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Brookies, anglers benefit from stream work in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Shawano County is home to more than 500 miles of trout streams.
DNR fisheries officials updated the public Jan. 20 on ongoing and upcoming projects in Shawano and Waupaca counties that will enhance

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – March 3, 2025
There are some hard-fighting fresh fish with an occasional 30-plus-inch fish encountered.

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – March 3, 2026
Anglers who enjoy targeting world-class pike are already reporting good action on tip-ups and quick-strike rigs. Traditionally, live suckers or a good dead bait will get the flags flying.

Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR to hold public meeting on salmon, trout
DNR is inviting anglers and the public to an informational public meeting on the Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery on March 12 in Des Plaines.

Illinois Deer Classic adds fishing expo to Peoria event
Cason Walwer became a legend of the Illinois Deer Classic two years ago. When the 2026 edition of the show opens at the Peoria Civic Center later this month, deer hunters and fans from across

New York Mixed Bag: Busy sport show season continues throughout March
Outdoor sport and gun shows continue to take place across New York this month and New York Outdoor News will be represented at several of them.

Dan Ladd: New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is your chance to be heard
If there’s ever a mid-week day to take off and get yourself to the State Capital, in Albany, it is Wednesday, March 11. That morning, from 9 a.m. until noon, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s

Wisconsin Fishing Report – March 2, 2026
Heavy fishing activity was observed on this fishery this week. Anglers targeting whitefish had the best success fishing off the drop-offs of Larson’s Reef in around 60 to 85 feet of water using plastic jigs.

Wisconsin anglers lamenting surge of yellow bass in what was once a ‘panfish factory’
An explosion of yellow bass and the corresponding decline of other species in Crystal Lake has plagued what was once known far and wide as a “panfish factory.”
Sauk City’s Wayne Whitemarsh said a