Fishing
Steve McComas: Winter conditions set the stage for summer in Minnesota lakes
This year’s early winter conditions lend themselves to a 1930s hardboiled detective type of story.
The first snow came early in Minnesota this year, and I was as surprised as a turtle coming out
Commentary: TRCP looks back at 2025, ahead to 2026
In many ways, 2025 was a year defined by gridlock and uncertainty in Washington D.C. Partisan divides slowed much of Congress, budgets were tight, and long-term solutions often felt just out of reach.
Yet
Tricks from days gone by still put pike on the ice
My father was an avid ice angler long before sonar, portable shelters, and high-powered gas augers.
He used cup augers and even chisel spuds to chop holes in the ice, and his rods consisted
New York Fishing Report – January 2-9, 2026
On the few and fleeting days of slightly improved water clarity, trout have been very cooperative here.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Ethical Hunter Award nominations due Jan. 31
The DNR is accepting nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award, with the winner selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while in the field.
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board lowers Lake Michigan commercial whitefish quotas
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved commercial whitefish harvest quotas for Lake Michigan and Green Bay at its Dec. 10 meeting, reducing the amount of fish that can be caught from Lake Michigan by
‘Jug fishing,’ gillnet use alleged in Wisconsin’s Vilas County
Wisconsin conservation wardens Matt Meade and Tim Price recently cited six Illinois residents for multiple illegal fishing operations – including “jug fishing” and the use of gillnets – following a warden hotline tip this past
New York DEC’s summer camps registration date set
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that online registration for DEC’s 2026 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m.
Now in its 79th year, the DEC
Winter sports show season about to start in New York and neighboring states
As 2026 gets off to a fresh start, so too does the winter outdoor trade/sports show season. In many cases visiting a particular show becomes the annual off-season ritual for sportsmen and women. In others,
