Fishing
High water means tough fishing for stream anglers in southeast Minnesota
Trout and smallmouth waters across southeast Minnesota are receding after a wave of storms dumped anywhere from six to 10 inches of rain ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend, leaving anglers high and dry
Three-year study aims to protect cold-water fish habitat in Minnesota
Researchers are studying Minnesota’s cold-water fish habitat to better understand how climate change and land use affect lakes and streams, with the goal of helping wildlife managers better protect those ecosystems.
The Protecting Cold
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
