Fishing is one of the most ancient human cultures, and sportfishing is an influential specialized recreation of the modern era. This article represents the history of two centuries displaying the introduction and popularisation of sportfishing in general and fly-fishing in Iran since the early...

Objective: We sought to (1) assess the validity of a catch orientation measure for mountain trout angling in North Carolina, (2) segment North Carolina trout anglers based on catch orientation, (3) explore associations between classified catch orientation clusters and other angler...

This article describes established and emerging sport fisheries in the highlands of Uttarakhand (India) including for mahseer (Tor putitora), goonch (Bagarius yarrelli and B. bagarius), and brown trout (Salmo trutta fario). It also addresses as yet unrealised opportunities for establishment of...

Recreational anglers have been key players in aquatic conservation, but this role is increasingly obscured. Other environmental sectors are now more visible stakeholders engaged with biodiversity. Recreational fishing has relevant environmental and moral implications, but these can be resolved via...

Altering food web structure has been shown to influence mercury (Hg) concentrations in sport fish. Here, we describe a whole-system manipulation designed to assess the effectiveness of stocking relatively high-quality, low-Hg prey (rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss) as a means of increasing...

We studied long-term trends in catches per unit effort (CPUE; fish h^-1) of four sport fish taxa in the Flathead River, Montana, following changes in hydroelectric operations at the Sliš Ksanka QispProject (SKQP; formerly Kerr Dam). Prior to 1997 SKQP operations caused frequent, unnatural flow...

Methylmercury is a global pollutant of aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring programs need tools to predict mercury exposure of wildlife. We developed equations to estimate methylmercury exposure of piscivorous birds and sport fish using mercury concentrations in prey fish. We collected original data...

Non-native salmonids are protected in the Southern hemisphere where they sustain aquaculture and lucrative sport fisheries, but also impact many native fishes, which poses a conservation conundrum. Legal protection and human-assisted secondary releases may have helped salmonids to spread, but this...

Unintentional and illegal introductions of species disrupt food webs and threaten the success of managed sport fisheries. Although many populations of Burbot Lota lota are declining in the species' native range, a nonnative population recently expanded into Flaming Gorge Reservoir (FGR),...

Sport fisheries are frequent drivers of nonnative fish introductions throughout the inland waters of North America. These fisheries often value aggressive, large-bodied predators, and although they satiate angling demand they are also potentially problematic in systems that support imperiled...