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New York Fishing Report – April 17-24, 2026
West-end Lake Ontario trollers continue to report excellent near-shore action. Brown trout remain the dominant catch inside 15 feet of water, on medium-sized spoons and stickbaits.

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – April 21, 2026
Bays are starting to show open water, which naturally gets the attention of anglers who like huge pike.

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 21, 2026
It seems like there is a good amount of browns out in the open lake of all year classes.

Ralph Loos: Sore arms and all, Michigan hunters, anglers throw out funding ideas
As with everything else we dig into our pockets to pay for, the idea of reaching in and pulling out a bigger wad of dollars to hunt and fish – without any sort of obvious

Ohio’s Rocky Fork bass tournament yields nearly 6-pound largemouth
Opening day for the Perry County Anglers was Sunday, March 29, at Rocky Fork Lake in Highland County near Hillsboro, Ohio. Even more important than a bunch of cabin-fevered anglers showing up for the season’s

Ohio’s walleye river runs still hanging on up north
Northwestern Ohio, like other parts of the state, was in a severe drought that began last summer and fall, so the barrage of storms that passed through the region during the end of March and

Are ‘thin’ Lake Superior lakers a growing issue?
Unusually thin lake trout in Lake Superior – specifically siscowet lake trout – have prompted Michigan and federal agencies to launch a new assessment to determine the cause.
Lake trout, the most abundant predator

Pennsylvania commission proposes stricter regulations for Ohio River basin catfish
Whiskery predators in western Pennsylvania rivers will get extra protection if new catfish angling regulations are adopted to begin next year.
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission board will consider stricter regs proposed for

Metro Area Fishing Report – April 19, 2026 – video
Don’t settle and be willing to move and cover water if needed.