MONTPELIER — Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Vermont’s Free Ice Fishing Day is held annually on the last Saturday in January. The day is geared toward giving new ice ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding anglers of some new rules related to panfish daily bag limits and the sale of angler harvested fish that are now in effect. A new ...

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The recent regulation change also now requires anglers who sell panfish or other species harvested in Vermont to have a Fish Seller’s Endorsement on their fishing license. This endorsement is free and ...

The annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic show is scheduled for Jan. 16-18 at the Champlain Valley Expo. The event features a packed schedule of seminars on topics ranging from whitetail deer, turkey, ...

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program is looking for people's plans to boost native tree nurseries. The program, in partnership with Northeast Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, ...

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The start of winter shouldn't dampen the amount of time you spend outside catching big fish. In fact, there's a hardy subset of anglers who are just getting started when the snow starts to fly and ...

A biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department uses a mapping platform to see connections between land that allow plants and animals to migrate. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story ...

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