Fishing
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 19, 2026
Crappie anglers are getting on some nice fish here.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Northern pike regulations updated to increase harvest at handful of lakes
Michigan anglers will have more opportunities to keep northern pike under updated fishing regulations that took effect Oct. 15, following action by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.
Sturgeon poachers would face stiffer penalties under Michigan bill
Michigan lawmakers are considering tougher penalties for illegally taking or possessing lake sturgeon, a threatened fish commonly targeted by black-market poachers.
State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, introduced House Bill 6409 following a summer incident
Ohio Mixed Bag: Dog park named for late natural resources officer Jason Lagore
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) and Friends of Ohio K9 Inc. officially opened the Jason Lagore Memorial Dog Park at Caesar Creek State Park on Oct. 9, honoring the life, service, and legacy of natural resources
Sandusky River sturgeon release a big-time event in Ohio
On Sept. 30, some 300-plus students from Clyde, Fremont Ross, Gibsonburg, New Riegel, Old Fort, Genoa, Port Clinton, Woodmore, Margaretta, and Zanesville high schools and Heidelberg University gathered on Ohio’s Sandusky River near Fremont to
Close to 100, a life-long Pennsylvania hunter looks back at life
Jack Lewis, of Bethlehem, Pa. was featured in Pennsylvania Outdoor News a few years ago when he famously shot a bear at age 96. As his 100th birthday approaches this fall, he has the experiences
Metro Area Fishing Report – October 18, 2026 – video
Fish are making more moves and patterns are changing – in a good way.
Pennsylvania Senate panel passes two of Sen. Dan Laughlin’s bills
The Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee advanced two bills at its Sept. 29 hearing – one that requires state game wardens to have a warrant to enter any private property and another to increase
Tyler Frantz: October is a roll of the dice for outdoor fun
Is it possible for too much of a good thing to be a problem? It seems that way, at least for me, every time October rolls around.
This month is like a smorgasbord of
