With winter finally here, you might have thought we were done with new record fish for a while. Nope, not yet!

Avid angler Jordan Rodriguez of Meridian decided to grab his ice auger and hit the road in search of some winter trout fishing. While fishing Grasmere Reservoir last Saturday December 12, he landed a very nice 20-inch Lahontan cutthroat trout. The 2.27-pound cutthroat was big enough to set a new certified weight record, passing the...

The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season from Cape Falcon northward to the Washington border is further delayed until at least mid-January.

This area will remain closed to commercial crabbing to coordinate an orderly start with the Washington coastal Dungeness crab fishery. Results from recent domoic acid testing of crab viscera (guts) conducted by the state of Washington continue to be elevated, and Washington delayed their coastal fishery until further testing is conducted.

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PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) today announced their Hunt for Habitat raffle is now open for 2021. New this year, participants can give Hunt for Habitat tickets as a gift.

Individuals can purchase tickets for family and friends and have the option to print a physical ticket or send an ecard.

The raffle offers two prize options with four total prize packages available.

Three winners will receive one “any elk”,...