While paddlefish populations are declining in parts of the country, Oklahoma’s numbers remain strong thanks to decades of conservation work by state wildlife experts. The prehistoric American ...

While paddlefish populations are declining in parts of the country, Oklahoma’s numbers remain strong thanks to decades of conservation work by state wildlife experts. The prehistoric American ...

Rusty Pritchard was the only spoonbill guide on Grand Lake in 1997 when, as a high school sophomore, he started showing anglers how to catch the Oklahoma marlin. "I was probably the only spoonbill ...

EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — An Oklahoma man set not only a state record but possibly a world record after he snagged an American paddlefish weighing nearly 147 pounds. According to the Oklahoma Department ...

TULSA, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — A world-record paddlefish was caught in Oklahoma on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Grant Rader, of Wichita, ...

We have dinosaurs swimming in the Midwest. Paddlefish fossils date from 65 million years ago. They’re native to North America and once flourished in the Mississippi and Missouri watersheds. Today, ...

OVER THREE decades Keith Green watched paddlefish rise from a novelty fish used by a few locals and exploited by black marketers to Oklahoma's well-known prehistoric prize and a fish that benefits ...

Nathan “Shags” McLeod holds his paddlefish with Brandon Butler and guide Jason Smith. Submitted photo We have dinosaurs swimming in the Midwest. Paddlefish fossils date from 65-million years ago. They ...

Going after the paddlefish on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers was once banned, but the populations came back enough to restart the paddlefish season. The DNR is hoping for similar success in ...

DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks warns fishermen that you cannot fish for paddlefish in the Arkansas River. Courtesy: KDWP Game Wardens The fish was reintroduced to Kaw ...