Ask Max: Hidden benefits to a bigger lure
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
February 7, 2023
This week, DNR fish biologist Max Wolter discusses using lure size as a fishing regulation.
National Fishing
Understanding the latest underwater technology
Dan Durbin
February 7, 2023
New (and affordable) sonar configurations have revolutionized the game of sportfishing.
Winter scouting: prime time to find new lakes to fish
Joe Shead
February 7, 2023
Long winter nights are great for going into hibernation mode. You plop down on a couch and watch TV or surf social media and do nothing. That’s one option.
Or, you could be productive
Illinois research looks at what triggers a muskie to bite
Lauren Quinn
February 7, 2023
In a new study, University of Illinois researchers got into the minds of muskies to learn what personality traits make the fish more likely to strike. In the process, they learned valuable lessons that could
Lake Ontario’s salmon stocking will increase
Bill Hilts Jr.
February 7, 2023
The New York Department of Environment Conservation made the announcement at a recent meeting of the Lake Ontario Fisheries Advisory Panel in January. The increase will bring New York’s stocking to just under one million
Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier a treat for trout anglers
Vic Attardo
February 7, 2023
There are dozens of leased cabins, in various conditions of aging, throughout the state forests in Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier, and those who use them for trout fishing in the spring are just as important to
A go-to plan for fishing the Appalachian Hills in Ohio
Doug Clifford
February 7, 2023
This rugged territory is not your interstate highway to a paved boat ramp belonging to a state park complete with a parking lot full of painted lanes for pickup trucks towing fancy bass boat on
Steelheading warms a wintery day on Michigan’s Pere Marquette River
Bob Gwizdz
February 7, 2023
I fish out of Pere Marquette River Lodge as often as I can, so when proprietor Frank Willets called recently and said he had a day off (he and his top-notch crew of guides are
At five decades-plus, Pittsburgh fly-fishers club still going strong
Bob Bukk
February 6, 2023
This inclusive club isn’t a novel concept. It came from across the pond. Using the Fly Fisher’s Club of London, England, as a model, legendary fly-fishermen Vince Marinaro and Charlie Fox spawned an offshoot, creating
