Fishing
Iowa DNR: Top picks for trout fishing streams in 2017
Hundreds of thousands of catchable-sized rainbow and brook trout and fingerling brown trout will be stocked in hundreds of miles of northeast Iowa streams between April 3 and October 2017.
Indiana ups daily bag limit on lake trout in Lake Michigan
On April 1, the limit increased from two fish per day to three fish per day, putting Indiana in sync with neighboring Michigan’s bag limit.
North Dakota anglers: Be on lookout for winterkill
Despite the heavy snow that covered much of the state in December, major widespread fish kills not expected.
Ice fishing season extended in Maine
Instead of ending April 1, season runs to April 16 due to “unusually cold weather conditions.”
In Maine, it could be years before brook trout recover from drought
Biologists say some streams and brooks dried up and low water prevented fish from moving to colder habitat. The low water also made the fish more liable to be eaten by predators such as mink
Michigan remains at forefront of steelhead-growing movement
Since 1968, the Little Manistee River weir has served as the sole source of winter-run steelhead eggs for fish hatcheries in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Yearling steelhead produced through hatchery operations are stocked in select
Fishing for walleye eggs: ‘Season’ set to kick off
In Minnesota, New York and Nebraska, such efforts help bolster state-wide stocking practices — and walleye angling success.
Scratch your fishing itch with springtime river rough fish
Got open-water fishing fever? Grab some live bait, and set the hook into massive common carp, suckers and catfish.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report — March 31, 2017
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching open water saugeyes at the North Bank ramp. Successful fishermen are using jig and minnow combinations, Swedish Pimples, or blade baits. At Thornport,
