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Tom Venesky: All Pennsylvania stocking decisions must protect wild trout
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission already stocks trout in 691 streams encompassing nearly 5,000 miles, along with 130 lakes.
That’s a lot of water with stocked trout, so do we really need to

Where does all of that fish waste go after processing a day’s catch?
The privately owned commercial fish cleaning houses and campgrounds contacted for this story either spread out their customer’s fish waste and covered them with wood chips, bury them in pits under the soil, or use

Erie Canal bicentennial celebration under way in New York
The Erie Canal is celebrating a milestone of historic significance. It is the 200th anniversary of the construction of “Clinton’s Ditch,” a manmade marvel in its day that focused initially on commercial transportation operations. Since

Michigan Fishing Report – October 9, 2025
Anglers targeting lake trout reported good success here.

New York DEC hits cheese factory with $475,000 fine for polluting Ischua Creek
A major wastewater discharge from the Great Lakes Cheese plant in August that caused a widespread fish kill in Ischua Creek was seemingly the worst since the facility began operations in late 2024.
But

North Dakota Fishing Report – October 9, 2025 – video
Breaking down this week’s hot walleye bite and sharing go-to tips and tricks for limiting out.

Doug Leier: Poaching is theft; here’s how to help stop it in North Dakota
Even if you’ve never been a hunter, you’re likely familiar with the term poaching. Poaching is theft, plain and simple. It’s the illegal taking or killing of fish and wildlife.
It’s stealing from legal

Great Lakes’ burbot in a state of semi-peril
The burbot is a species of fish that only a fraction of Ohio anglers have ever heard of, much less caught, even though they are widely distributed from Maine to Alaska, including many lakes in

Survey demonstrates outstanding popularity of U.S. Wildlife Refuges
From birders to goose and deer hunters to walkers and hikers, people flock to the nearly 11,300-acre Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Ohio, sandwiched between Toledo and Port Clinton along Lake Erie.
And while