Rusty Pritchard was the only spoonbill guide on Grand Lake in 1997 when, as a high school sophomore, he started showing anglers how to catch the Oklahoma marlin. "I was probably the only spoonbill ...

It’s a rite of spring to go paddlefish snagging in Missouri and Oklahoma, at reservoirs such as Lake of the Ozarks, Truman, Table Rock and the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. In the not-so-distant past, ...

The paddlefish is one of North Dakota's oldest surviving wildlife species. Bighorn sheep that roam western North Dakota's badlands are descendants of transplants from other states, brought in less ...

Anthony Sindt and Hannah Anema wait silently in a motorboat on the Minnesota River, listening as the hydrophone they’ve dropped into the water picks up ultrasonic signals. Each ping is almost like a ...

The paddlefish snagging season opens today in North Dakota under tempered regulations intended to help conserve a species that once swam with dinosaurs. Taking a more conservative approach to ...

PIERRE | A sharp slap to the backside sent the big fish on its way into the depths of the Bad River's mouth. The fish was one of 13 paddlefish turned loose into Lake Sharpe from Fort Pierre's Bad ...

MIAMI, Okla. -- Fishermen of all ages gather side-by-side at this time of year at Miami's Riverview Park to partake in the unique and challenging sport of snagging paddlefish. These prehistoric fish - ...