Fishing
Harvest on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs at 40% of state’s ’26 walleye quota
As Minnesota enters mid-July, the walleye harvest on Lake Mille Lacs has reached about 40% of this year’s quota, an increase from the same period last year.
Brian Nerbonne, regional fisheries manager with the
Wisconsin’s Northern Highlands research station has been for answers for 80 years
You likely missed it, but the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area in Vilas County celebrated its 80th anniversary June 20, making it one of the world’s longest-running fisheries research projects.
So, let’s blow our
Oak Duke: Never trust a hungry bear (and bears are always hungry)
The other day on the trout stream…contemplation was shattered by a young man yelling downstream. Arguing. Loud yelling on a trout stream…unheard of!
The times are changing all right…and not for the better. “A
Michigan Fishing Report – July 8, 2026
The lake trout bite was good for boat anglers trolling and jigging here, with a few reports of coho salmon caught trolling as well.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – July 8, 2026
As a whole the big lake open-water action for area waters is somewhat mixed.
Northwest Ohio angler lands new record green sunfish
Jaret Stevens of Pioneer, Ohio, broke the state record for green sunfish on May 18. The trophy fish came from a farm pond in Williams County. Weighing 1.35 pounds, the sunfish measured 11.45 inches in
Steve Piatt: Suffering through a fishing slump? Just keep fishing
It’s not unusual – disappointing, yes – when a long-awaited trip simply doesn’t produce the kind of fishing you had hoped. It happens, more often than we admit, but you typically accept it with a
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin sportsmen should be tracking discussion from Natural Resources Board meetings
If anyone who reads this newspaper has a spare 20 to 25 minutes at any point in the day, please go to the Wisconsin DNR TV channel, or just type in Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Patrick Durkin: Salmon strike twice during Sitka fishing trip
Cool, crisp air creeping across the boat’s stern near Sitka, Alaska, raised goose bumps on my forearms. I shivered and considered retrieving a hooded rain-jacket from the cabin. Instead, I rolled down my sleeves.
