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Looking for a new fishing boat in 2026? These options are sure to please
If you’re looking to upgrade your current boat rig, or purchase your first one, plenty of great offerings exist for 2026.
Any of the models below are great choices whether you’re a tournament angler,

Popular ice fishing derby ending its run in Illinois
The popular annual ice fishing event in Wauconda is preparing for “The Final Derby” – though the event’s future is unclear.
Mike Rodgers, who, with longtime neighbor Ryan Jacobsen, started the Lake Villa Veterans

Scientists hail smallmouth catch as sign of improved water quality in Illinois’ Cal-Sag Channel
A 3.9-pound smallmouth bass sampled by environmental research technicians in the Cal-Sag Channel may as well have been 15 pounds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago sees it that way, and for good

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – January 20, 2026
With the weather we’re having, tributaries are the go-to.

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – January 20, 2026
Nice flows had made for good steelhead action in the Oak and even opened up flows in the other area tribs.

Pair of ice anglers rescued on Illinois’ Lake Killarney
Two people were rescued from a lake in a northwest suburb after they fell in while attempting to go ice fishing.
On Jan. 12, the Fire Protection District staff was dispatched to unincorporated Cary

New five-year plan focuses on lake trout, salmon, black bass in New York’s popular Lake George
The Queen of American Lakes, as Lake George is known, is about to undergo a five-year assessment of its lake trout, black bass and salmon populations that could eventually change the way these and their

Joe Hackett, well-known Adirondack guide and writer, passes
Joe Hackett, who for decades worked as a professional outdoor guide in the heart of the Adirondacks, passed away Sunday, Jan. 11 after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Hackett’s obituary in the

Wisconsin State Roundup: Little Green Lake shines light on success of muskie fingerlings
Little Green Lake in Green Lake County was featured on the back page of the latest print issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
As is the case with every back-page lake feature, the local DNR