The cooling trend definitely has helped the ice and there’s plenty of fish being caught right now. The more stable the weather has been, the better the bite.
South Dakota Fishing Report – December 30, 2025 – video Read More »
Top stories the past year include a wave of headlines from Washington D.C., the end (well, maybe) of the longstanding statewide shotgun zone, and another record wild turkey kill.
Here’s a look back at the year that was 2025 out-of-doors in Minnesota.
Minnesota’s 2025 outdoor highlights: shotgun zone ends, CWD milestone, and much more Read More »
For Lake Ontario and tributaries, this spot reportedly is the place to fish, especially for brown trout with the occasional steelhead.
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – December 30, 2025 Read More »
Patience on the ice doesn’t mean sitting blindly in one place all day. It means having a clear rule for when a spot is worth waiting on – and when it isn’t.
Pro Fishing Trip of the Week: Confidence, patience, and knowing when to move Read More »
Walleye action improves as more areas become accessible. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Dec. 30, 2025.
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 30, 2025 Read More »
Iowa’s trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17% over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation survey completed in December.
“It’s a neat story about the restoration. We spent a lot of time and effort to get the population established and its really taking off right now,” said Orrin Jones, state waterfowl biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Icon of the wetlands, Iowa’s trumpeter swan population continues to grow Read More »
A stocking program in the 1990s is still paying dividends today in the Irish Hills of southeast Lower Michigan.
Wamplers Lake is located on the border of Jackson and Lenawee counties. It was stocked with redear sunfish in the early 1990s and quickly gained a reputation as a fantastic lake for the sunfish. Now, more than 30 years later, those redears are still providing a viable fishery in the 780-acre water body.
Redear sunfish are still thriving in Michigan’s Wamplers Lake Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: A plane crash and pheasant hunting before the season Read More »
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