Whether a caught fish is released back into the water or removed for consumption depends on more than just the fish species and size. Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and ...

A new freshwater record for a spotted sunfish is on the books in Georgia. The June 15 catch weighed 12 ounces, state officials said. Photo by Andrey Trusov via Unsplash An angler was fishing with his ...

It took nearly four hours, a 2-mile chase across a Texas lake and nerves of steel-but angler Art Weston just landed what could be the heaviest freshwater fish ever caught on a 2-pound test line. The ...

An angler’s “fish of a lifetime” catch in Connecticut was determined to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught in Connecticut, officials say. Connecticut Fish and Wildlife said in a June 2 post on ...

Freshwater lakes across North America are turning a tea-like brown due to increased dissolved organic carbon, driven by climate change and recovery from acid rain. This "freshwater browning" is ...