Fishing
Michigan Fishing Report – July 15, 2026
Lake trout fishing was reported as excellent here, with most anglers reaching their limits.
Steve Carney: The sweet lakes of Minnesota’s Becker County
Fishing typically slows as we head into mid-July, and many of us struggle on our home lakes. Not much you can do under those circumstances other than start prospecting some new water.
I decided
Big bluegills booming in Big Stone Lake as Minnesota state record is set a second time this year
For the second time this open-water season, Big Stone Lake has produced Minnesota’s new state-record bluegill. It’s one of three weighing more than 2 pounds caught there in recent weeks.
Kyle Anderson, DNR fisheries
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota loses a huge fishing advocate in Tom Neustrom
Tim Lesmeister and I devoted a segment to remembering Tom last week on Outdoor News Radio. Lesmeister recounted the tale of how Neustrom survived a gunshot as a Chicago police officer decades ago, before serving
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dog days of summer smallmouth
In the dog days of summer when many bodies of water seem to feel stagnant and water temperatures rise into the high 70-degree range, shallow fast-moving rivers can offer some of the best fishing in
National meeting of Ikes brings conservation gathering to Minnesota this week
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations, will hold its annual three-day national convention at the Hilton Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in Bloomington beginning Thursday, July
Can walleye fishing get any better on Lake Erie? Ohio Outdoor News asked an expert
Lake Erie’s incredible walleye fishery at the present time is well-documented. The real question is: Can it get any better?
To answer that query, Ohio Outdoor News turned to Travis Hartman, the Ohio DNR
Official harmful algal bloom forecast calls for moderate bloom on Lake Erie
Scientists, elected officials, media, and other interested parties converged at Ohio State University/Ohio Sea Grant’s F. T. Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay on June 25 for the 14th annual harmful algal bloom (HAB)
Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund keeps drawing legislators’ attention
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund exceeding $500 million – fed by proceeds from Marcellus shale natural gas receipts from the game lands – continues to draw attention in Harrisburg as lawmakers struggle to fund
