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New York Fishing Report – December 19, 2025
The upper drifts here are producing a mix of steelhead, lake trout and brown trout, while catches in the lower drifts are dominated by brown trout.

Tips for timing the patterns of trout under the ice
A cold and clear morning awaited us as we rolled out of our camp beds in Pennsylvania’s Potter County. The porch-post thermometer read minus 5.
As we arrived at Lyman Lake, after a hearty

2025’s top stories: another busy year for New York sportsmen
There’s no such thing as a quiet year in New York’s sporting world, and 2025 was no exception.
Change is bound to happen and the year featured plenty of it, and on a variety

Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – December 18, 2025 – video
There’s ice on lakes across the state, but be careful out there. There are reports of anglers catching fish, but that’s been a bit spotty, too.

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Former NRB member Marcy West joins forces with Natural Resources Foundation
The Natural Resources Foundation (NRF) of Wisconsin hired former Natural Resources Board member Marcy West as landscape initiatives advisor, guiding the NRF’s long-term conservation efforts.

Ask a fisheries biologist: What do we do in the winter?
One of the more frequent questions people ask about my job is ‘What do you guys do in winter?’ People who ask that question correctly identify that our work changes quite a bit once ice

New York’s ice anglers maximize earliest start in years
Lake Luzerne Town Supervisor Gene Merlino was surprised but excited to see ice fishermen on Lake Luzerne on Dec. 6, the earliest he could recall there being fishable ice on the southern Adirondack lake in

Wisconsin’s Maple Lake Frozen Ice Challenge Feb. 7 in Three Lakes
Anglers and fishing families are invited to Wisconsin’s Maple Lake in Three Lakes on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the second running of a fishing tournament that will offer $2,500 in cash prizes and a new

North Dakota winter fishing rules anglers need to know
One of the long-standing goals of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is to keep hunting and fishing regulations as simple and straightforward as possible, all while ensuring the protection of the resource for