We need you to contact your U.S. Senators to vote YES for this important bill. The Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 may yet again come up for vote in the U.S. Senate as members are working hard to craft a solution to the procedural problem that stopped the bill from passing the Senate. A diverse coalition …

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Unprecedented move will impact economy and fisheries conservation Alexandria, VA – September 24, 2012– On September 14, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its recommendations for budget cuts that include withholding parts of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, a move that would have a significant impact on fisheries conservation and …

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Moving forward is the theme for 2012 … As members of the Wisconsin Bass Federation, we can take pride for our collective efforts to get the tournament culling bill as part of State law.  Many of our members played significant roles in getting this done including all of the members that contacted their respective congressmen.  …

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From the Outdoor News Winona, Minn. — A commercial fisherman has caught a silver carp – the jumping variety – in the Mississippi River’s Pool 6 near Winona. It marks the northernmost location the invasive fish, one of four species of Asian carp in the United States, has been found in Minnesota. Commercial fisherman Tim …

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New Efforts to Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle Demonstrate the Need for a Legislative Solution Last November, 43,000 anglers like you helped to defeat an attempt to ban lead in fishing tackle nationwide when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition to ban lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Despite the …

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Sportfishing community calls for the dismissal of unwarranted petition for a national ban on lead fishing tackle Alexandria, VA – December 6, 2011 – On November 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was yet again petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and two other anti-fishing groups, requesting that the agency regulate the manufacture …

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Phosphorus is arguably the most serious surface water pollutant we have to deal with in Wisconsin. It is the cause of the nasty algae blooms found all over the state in the summer, from Lake Michigan to the St. Croix River – algae blooms that are toxic in some cases.We have the chance to make serious progress …

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April 12, 2010 First and foremost, I implore all WBF members to go to the spring hearing and vote. Of greatest concern are Questions 32-49 relating to the purported walleye population decline that is being caused by an increasing largemouth bass population on 21 lakes in northern Wisconsin. I ask that you vote NO on …

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