What are Forage fish? Forage fish are small schooling species that serve as prey (food) for larger fish, marine mammals and sea birds. Forage fish are critical to healthy marine … Read more
Forage Fish
No Bait, No Fish: A Gulf Perspective on Forage Fish Conservation
No matter the species an angler pursues, the basic building blocks for success are the same; you must figure out where they are and what they are eating. From white … Read more
Southeast Sportfish: Why I Care About What They Eat
In my home state of Georgia, coastal anglers prize sportfish like bull redfish, tarpon, cobia, amber jack, snapper, sea bass, sea trout, and grouper. Many Southeast sportfish are voracious eaters, … Read more
They Came to Washington to Learn About Tiny Fish. Here’s Why.
Sometimes little things can make a big difference. Forage fish – like mullet, shad, herring, and sardines – although themselves tiny, are essential to the ocean’s entire food web. At … Read more
Collapse of Forage Fish Threatens Saltwater Sport Fishing
There’s a good reason why saltwater anglers obsess over the pattern, color, size, and presentation of their flies. The species anglers target rely upon the smaller forage fish that share … Read more
