But before we get to those massive, savvy fish, we must tell the story of the Swift itself, which begins, rather dramatically, with the Windsor Dam. The largest in the state, the behemoth ...

Every year, the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife reports record sized fish caught throughout the state. In 2022, four record sized fish were caught and three of those were caught ...

Environment Be wary of fishing at these 13 waterbodies found to have ‘forever chemicals,’ Mass DPH says Recent testing found fish from ponds, reservoirs, and lakes in select state parks have ...

High levels of harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected in fish at 13 state parks, according to health officials who are warning people to not eat fish from certain bodies of water in the region.

In 2012, Shane Felch caught a 46 pound, 5 ounce carp from Quinsigamond Lake in Shrewsbury. According to MassWildlife, this is the state’s largest freshwater fish ever caught and recorded.

State health officials are warning residents against consuming native fish caught at 13 state parks because of elevated levels of PFAS in the water. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health ...

Obsession can take root at any age. Take, for example, Kyler Leslie, a 13-year-old from Massachusetts who pulled a state-record largemouth through the ice on Feb. 23. The 7.71-pound bass is a monster ...

WORCESTER COUNTY, Mass. — Health officials are issuing new recommendations to limit or stop the consumption of fish caught in 13 bodies of water at Massachusetts state parks.