Fishing
Ohio’s Sandusky River gets initial lake sturgeon stocking
As light rain fell on the morning of Oct. 15, about 95 people gathered in Fremont, Ohio, to witness the first-ever stocking of lake sturgeon into the Sandusky River, a fish with a family tree
Steve Sarley: Readers share memories of old bait shops, fishing in Illinois
I knew I was going to hit a hot button when I brought up bait shops of the past. Everybody has great memories of shops that smelled like worms and minnows and were filled with
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission takes many actions at quarterly meeting
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners met here Oct. 27 and handled a wide range of business. Their actions are summarized here.
Amid controversy, commission board gives final OK to stock Pennsylvania’s Freeman Run
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission board has given final approval to a controversial plan to stock and study a Class A Wild Trout Water in Potter County, despite opposition from former fisheries officials and
Taking time for a father-and-son fishin’ mission during a Minnesota fall
In all the times we’ve fished together, my son has lobbed untold thousands of questions. Only one has really stuck with me: “Dad, why don’t we ever catch any walleyes?”
“Because we don’t fish
Top new gear for your 2025-26 ice-angling campaign
While there’s always a bunch of new products every year in the ever-growing ice fishing marketplace, some tend to stand out a bit more than others. Such is the case heading into the 2025-26 winter
Steve McComas: How Mother Nature can fix Minnesota lakes
Minnesota’s lakes are resilient, but if pushed too hard, they will change, sometimes for the worse.
Mother Nature, another name for the complex web of natural processes, has a way of rebalancing lake ecosystems
New York Fishing Report – October 31, 2025
The fall perch bite is ramping up at a number of fisheries across the state.
NRC eyes amendments to handful of Michigan fishing rule proposals
At its October meeting in Houghton, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission had five fisheries orders up for approval. The commission approved two of the orders while the other three were tabled for action until the
