Fishing
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – September 30, 2025 – video
Walleyes continue to congregate along the south shore, and despite unseasonably warm weather, anglers are putting good numbers of fish in the boat.
State, local partners create Orchard Creek access on Cedar River in Minnesota’s Mower County
After more than a decade in the works, a major access has opened for the public on the Cedar River State Water Trail, about five miles south of Austin, Minn.
Paddlers now can exit
Poacher guilty of shocking, selling fish busted again on Illinois River
Springfield — In March, CPO Hillis started an investigation into a Chicago resident who was reportedly selling sport fish. On April 12, CPO Kuffel located the man operating a boat on the Illinois River in
Illinois Mixed Bag: Trapping permit drawing for nine sites scheduled
DNR will conduct a public drawing for the allocation of trapping permits for nine different state locations on Oct. 11 at Siloam Springs State Park in Adams County.
Pink salmon caught by New York angler not a record after all
Changes to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Angler Achievement Awards Program made in 2024 came a year too early for a Herkimer County angler who regularly fishes the Salmon River, near Pulaski
Opinions vary at ASMFC striped bass public meeting in New York
On Sept. 17, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission held a hearing at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Marine Division Headquarters in King’s Park, to obtain public comment on the Draft Addendum III
Fall walleye bootcamp, Part 1: locations and hotspots – video
A video series designed to help you put more walleye in the boat this fall. Step one is all about location.
New York’s Lake Champlain hosts Bassmaster Elite Series qualifier
Emil Wagner, a 27-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Kentucky, won the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Lake Champlain held Sept. 18-20 out of Plattsburgh.
Wagner topped the 105-angler field with a three-day total of
New York waters of Lake Erie deliver in series of summer fishing tournaments
August is a great time for walleye fishing on Lake Erie and here are some contest results to share in showing off the quality of this resource in 2025.
