An abandoned swimming pool looks empty from the outside, but the trap reveals a whole group of stranded fish fighting to survive. The water is dirty, shallow, and full of debris, yet the bluegill have ...

We set a fish trap in a deep spillway not knowing exactly what would move through overnight. When we pulled it up, one catch stood out immediately. It was not the usual species we see in this system.

A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists embrace the technique, its return has reopened old wounds among local fishers ...