Fishing
Minnesota DNR seeks feedback for potential changes to winter trout season
The Minnesota DNR is seeking feedback on potential changes to winter trout season dates.
Currently, the season has two start dates for lakes inside and outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Generally, the
Steve Pollick: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s highs, lows, on conservation front
As his two terms as Ohio’s chief executive wind down, Mike DeWine has earned a legacy as the Conservation Governor.
Under his watch, Ohio’s wildlands holdings have expanded and natural resources have been mostly
Ohio’s Outdoors Trailblazers: Fred Snyder is a jack of many trades on Lake Erie
Fred Snyder is no stranger to many of Lake Erie’s fishermen, Great Lakes Sea Grant agents and university researchers, Ohio State University Extension staff, former students, and fellow outdoor writers.
He grew up in
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 20, 2026
In the Oak especially, anglers have been getting as many or more brown trout hookups as salmon at times.
Ohio’s Lake Erie perch hungry for minnows; bite continues
After a period of relative inactivity among perch fishermen, reliable reports of some limit catches being caught again began circulating in the past couple of weeks.
These came from the Toledo Lighthouse and the
‘Are you related?’ Michigan fish tagging tactic goes genetic
A new approach to tagging could help improve efficiencies in Michigan’s $11 million fish stocking program following promising results from a two-year pilot study in the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan DNR biologist Jennifer Johnson outlined
Work planned at southwest Ohio’s Cowan Lake will impact recreationists
One of the most popular lakes in southwest Ohio is facing some major changes. The changes will affect the many fishermen, bass tournaments, kayakers, and sailing clubs that call Cowan Lake their home waters.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Will Pennsylvania’s opening day of deer season finally come to a vote?
Our Pennsylvania Outdoor News Q&A with Rod Danley, Game Commission law enforcement director, is a must read. He sheds light on the agency’s decision to terminate the deputies program and reveals plans to hire more
Ohio Insider: Stocked lake sturgeon an important asset for Lake Erie
OK, I’ll admit it: I’m utterly fascinated with the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s efforts to recover lake sturgeon populations in their historical haunts here in Ohio.
So, when I spoke to Eric Weimer, fisheries
