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December 29, 2025

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission finishes its slate of winter trout stocking on ice

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stocked more than 1,000 rainbow trout at Locust Lake State Park in Schuylkill County Dec. 16 in one of its final trout stockings of 2025.
While most of its trout stocking is done into streams and lakes in the spring when 3.2 million trout are stocked statewide, the commission stocks about 130,000 trout into 100 popular waterways during fall and winter.

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Three in running for Pennsylvania’s River of the Year designation

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Three waterways are in the running for Pennsylvania 2026 River of the Year, and the public gets to choose which will win.
The Conestoga River, Chillisquaque Creek, and the lower Schuylkill River have been nominated in a competition annually sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources since 1983 and administered by Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers.

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Whitetails are survival machines in winter; here’s how they do it

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While the Upper Midwest has experienced some bouts of mild weather the past few weeks, it’s undeniable that winter is here. We’ve gone through a few blizzards, 40-mph winds, and temperatures that didn’t crack double digits for days at a time.
It’s hard to believe any critter can survive months of prolonged cold, snow, ice, and far more hours of darkness than daylight. But whitetails tend to do just fine during your average winter. They do this through unique adaptations.

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Record catfish, massive ice storm highlight Michigan’s 2025 outdoors

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There was no shortage of eye-popping news stories on the pages of Michigan Outdoor News last year. From confirming breeding cougars in the Upper Peninsula to a state record fish and a massive ice storm, MON kept readers informed.
What follows are some top 2025 stories.

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What to know if heading south for winter angling

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Every year our family goes down to Florida for a trip, and I always make sure we are on a canal, beach or some place that gives my crew an opportunity to fish.
We always go to VRBO or some site to find a house that fits the bill. Hotels? No thanks. The tricky part is deciding on an area to visit that not only allows us to fish, but also to find a salty fish species that’s anxious to allow a northern man to score.

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