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Young New York anglers score in Broome County free fishing derby
The Region 7 Broome County Sportsman Federation held its annual Willard J. Holmes Kids Free Fishing Derby on Sept. 12 at Cole Park in Harpursville, N.Y.

Fishing tournament season concludes on Lake Erie
Dunkirk, N.Y. — After another solid year of Lake Erie walleye action, the fishing community enjoyed two final fishing events to help put an exclamation point on the season.
There was also a big

Ask a fisheries biologist: Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage muskie survey
Between the Hayward DNR fish team and the local hatchery crew, we handled 173 different muskies, with a few caught multiple times.

Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame board considers dissolution
Stevens Point, Wis. — The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. board of directors is looking for at least one of two things to happen soon or the board will consider dissolving the hall:

Mike Schoonveld: Are marine radios obsolete?
Cell phones have made many electronic “things” obsolete, or at least made us wonder why we still need them.
Desktop computers, clocks, cameras, Walkmans, AM-FM radios, even televisions! Get the latest model, the right apps,

Is striped bass fishing on the brink? Anglers and scientists sound the alarm
After eight straight years of poor spawning in the Chesapeake Bay, striped bass numbers are falling along the Atlantic coast. Anglers and scientists warn that warming water, drought, and years of heavy fishing could put

Hammerhandle pike, AIS surcharges, and stranger things
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a phone number or information to report access problems to the responsible agency?

Ohio Division of Wildlife manager Comer retires after 32 years
West Mansfield, Ohio — On Oct. 31, the banquet room at the West Mansfield Sportsman’s Club filled to capacity as friends and family, work associates, and members of the community he served assembled to congratulate

Public launch in Tiffin newest scenic river access in Ohio
Tiffin, Ohio — Ohio DNR (ODNR) administrators and Division of Wildlife, Natural Areas and Preserves/Scenic Rivers, H2Ohio staff, elected state and local officials, scenic river advisory council members, supporters of Ohio stream water quality, and