Is the freshest fish always best? Common wisdom says yes. Seafood expert Jon Rowley says no. He says the perfect time to cook and eat a fish is as much as five to six days after it died.

Everybody who has ever bought a fish knows that you are supposed to look for bright eyes, red gills and firm, shiny flesh. And everybody who has ever bought a fish in Los Angeles knows that this ...

A West Virginia angler just broke a fish record in the Mountain State. Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. Porter reeled ...

Back in 2014, we heard about a so-called "fish gun" or "salmon cannon" that safely shot spawning fish up over river-blocking obstacles such as dams. Its successor has since entered use ...

Photo by Jasper Taback Whether or not you should fish a stream when trout are spawning is one of the great debates constantly raging in the trout fishing world. Without a doubt, trout deserve ...

The stomach of the longnose lancetfish — a.k.a. the mysterious “twilight zone fish” — yielded entire squids and undigested fish Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

As the weather warms up, what's better than fresh seafood? Not only can fish be tasty, it also delivers a super-key nutrient your body needs — protein. “Protein is a building block of every ...

Alabama has released its list of fish consumption advisories for 2025 to warn the public not to eat fish from some waterways due to the presence of harmful substances like mercury or other chemicals.

From spots to stripes to dazzling colors, these fish have captured our hearts with their good looks. These five made our list of the prettiest fish in fresh water. / Ken Baldwin If you asked ...

Residents of Hobart's Sandy Bay area have spotted masses of dead fish — believed to be sardines or pilchards — washed up on local beaches, with many more seen floating in the River Derwent.

A beloved French cartoon fish is now the internet's latest viral hit, amassing tens of millions of views online. The orange fish, affectionately known as "Le Poisson Steve," has spawned a series ...