DOEE Aquatic Resources Education Center - AREC

Spring fishing report is here!! 🌸🎣

District Fishing Report - April 23rd, 2025 District Fishing Report - April 23rd, 2025 District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 04/23/2025 08:15 AM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. April 23rd, 2025 Welcome back to the District Fishing Report! Spring has sprung, and it is a great time of year to fish in the distr...

Congratulations to our 2025 Fish Art Winners!! Thank you for participating. If you are a winner please contact the AREC to get your prize🎣

This post was brought to you by… fishing rods and boat fuel. No, really.

Every time someone buys a fishing lure or fuels up their boat, a small federal excise tax is collected. That money? It’s been quietly funding some of the biggest wins in fish conservation for decades, including the epic comeback of Utah’s native cutthroat trout.

Sport Fish Restoration funds have been behind nearly every step of Utah’s multi-decade effort to bring back native cutthroats. That includes surveying fish, restoring habitat, feeding hatchery-raised trout, and putting those fish back into wild waters.

Restoring native fish doesn’t just help wildlife, it creates wild new opportunities for you. Alpine lakes and clear mountain streams are once again home to native trout, just waiting for the right cast.

So if you’ve ever dreamed of catching a cutthroat in its home waters, that fishing gear you bought helped make it happen.

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Photo of a biologist holding a Utah cutthroat trout. Photo courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Wildlife Forever is proud to announce the State & International winners of the 2025 Art of Conservation® Fish Art Contest, brought to you by Bass Pro Shops!🎨🐟

This international competition celebrates the beauty of fish while raising awareness about conservation. With over 6,000 entries from across the U.S. and around the world, we’re thrilled to recognize this year’s talented artists!🖌

Check out the winners! 💙
https://www.theartofconservation.org/2025-fish-art-winners

🐟 – Striped Bass Spotlight 🐟

Spring means spawning season for striped bass! These powerful fish migrate from coastal waters to freshwater rivers, relying on healthy habitats to complete their journey. Protecting these waterways ensures strong populations for future generations.

Pumpkinseed The pumpkinseed is a bright, beautiful sunfish with a saucer-shaped body that is mottled orange, blue and green. It lives in freshwater lakes, ponds and streams throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.