Fishing
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: A water column search for wintertime crappies
The traditional sunset crappie bite has been slow the past 10 days or so. While it has been slow, we are moving a lot of fish, but that is just resulting in few bites.
Patrick Durkin: Homely, but tasty, burbot gaining respect
Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial pariah.<br
Looking for a new fishing boat in 2026? These options are sure to please
If you’re looking to upgrade your current boat rig, or purchase your first one, plenty of great offerings exist for 2026.
Any of the models below are great choices whether you’re a tournament angler,
Popular ice fishing derby ending its run in Illinois
The popular annual ice fishing event in Wauconda is preparing for “The Final Derby” – though the event’s future is unclear.
Mike Rodgers, who, with longtime neighbor Ryan Jacobsen, started the Lake Villa Veterans
Scientists hail smallmouth catch as sign of improved water quality in Illinois’ Cal-Sag Channel
A 3.9-pound smallmouth bass sampled by environmental research technicians in the Cal-Sag Channel may as well have been 15 pounds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago sees it that way, and for good
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – January 20, 2026
With the weather we’re having, tributaries are the go-to.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – January 20, 2026
Nice flows had made for good steelhead action in the Oak and even opened up flows in the other area tribs.
Pair of ice anglers rescued on Illinois’ Lake Killarney
Two people were rescued from a lake in a northwest suburb after they fell in while attempting to go ice fishing.
On Jan. 12, the Fire Protection District staff was dispatched to unincorporated Cary
New five-year plan focuses on lake trout, salmon, black bass in New York’s popular Lake George
The Queen of American Lakes, as Lake George is known, is about to undergo a five-year assessment of its lake trout, black bass and salmon populations that could eventually change the way these and their
