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From the beaches, Josh Mesa of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported a slowdown on both surf perch and striped bass action as the grass has moved into the shorelines, limiting angler access.
Last week we talked about looking for edges when fishing. There is another edge that we can’t see. As surface water ...
Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...
1. Washington Nationals, Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton H.S., Okla. 2. Los Angeles Angels, Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC-Santa Barba. 3. Seattle Mariners, Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU. 4. Colorado Rockies, ...
Midway through its busiest season of the year, Smith Mountain Lake State Park has announced its new park manager as James Wright. Wright was introduced to the public Wednesday afternoon through a meet ...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has named a new park manager for Smith Mountain Lake. James Wright ...
An attempt to control invasive hydrilla led to the elimination of much submerged aquatic vegetation crucial to young fish.
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. – Crews in Smith Mountain Lake spent Monday trying to recover a boat that sank in one of the slips ...
MONETA — A man died Monday after falling into Smith Mountain Lake from a dock at a home in Moneta in what authorities described as a drowning accident. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office ...
After years of planning, the blasting project took off this summer and will soon be completed. For years to come, McKinley Lake will look as it did before the dam.
A brown trout discovered June 9 has state biologists worried about potential impacts to native trout populations if the invasive fish get established.
The patch added to the Lake Waxhoma dam after a breach that occurred back in 2021 is failing, according to city officials.