Fishing
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – January 19, 2026 – video
Ice on lakes across the state has deteriorated of late, although another cold spell is on the way. There’s some good fishing going on – here’s what you need to know.
As new ice anglers enter the fold, here’s a primer on proper etiquette
The conservation officer wasn’t pleased. Nor were the ice anglers who happened by that winter afternoon.
The site: a Mississippi River backwater near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota, a mile or so from a common
‘Runaway’ muskies regularly returned to Busse Lake in Illinois
Every year, muskies slip over the dam on Busse Lake’s southeast corner and drift into the narrow flow of Salt Creek. If no one intervened, many would continue downstream through DuPage County, eventually disappearing into
Changing Wisconsin’s Oct. 31 sturgeon spearing tag deadline could increase the cost of license
Moving the Oct. 31 Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing license deadline closer to the February season date could end up increasing the cost of the $20 tag by three, four or even five times.
Sturgeon
Metro Area Fishing Report – January 18, 2026 – video
An update on conditions and what we’re seeing on the ice.
Spoons are a ‘golden ticket’ for bass through the ice
Every once in a while I love a surprise.
Like when a friend gave me a packet of lottery tickets for my birthday and one of Pennsylvania’s pantsless groundhogs came through for a couple
New York Fishing Report – January 16-23, 2026
The popular western tributaries of Lake Erie were fishing very well at mid-week as favorable conditions returned.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system’s annual sturgeon spearing season opens Saturday, Feb. 14
The 2026 Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season will open Saturday, Feb. 14, and will run for 16 days, or until harvest caps are met.
Illinois Conservation Foundation honors Steve Sarley as Outdoor Writer of the Year
Steve Sarley, a Wheaton resident who has written a column for Illinois Outdoor News since it launched in 2008, has been honored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation as “Outdoor Writer of the Year.”
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