Metro Area Fishing Report – March 15, 2026 – video
Snow has hit the area pretty good and the ice probably won’t like it.
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March 15, 2026
Panfish diversity and their ancestral roots
Ever since, I’ve had an appreciation for their diversity. The body shapes, colors, feeding strategies, and life histories of panfish reflect not only their evolutionary history but also their more recent adaptation to North American lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
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A little boat motor maintenance in March will have you ready for open water
In April of 1982, I became a creel clerk for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. It was a real job after college that launched a career outdoors. Assigned a boat with a cast-off outboard from one of the agency’s fisheries fish units, I was absolutely thrilled.
Before this, I had been running around Lake Erie with old outboards. A self-appointed sea captain, smug with the vigor of youth. Knowing how to adjust the low-speed idle, motoring out of the canal to conquer the endless waves, that was all a captain needed to know, yes?
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Wisconsin DNR’s updated frog, turtle rules ban races, contests
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved updated rules for collecting reptiles and amphibians that now ban frog and turtle races and contests.
The new regulations were requested by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at the board’s Feb. 25 meeting, primarily to clarify current rules and protect species from exposure to diseases.
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