New York Fishing Report – February 21, 2025
Western New York’s inland waters have thick ice coverings, giving good vibes for an extended ice fishing season.
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February 21, 2025
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 21, 2025 – video
What’s happening on the ice in the Hayward lakes area, Chequamegon Bay, and Lake Superior.
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New Maryland record yellow perch caught in lower Susquehanna River
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently recognized Thomas Dembeck Jr. as the new state record holder for yellow perch – Perca flavescens.
Dembeck, of Hydes, Md., caught the 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish on Feb. 7 while fishing in the tidal waters of the lower Susquehanna River.
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Trump’s firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours
The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government.
The firings, which weren’t publicly announced but were confirmed by Democratic senators and House members, come amid what has been a chaotic rollout of an aggressive program to eliminate thousands of federal jobs. The plan is led by billionaire Elon Musk and the new Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump administration effort to slash federal spending.
Legislation seeks to overturn deer baiting ban in Michigan
A bill recently introduced in the Michigan legislature seeks to overturn the Department of Natural Resources’ deer baiting ban, which has been in place since 2018.
Senate Bill 065 was introduced Feb. 5 by Senator Michele Hoitenga (R-Cadillac) and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. SB 065 states that if the Natural Resources Commission issues an order banning or restricting deer or elk baiting, an individual may still bait deer on private property during the open hunting season under certain circumstances.
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Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 21, 2025
The bite has slowed a little in some areas of the state. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on Feb. 21, 2025.
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Pennsylvania’s Rolfe Beagle Club begins wetlands project
Members of the Rolfe Beagle Club are hoping that waterfowl, particularly mallards, will benefit from their latest habitat project, installation of a mallard nesting box on the club’s front wetland.
“We meet for coffee on Sunday mornings, and then spend two hours doing something to benefit wildlife at the club,” said Jim Pennington Jr., club president. “On a recent Sunday it was installation of a mallard nesting box.”
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18 new Pennsylvania game wardens join the ranks
Their training now complete, Pennsylvania’s newest state game wardens are working in their newly assigned districts.
The 36th Class of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Ross Leffler School of Conservation graduated Feb. 1, adding 18 more officers to the ranks.
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Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: New manager for Pymatuning State Park
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced the appointment of Jessica Fischer as the new park manager for Pymatuning State Park in Crawford County.
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