Fishing
Illinois trout stocking delayed until possibly Halloween
The only luck a trout fishing die-hard will have when the season opens
Oct. 18 will be to maybe land a carp dressed up for Halloween as a rainbow trout.
That’s because DNR’s
New York Fishing Report – October 10-17, 2025
The perch bite is on at this popular fishery, so try small jigs, small bright-colored spinners, or throwing gold-colored blade baits.
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – October 10, 2025 – video
The lakes are yet to turn over here. Here’s what that might mean for the bite.
Adam Eisele wins WISCO Bass championship, AOY award
Adam Eisele, of Fort Atkinson, won the WISCO Bass Fishing Crown Championship Tournament Sept. 14, and for the fifth straight year was named the WISCO Angler of the Year.
Eisele, 41, has been fishing
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board to meet Oct. 22
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Madison. The public may attend or watch the meeting on the DNR’s YouTube channel.
Ask a fisheries biologist: What represents a trophy fish in Wisconsin?
Anglers have lively debates about what they consider a trophy fish, but fish biologists do not. This is because the American Fisheries Society has standard cutoffs for trophy fish for most species in North America.
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
