TO HELP THE HERRING POPULATION, BUT IS LIKELY ANOTHER INCREASE IN THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. FISHERMEN AT THE COMMERCIAL PIER IN PORTSMOUTH ARE GETTING BOATS AND GEAR PRIMED FOR THE BUSY SEASON, BUT ...

THERE'S NO DOUBT about it right now. The big alewife and herring (we'll group them together as "herring") runs in our coastal tidal waters are in full tilt right now and with them a surprising amount ...

It’s been said that timing is everything, which is why I thought it strange that the state Department of Environmental Conservation would announce its new proposed rule change governing the harvest of ...

ESOPUS, N.Y. — In recent weeks, environmental conservation officers conducted “fishing compliance checks” statewide and encountered numerous subjects, some with “creative hiding places and interesting ...

CLINTON — The service is the bait here. What’s up with that? Possession Point Bait Co. owner Dan Cooper slogs through the water in chest waders to hand deliver-buckets of live herring to boaters. Or ...

There are plenty of herring around in the fishery in Togiak, on the northwest side of Bristol Bay. This year’s quota is roughly 80 million pounds. But herring fishermen, who come to Togiak from all ...