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US Fishing CANews deskOctober 24, 2026
Fish and Game Commission moves new MPAs forward, adds tuna harpoons and two new trout waters
At its October meeting the California Fish and Game Commission advanced seven marine protected area petition actions, including two tribally led MPA proposals at Point Sal and Carpinteria Reef, and adopted new tuna gear and trout-water designations.
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US Fishing INNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Indiana cuts 2027 Lake Michigan Chinook stocking to 200,000, adds steelhead
Indiana DNR will stock 200,000 Chinook salmon in its Lake Michigan waters in 2027, down from 275,000. The agency is shifting toward larger steelhead because lakewide salmon numbers are outrunning the baitfish supply.
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US Fishing MDNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Maryland: falling water temps set up the fall striper jig bite; walleye and smallmouth on the upper Potomac
Maryland DNR's Oct. 21 report says the first frosts are pushing Chesapeake water temperatures toward the 60-degree mark that sends baitfish out of the tidal rivers and into waiting striped bass.
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US Fishing NCNews deskOctober 24, 2026
North Carolina sets Nov. 3–5 public peer review of its draft blue crab stock assessment
North Carolina's Division of Marine Fisheries will have independent scientists review its draft blue crab stock assessment Nov. 3–5 in New Bern and online. The public can watch and comment at set times.
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US Fishing NENews deskOctober 24, 2026
Nebraska sinks 150 trees as brush-pile fish habitat in two Bridgeport SRA lakes
Nebraska Game and Parks used its new Aquatic Habitat Barge in September to sink cedar and Russian olive brush piles at 16 sites in two Bridgeport State Recreation Area lakes. The posted maps show anglers where they are.
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US Fishing NMNews deskOctober 24, 2026
New Mexico: trout good at Fenton and Monastery lakes as low water closes ramps at Heron and El Vado
The New Mexico Department of Wildlife's Oct. 22 report finds good fall trout fishing in the north, slow catfishing at Elephant Butte, and harmful algae bloom advisories still posted on several lakes.
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US Fishing TXNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Texas oyster season opens Nov. 2 in parts of Galveston, Matagorda, Aransas and Corpus Christi bays
TPWD will open 10 shellfish harvest areas to commercial and recreational oystering at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 2. Four of them are opening below the usual threshold to spread out the fleet, and every other area stays closed.
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US FishingNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Sea lamprey numbers fall in four of five Great Lakes in 2026
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says adult sea lamprey counts dropped in Superior, Michigan, Huron and Ontario this year. Erie saw a slight rise, and Superior, Michigan and Huron are still above their targets on a three-year average.
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US Fishing VANews deskOctober 24, 2026
Virginia loses about 130,000 trout at Coursey Springs Hatchery; stockings in 11 counties will shrink
Virginia DWR says a recirculation pump failure, drought-level water and seasonal pathogens killed roughly 130,000 trout at Coursey Springs Fish Hatchery, so stockings on 72 waters will be reduced but not canceled.
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World FishingNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Coastal states agree 2027 Northeast Atlantic mackerel catch of 352,938 tonnes, up about 54,000
Meeting in London Oct. 20–22, Norway, the EU, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and the UK set a 2027 mackerel TAC in line with ICES advice. The parties still haven't agreed how to share it.
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World FishingNews deskOctober 24, 2026
Norway and Russia raise Barents Sea cod quota for the first time in six years
The 2027 Norwegian-Russian fisheries deal sets Northeast Arctic cod at 325,000 tonnes, up 14%, and raises haddock 18% and Greenland halibut 11%. Capelin stays closed.
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