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 ...

TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – Many people will probably be spending time at Oklahoma lakes this weekend, but experts say they aren’t the only ones getting a tan. Officials with the Oklahoma Department of ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation says a paddlefish guide caught an invasive 64-pound bighead carp over the weekend at Grand Lake. Wildlife officials said fisheries biologists have ...

TULSA COUNTY, Okla. — A rare black paddlefish was caught in Tulsa County waters this week and the explanation behind the unusual color actually makes sense. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife ...

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 ...

It’s a rite of spring to go paddlefish snagging in Missouri and Oklahoma, at reservoirs such as Lake of the Ozarks, Truman, Table Rock and the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. In the not-so-distant past, ...

Ryan Davison, of the Oklahoma Paddlefish Guide Service, caught a rare black paddlefish while on a solo fishing trip. Facebook video screengrab from Oklahoma Paddlefish Guide Service An Oklahoma ...

Mar. 2—The Four-State Area has earned a reputation for paddlefish, including last year's 164-pound world record at Oklahoma's Keystone Lake. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the ...

Four men have pleaded guilty in Tulsa federal court to violating the law through their handling of Oklahoma paddlefish eggs. James Chapman, 50, of Swifton, Ark., and Jay C. Witt, 46, of Pineville, Mo.

An Oklahoma fishing guide set out for a solo fishing trip, having no idea that what lurked below was a “rare” creature. Ryan Davison, one half of the Oklahoma Paddlefish Guide Service, said in a ...