May 14, 2026
By Tod Marks Like many people interested in healthful eating, I strive to incorporate more fish into my diet, especially varieties like salmon and herring, which contain plenty of heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids. Problem is, fresh seafood costs a bundle. When I visited my local fish monger here in Yonkers, N.Y., recently, I couldn’t
American Bass Anglers Division 126 held their 2020 season opener on Stockton Lake Sept. 21. Lots and lots of fish were weighed in. First place went to Kansas angler, Scott Tassi with 16.38 and second Big Bass weighing 4.02. Robert Cowan took 2nd with 14.13 followed by Brent Greek with 14.04. Big Bass went to
This autumn, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists to be on the lookout for slow-moving farm vehicles. Please remember that farmers are just doing their jobs when moving equipment from field to field. It’s important that we be patient and drive carefully around farm vehicles. Non-farm motorists may not immediately recognize
The 23rd Annual Stockton Cleanup Event proved to be another success with beautiful weather this year. 223 volunteers descended on the lake to remove trash and debris, further revealing the lake’s natural beauty. The large group of volunteers were able to pick up around 277 bags of trash, 10 tires, house shingles, encapsulated floatation, boat
With deer hunting opening for archery season on Sept. 15 and firearms portions in the coming months, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wants hunters, landowners, and others to know key information about chronic wasting disease, or CWD. MDC is continuing its efforts this fall and winter to limit the spread of CWD in Missouri
Blue Eye angler Bill Babler set the record with a 40-pound, 6-ounce fish. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms Bill Babler of Blue Eye is now the new state-record holder for brown trout after catching a monster 40-pound, 6-ounce fish at Lake Taneycomo Sept. 4 using a pole-and-line. The previous record was set just
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is extending the fish gigging season by 15 days beginning this season. The upcoming season will run Sept. 15 through Feb. 15, 2020. The move to lengthen the season was based on public feedback MDC received through an online survey conducted last year and an assessment that lengthening the
Changes will become effective in 2020, require 20 acres for free deer and turkey permits, stay at five acres for other uses, add discounted permits for nonresident landowners, and add registry. Starting in 2020, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will increase the minimum acreage requirement from five to 20 acres for resident landowners and
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will raise the prices of its annual trout permits and daily trout tags starting in 2020. According to MDC, the price increases are needed to better cover its costs of running hatcheries and providing more than 1.7 million trout each year for public fishing. The prices have not been
ROGERS TEAM WINS STATE CRAPPIE TOURNAMENT – Last Saturday, Aug. 17, Matthew Rogers and his dad, El Dorado Springs City Manager Bruce Rogers, won the Missouri State Crappie Masters Championship for 2019 on Lake Truman. They actually took second in this tournament with seven fish that weighed 10.39 lbs. and a $2,500 prize, but finished
