Metro Area Fishing Report – August 17, 2025 – video
Summer patterns still in full swing. So what’s that mean for the bite right now?
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August 17, 2025
Patience is a virtue in the squirrel game
Come September, I wanted to go hunting more than anything else. Getting a license at age 10, I hunted every week. Squirrel season opened first, and lasted until the other big event in my young life, opening day of rabbit and pheasant season.
Squirrels were scarce within walking distance of the house. No problem, I headed out with my prized possession, a decrepit $2 yard sale .22.
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Wisconsin wealthy in county, state, national forests
Trees may be just greenery as part of the scenery to some people, but Ron Weber extols the values of forests for recreation, wildlife habitat, watershed protection and economic opportunities any chance he gets.
Weber works as a forester for the Wisconsin DNR in Ladysmith. He explained some of the functions of Wisconsin’s public forests to the 49th annual meeting of the Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association at Trees For Tomorrow in Eagle River Aug. 2. And, besides the economic and wildlife benefits, Weber said, forests are just a cool place to visit.
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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Bonus antlerless deer ‘tags’ on sale Aug. 18
Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will go on sale online through the DNR’s Go Wild system and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18.
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Commentary: Examining the need for Minnesota DNR transparency in WMA, AMA forest habitat management
On July 30, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Inspector General Office (OIG) released a federal aid Final Audit Report examining DNR’s use of Pittman-Robertson federal aid funds on Minnesota wildlife management areas.
A quick chat with NRA president Bill Bachenberg
On April 28, at its 154th annual meeting, the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America elected Bill Bachenberg of Pennsylvania as president.
In accepting the position, Bachenberg said, “We are at a pivotal point in our association’s history as we work to reach new members, re-build the trust of existing members, and provide the gold-standard programs that American gun owners expect.”
Outdoor News asked Bachenberg what paths led to him being entrusted with the keys to such an important group.
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Try using subtle baits boldly for late-summer bass
Among my fondest fishing memories are late summer days catching bass on some of Pennsylvania’s clearest waters. Keystone Power Dam and East Branch Dam are still bodies that come to mind, along with flows such as the Juniata, Kiskiminestas, and Conemaugh rivers.
These waters have been for many years and remain my summertime amusement parks. Yet, their clear waters presents quite a conundrum for anglers.
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