Fishing has always been a way to bring family together. As a young boy, my dad and I would go fishing as often as possible. Then, when I had a son, he joined us and the three of us fished together.

The Maryland Rod and Reef Slam, an annual fishing tournament on the Chesapeake Bay, will return Sept. 7 and registration is now open. The week-long tournament, which will run from Sept. 7-15, ...

Over-harvesting wiped out the oyster reefs in Manatee River. A new project to naturally clean the water is bringing them back ...

HAMPTON, Va — On Saturday afternoon, members of the public were told to, "Go fish" during the Chesapeake Bay Foundations, 'Rod and Reef Slam' event. According to Chris Moore, the Virginia Executive ...

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries are partnering to complete the construction of an oyster and recreational fishing ...

My favorite facts about the Chesapeake Bay involve oysters: They were once so plentiful they could filter all bay waters (estimated at 19 trillion gallons) in less than a week; oyster reefs were once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning is underway to select locations for up to six restored oyster reefs in bays of the Mission-Aransas Estuary. Project ...

HAMPTON — Poor water quality in the Hampton River is a problem, but restoration projects are starting to change that. The 3-mile-long river separates downtown Hampton from Phoebus. With 138,000 ...

When Texas officials opened the first application cycle in decades to permit private oyster leases in the Gulf's public waters - a plan proponents hope will help restore the state's depleted oyster ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Dozens of anglers are competing until Sept. 15 in a unique fishing tournament on the Chesapeake Bay called the Rod and Reef Slam. The goal of the annual tournament hosted by the ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - An artificial oyster and recreational fishing reef project is underway at the Lower Cape Fear River. The project will add 4 acres of shallow reef habitat in the North ...