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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Low river provides a unique walleye challenge
We are dealing with yet another low-water spring to start our season in Minnesota.
This low water means walleyes are in a different-than-normal pattern that spreads them throughout the fishery and almost eliminates traditional

Outdoor Insights: Legal action in corner crossing debate, and a job that sounds too good to be true
“It doesn’t matter what side of the barbed wire or political aisle you stand on, we are all public land owners with a vested interest in our public lands,” said Ryan Callaghan, BHA president and

Commentary: Wisconsin DNR budget – plenty of blame to spread all around
When it comes to the politics of how to best spend a multi-billion-dollar state budget surplus, everyone’s been an expert lately.
If I were governor for a day, I’d give all taxpayers a rebate,

New York’s outdoor writers hand out annual honors
The New York State Outdoor Writers Association recently held its spring conference in the northern Catskills/Hudson Valley region.
As is typical at this yearly meeting, dozens of awards were doled out, including to some

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 26, 2026
According to one charter captain, the lake continued to deliver one of the best spring king bites of all time.

Ralph Loos: Illinois youth muskie event sticks tight to Bob Kerans’ aspirations
I never get tired of thinking about the day I drove to Decatur, Ill., to visit Bob Kerans. His wife answered the door to the house and kindly led me to a room that seemed

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 26, 2026
Look for the previously good mid-depth action for kings and deeper laker action to hopefully set back up.

Big king salmon wins grand prize at New York’s spring LOC derby
One could say Joe Yaeger of East Amherst, N.Y., was simply in the right place at the right time. However, to understand Yaeger and his approach to salmon fishing, one must look at the big
Chaumont Bay drowning is second in five days in New York
The New York State Police confirmed that on May 15 a 21-year-old angler drowned after falling into the water from a small aluminum boat traveling in Chaumont Bay, on Lake Ontario.