Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas, might never be able to top his first day fishing for paddlefish. On March 17, Williams went on a guided trip with five other friends and family members on Missouri’s ...

On May 3, just two days into North Dakota’s brief paddlefish snagging season, Tyler Hughes and his wife were at a prime spot on the banks of the Yellowstone River. They were fishing near Fairview, ...

Paddlefish are one of the oldest and strangest-looking fish species on the continent. Also know as spoonbills, these cartilaginous vestiges of the Cretaceous Period can live 50 years or longer and ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Four Arkansas men are now facing some hefty penalties for their involvement in the illegal snagging of paddlefish. According to reports, following a three-year, multi-agency ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas authorities are reminding anglers to be safe, responsible and mindful of federal laws on public lands and waters before heading out this summer. According to a release ...

CARTWRIGHT (AP) - A stretch of the Yellowstone River in northwestern North Dakota has been reopened to paddlefishing after an investigation into what was believed to be human hair. An angler found ...

Chad Williams (second from right) gets some help from family and friends to hold up the world-record paddlefish he caught in Missouri. Photograph courtesy Jason Smith Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas, ...