Wednesday, May 20th, 2026

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Search
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Fishing Reports

Filter Options

State
Activity Type
Hunting Terms
Fish Species
SEARCH

Catskills

Beaverkill/Willowemoc: Both were fishable at last look, with a variety of insect activity. Look for spinners in the morning and later in the day small olives, spinners, light cahills, caddis and isonychias. West Branch: Clear

Central New York

Oneida Lake: Walleye fishing has been really good in the eastern end of the lake in 20 to 40 feet of water. Trolling early in the morning, around day break, with worm harnesses or stick

Lake Holcombe Area

Catfish, walleyes, bass, and northern pike have all been going crazy in the last week or so. The fish have been hitting on just about anything. The catfish bite has been the best at morning

Long Island/NYC

The below average water temperature has extended the late spring and early summer striped bass season into July, with stripers being caught throughout most of area when they would have normally been seeking cooler water

Central

Banner Marsh: Bass are fair on plastics, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits and fair at East Point Access. Bluegills are slow to fair and small on wax worms. Crappies are fair on minnows or jigs with many

Upper Peninsula Area

Lake Gogebic’s fishing has been better the past few days. Some quick weather fronts had moved through, improving the action. Leeches seem to be producing the best, with crawlers a close second. Walleye size has

Thousand Island

St. Lawrence River: Bass fishing – for both smallmouth and largemouth – was good at last report, at depths of 10-30 feet. Crawfish, minnows and Senkos have been taking fish. Walleye fishing has slowed, but

North

Chain: For walleyes, troll stickbaits at night across the tops of the shallow weed flats to find active feeding fish. Try spinner rigs and bottom bouncers with night crawlers near the weedlines. The panfish bite

Lake Michigan/Metro Area Lakes

In Sheboygan, fishermen have been catching browns off of the south pier on alewives, but trollers have been struggling to find fish. The best action has been on a mixed bag of trout and salmon

GET THE OUTDOOR NEWS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

Sign up for the Outdoor News Weekly Newsletter and get 2 months of FREE access to OutdoorNews.com – packed with hunting, fishing, and conservation news. No Catch.

This offer includes digital access only (not the printed edition)

Email Address(Required)
Password(Required)
Name
What outdoor activities interest you?(Required)

PLEASE READ

Accessing Your Full Subscription Just Got Easier. Introducing Single Sign On.

 We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Click Continue below.
  2. You’ll be taken to the OutdoorNews.com sign-in screen.
  3. Don’t have an account yet? Create one—it’s quick!
  4. After signing in, click the E-Edition Login button again. When the pop-up appears, just click Continue.
  5. You’ll either:
    1. Land on the e-edition selection screen (you’re in!)
    2. Be sent to a help page if we didn’t detect a subscription.

If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.

One login. Every edition. Easy.

Let’s get you reading!

PLEASE READ

 We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.

Here’s how it works:

• Click Continue below.

• You’ll be taken to the OutdoorNews.com sign-in screen.

• Don’t have an account yet? Create one—it’s quick!

• After signing in, click the E-Edition Login button again. When the pop-up appears, just click Continue. You’ll either:

  1. Land on the e-edition selection screen (you’re in!)
  2. Be sent to a help page if we didn’t detect a subscription.

If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.

Help Shape the Future of OutdoorNews.com!

We know you love the outdoors—now we want to make OutdoorNews.com the ultimate destination for all things hunting, fishing, and conservation.

Take our brief 3 minute survey to share your thoughts, and help us build the best outdoor website on the planet. As a thank you, we’ll send you a special offer!

Together, we can make OutdoorNews.com even better.

Introducing The Outdoor News Foundation

For a limited time, you can get full access to breaking news, all original Outdoor News stories and updates from the entire Great Lakes Region and beyond, the most up-to-date fishing & hunting reports, lake maps, photo & video galleries, the latest gear, wild game cooking tips and recipes, fishing & hunting tips from pros and experts, bonus web content and much, much more, all on your smartphone, tablet or desktop For just a buck per month!

Some restrictions apply. Not valid with other promotions. $1 per month for 6 months (you will be billed $6) and then your subscription will renew at standard subscription rates. For more information see Terms and Conditions. This offer only applies to OutdoorNews.com and not for any Outdoor News print subscriptions. Offer valid thru 3/31/23.

Already a subscriber to OutdoorNews.com? Click here to login.