Wisconsin Fishing Report – September 15, 2025
Anglers targeting yellow perch had great success fishing here in around 20 feet of water using live nightcrawlers.
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September 15, 2025
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 15, 2025 – video
Fishing for walleyes in the Central Basin of Lake Erie is going strong.
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New York’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Sept. 19, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Angler caught using cast net on Lake Huntington
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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Indiana man convicted for illegally guiding in Ohio, violating Lacey Act
Dylan Nissley, 32, of Wakarusa, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 11 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor Lacey Act violations.
Nissley was sentenced to two years of probation, which includes a universal fishing and hunting ban for the entire probation period and 144 hours of community service. Nissley also paid $10,000 to the Lacey Act Reward Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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DeFoe/Gill rally USA to gold medal at Black Bass World Championships in South Africa
Double gold-medalists Ott DeFoe and Drew Gill led the way as Team USA overcame a substantial final-day deficit to Italy enroute to winning the 19th edition of the Black Bass World Championships, held Sept. 4-6 at Arabie Dam in South Africa.
The three U.S. duos finished first, third and ninth on the Day-3 standings sheet for a total of just 13 “penalties” (the sum of the duos’ finishes – the lower the number, the better).
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New York Mixed Bag: National Hunting and Fishing Day set for Sept. 27
National Hunting & Fishing Day is Saturday, Sept. 27. Since 1972, this day is observed on the fourth Saturday of September annually to recognize the contributions that hunters and anglers make to conservation and to promote outdoor recreation and the responsible stewardship of natural resources.
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Ischua Creek fish die-off in New York under investigation
As a result of an ongoing investigation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Aug. 31 directed Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, to take immediate actions to address ongoing impacts related to the discharge of organic waste to Ischua Creek.
The facility, in response, is pausing the operations of its discharge outfall to Ischua Creek.
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New York’s Long Island hunters balk at 500-foot set-back rule in new crossbow law
For the first time since 2014, legislative changes to crossbow hunting have been approved by both houses during the 2025 session of the state legislature. Now that it has been signed by the governor, the new law will expand the use of crossbows for deer hunting in New York.
This has garnered much attention from the state’s sport hunting community, and while much of the overall feedback is positive, some are questioning the benefits downstate, particularly in Westchester and Suffolk counties.
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