The Fresh Water Fishing Blog

You know it upsets me when I read about invasive species being introduced to our native waters and so I share the news with you to help me find relief! So thank you for your tolerance and patience with me.
Did you know that the Silver carp, one of the imported invasive Asian carp [...]

There’s so much information to be found on the Internet!
I was reading about a gentleman who caught a rather large catfish in Texas last month. How large – the catfish weighed 45 pounds, measured 41 inches long, had 28 inches in girth and was 9½ inches across its head. Oh! … And it was caught [...]

Connecticut Has A Bad Case Of Crabs!
It’s true! I was reading a story about these new intrusive freshwater crabs that are showing up in Connecticut – the Chinese Mitten Crabs. Seems we’ve gotten another import that is ruining our natural resources – AGAIN!
In all fairness though it’s not just Connecticut that has these crabs. They’ve [...]

If you’ve read some of my posts here, you’ll know that I am a conservationist at heart! I love the outdoors and try to help keep it preserved whenever I can. So as I was reading through some online news headlines, one caught my eye that warranted further attention:
“Fishing line recyclers located in Marshall”
So I [...]

I was reading an article and the associated comments on that article about the zebra mussel infestation and how they’re dealing with it in Massachusetts.
Seems they’re requiring boaters to power wash their boats before being allowed to launch them into a large reservoir in order to help prevent the spread of the zebra mussels.
You [...]

Let Them Eat Fish … errr Cake!
In light of the global warming and the depletion of our mother earth’s resources, it’s sometimes hard to keep a smile on your face.
Turns out that Marie Antoinette or Marie-Thérèse or whoever it was that made that statement so long ago, was right! What’s this all about, you ask [...]