other than the fish taking the hook in its mouth. Snagging ...

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says game wardens busted three people illegally fishing on a river in western Maine this fall. Wardens say the three suspects were catching fish ...