Fishing
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Hanover Foods to pay for river pollution
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association have entered into a proposed Consent Decree with Hanover Foods Corporation to address
Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on possible merger of Pennsylvania fish and game agencies
When I first heard about the new study of ways the Game and Fish & Boat commissions should work together, immediately I thought of Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman and his comments about a merger
Ohio DNR’s Kendra Wecker appointed as chair of Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies panel
Kendra Wecker, chief of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, was recently appointed as the chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) Executive Committee. Chief Wecker was appointed for a one-year
Targeting bucketmouths through the ice? Think spoons
I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”
Steve McComas: Minnesota fish mysteries solved in 2025!
I’ve been following several Minnesota cases in which fish population trends were difficult to explain but later made sense. A few examples are listed below.
Eight favorite waters for ice fishing in Western New York
It’s nearly time to start singing the Foreigner hit “Cold as Ice.”
Ice fishing season is fast approaching, and hard water anglers hope it’s sooner rather than later when it comes to walking on
Minnesota DNR completes aerial surveys of northeastern trout streams
Each year, the Duluth and Hinckley area fisheries offices work with Minnesota DNR pilots to traverse miles of riverways to locate any blockages that may inhibit natural trout movement.
This year’s helicopter surveys just
Steve Sarley: My respect for catfishing continues to grow
I rarely write about catfish because I rarely fish for them. My mistake.
There are two kinds of cats that we normally fish for here in Illinois, and really across the Midwest. Everyone sees
Gretchen Steele: Giving thanks for the miracles under our boots
Thanksgiving weekend has a way of slowing us down – if only for a moment. Maybe it’s the quiet of the late-November woods, or the long shadows across the bottoms as the sun drops early.<br
