Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 21, 2025
Look for fair to good salmon action at the dam here to continue with more and more brown trout in the mix.
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October 21, 2025
Ohio DNR opens boat dock lottery through Oct. 31
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) has opened the online application for its boat dock lottery, offering boat dock slips at 16 scenic state parks for the 2026 season. The lottery application period closes at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31.
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WI Daily Update: Changes to know for the state’s firearms deer season
Wisconsin’s firearms deer season runs Nov. 22-30, and hunters are
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Pennsylvania Game Commission making progress on e-tags system
Hunters may soon have a digital choice when it comes to tagging their harvest.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is currently exploring the creation of a digital hunting license and tags, in addition to keeping the traditional paper tags as an option. The matter came up during the commission board meeting on Sept. 5 when Commissioner Dennis Fredericks asked for an update on e-tagging in relation to changes to the mentored youth program.
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Ohio Insider: State trawl results the latest in good news for Lake Erie walleye anglers
The good news about Lake Erie’s walleye hatches just keeps on coming.
Each year since 1988, Ohio and Ontario have completed trawl surveys in their respective waters of the Western Basin and combined results to provide one index of hatch success for Lake Erie walleyes. Western Basin trawl surveys of young-of-year (YOY) walleyes in 2025 will be used to predict how many walleyes will enter the adult population as 2-year-old fish in 2027.
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New research shows the wide variety of wild mushrooms collected in Pennsylvania
Foragers have been harvesting wild mushrooms in what is now Pennsylvania and the rest of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region for centuries, but the extent and specifics of the practice in the region has not been formally studied.
New research conducted by ethnobiologists — scientists who study the relationships between people and their environments — at Penn State revealed that harvesters collect a surprisingly wide variety of wild mushroom species in the region, primarily for food and medicinal purposes.
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Dealing with hunting pressure is often inevitable during a gun opener; here’s how to deal with it
It may take some added effort, but escaping the sea of orange (and blaze pink) during the first weekend of the firearms deer season is possible in most locations. Get there early on Nov. 8, and get to places where deer are most likely to seek refuge from those out to get them.
MN Daily Update: Comment on proposed slot limit for walleyes on Itasca County’s Sand Lake
The Minnesota DNR is seeking public input on a walleye
