
Steve Piatt: A broken rod and the not-so-easy search for a replacement
I broke a fishing rod last summer during a Quebec fly-in walleye and pike fishing trip with a few friends, and I have no one to blame but myself.
It was a classic example of
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I broke a fishing rod last summer during a Quebec fly-in walleye and pike fishing trip with a few friends, and I have no one to blame but myself.
It was a classic example of

Step one is pounding the bottom. Drop your jig or spoon and let it hit the mud or sand repeatedly. This creates a “puff” of silt that mimics a feeding frenzy or a burrowing/hatching insect,

Mercifully, the ice fishing season is over – mercifully because the 2025-26 season kept me moving! It was a terrific season as the ice conditions were the best I’d seen in 10 years.
But

For the first time in 32 years and only the second time ever, a B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier wears the crown of the biggest title in bass fishing. Dylan Nutt, the 22-year-old phenom from Nashville, Tenn.,

The public comment period on the Minnesota DNR Fisheries’ proposal to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from 6 to 4 ended on March 5, and by late last week, the agency had tallied nearly

The Walleye Alliance is a Minnesota-based angler organization focused on supporting walleye fishing and related conservation efforts. We are a grassroots group with members that include fishing guides, resort owners, tournament anglers, and other walleye

Some people spend their careers studying conservation. Others spend their lives practicing it.
Dr. Keith G. Tidball has spent much of his career doing both.
After more than two decades at Cornell University,

Iowa’s popular trout stream stocking season starts on March 30. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the printed DNR trout stream map or visit the DNR trout fishing webpage for more information on

The Missouri paddlefish snagging season opened March 15 on several waters in the state, including Lake of the Ozarks, Harry S. Truman Reservoir, and Table Rock Lake. The season runs until April 30, except on
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