David Maccar

Burlington

Managing Editor at Free Range American

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Articles

Monster Brown Trout Breaks Shaver Lake Record

2 weeks ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

You never know what you plan as a regular day of fishing might bring; sometimes the fish of a lifetime comes out of nowhere and surprises the heck out of you. That’s what happened to Steve Jones, a 72-year-old lifelong angler who was dipping his line in Shaver Lake in California on May 16 when he pulled in the lake-record brown trout. Jones’ fish measured a stunning 37.5 inches and weighed in at 24.48 pounds. The catch reportedly surpasses the previous record of 18.75 pounds set in the 1980s.
Angler Ryon Mora Dies During BAM Kayak Event on Lake Almanor

2 weeks ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

Kayak angler Ryon Mora died during a Bass Angler Magazine (BAM) Tournament Trail event on May 17 at Lake Almanor in Plumas County, California. He was 38. “The day began like any other tournament morning, under cloudy skies and a light 3 – 4 mph breeze,” stated a release from BAM. “At 6:37 a.m., BAM Tournament Director Michael Bray received an urgent call reporting an unmanned kayak on the lake.
The Flint River Officially Has a New Record Striper

3 weeks ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

The Flint River officially has a new record Gulf striped bass, says the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Southwest Georgia angler Travis Harrell landed the striper, which weighed a hefty 52.2 pounds just below the Georgia Power dam in Albany back in March while fishing from the dam wall.
Form Test 1

3 weeks ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

David Maccar has been working in the outdoor industry for 15 years, beginning his career as the content editor for the Field & Stream website after working for several years in newspapers. He has also served as an editor at SHOT Business magazine, a special projects editor for F&S and Outdoor Life magazines. Most recently he was the editorial director and managing editor of the Free Range American brand at Black Rifle Coffee Company.
Walleye Are Thriving in Idaho, and It's an Ongoing Problem

4 weeks ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

In a lot of places, anglers would be thrilled to pull 25-inch walleye from the water, but in Idaho, the predators are a menace. It’s the land of salmon and steelhead where pervasive walleye, among other factors, are threatening local fisheries, so much so that what is a game fish elsewhere has become an invasive species here.
3 Fishermen Rescued by Angler From Capsized Boat off Cape Cod

1 month ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

On Monday, May 3, three fishermen off the coast of Cape Cod would have likely lost their lives if another fisherman hadn’t come along and found them huddled on the hull of their capsized boat. NBC Boston reports that Philip Tran and his friends happened upon the capsized boat when they spotted a signal light around 10 p.m. near Squaw Island and shot dramatic cell phone video as the three stranded fishermen scrambled aboard his boat.
2 West Virginia Fishing Records Broken in One Day

1 month ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

West Virginia anglers were busy breaking a couple state fishing records on April 22. According to the state Division of Natural Resources, Jason Floyd from Washington, West Virginia, was fishing at the Belleville Lock and Dam on the Ohio River when he caught a 24-57-inch, 5.75-pound redhorse sucker fish. The catch was big enough to actually establish the first state record for the species.
Officials Confirm New Minnesota Record Lake Trout!

1 month ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

The Minnesota Department of Fish & Wildlife has officially confirmed a 43.25-inch laker caught on March 12 from Lake Superior as the new state record lake trout. The agency posted the news on its Facebook page this week, cementing angler Isaiah Bartlett and his trout in Minnesota fishing history. His catch beat the state’s previous catch-and-release laker record — which is kept by length rather than weight — by only 3/4 inch.
New WI Record Yellow Bass Caught on Lake Mendota!

1 month ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

The state of Wisconsin has a new record yellow bass! On April 22, angler Vairin Meesouk caught an absolute toilet lid from Lake Mendota, the northernmost and largest of the four lakes in Madison, Wisconsin. Emma Macek, a public information officer with the state Department of Natural Resources told Wired2Fish that Meesouk’s fish has been confirmed as the new state hook-and-line record yellow bass with a weight of 2 pounds, 13.8 ounces and a length of 16.5 inches.
Fatality Uptick Inspires New Task Force on Boating Safety

1 month ago | wired2fish.com | David Maccar

Florida saw 659 boating accidents and 59 boating-related fatalities in 2023, many of them in Miami-Dade County, according to officials The uptick in overall incidents and fatalities inspired a push for increased boating safety in the state, and for measures to be taken to prevent future boating accidents. As a result, county Mayor Levine Cava has announced the creation of a special Boater Safety and Bay Education Task Force.