Fishing
Work to boost trout habitat continues in 2025 on the Batten Kill River in New York, Vermont
This year will mark year six of Trout Unlimited’s Home Rivers Initiative project on the Batten Kill River, and organizers have a number of projects on tap as they look to build on recent improvements
April means steelhead fishing at its finest in Michigan
April is synonymous with steelhead fishing in Michigan. Some streams and rivers open to fishing on April 1. Others are open year-around, still others open on the last Saturday in April. But April Fool’s Day
Take advantage of Ohio’s early spring steelhead opportunities
My first steelhead fishing trip was one to remember. Conneaut Creek ran high and turbidity clouded the flow. I could not see my feet. We had the place to ourselves, not another angler in sight.
Glenn Sapir: There was something special about a New York trout opener
I’ll admit that black bass are my favorite freshwater fish to pursue. It wasn’t always like that. At one time, stream trout fishing was tops on my list, and it was about now, in early
New York’s Saranac River Coalition aims to help trout, salmon on Lake Champlain tributary
Centuries ago, Atlantic salmon ran so thick during spawning runs from New York’s Lake Champlain on the Saranac River that natives could catch them by the hundreds.
Dams built on the Saranac in the
Dave Zeug: Lessons in civility, etiquette needed on Wisconsin’s Brule River
As the 44-mile-long Brule River’s fame and appeal spreads across the country, pressure on the storied river has increased over the years.
Unfortunately, this popularity and the actions of a few anglers has resulted
Tom Venesky: Upcoming cicada emergence a boon for fish and wildlife
Good news for wildlife will emerge from the ground this spring.
It doesn’t happen often, but when it does the benefits are immediate for some, and long-lasting for others. Through much of the southern
Video: 4,700 rainbows stocked in Pennsylvania’s Frances Slocum Lake
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) stocked approximately 4,700 Rainbow and golden Rainbow Trout at Frances Slocum Lake in Luzerne County this week.
Because the lake remains frozen, a hole had to
Is a spring steelhead season to remember coming on Lake Erie tributaries?
The outlook for the spring 2025 steelhead fishery is mixed. My 40 years of experience fishing the tributaries signals that it could be exceptional. I believe the poor fishery experienced last autumn and winter should
