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Mike Raykovicz: Take advantage of New York’s revamped Angler Achievement Awards Program
The late Tom Yacovella, of Utica, N.Y., was a member of the New York State Outdoorsman Hall of Fame and a good friend of mine. When he and his wife, JoAnn, lived here in the

Wisconsin DNR increases monitoring and response efforts for invasive round goby in Winnebago System
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that additional monitoring and response efforts will be taken to address increased reports of invasive round gobies in the Winnebago System.
After an angler reported a sighting

Christine Thomas: Conservation women fish coastal Maine
“We are going to do a combination of ground fishing and shark fishing,” I told anyone who would listen, as the summer field trip for the Duck’s Unlimited (DU) Conservation Programs Committee (CPC) approached.

Steve Sarley: Butkus? Rodman? My toughest athlete is an angler
There have been a lot of tough guys who have played for our Chicago sports teams. Who is the toughest athlete that you can think of, past or present?
In football, I offer the

New fisheries input groups making headway on more large lakes in Minnesota
Following suit with other large lakes throughout Minnesota, the Grand Rapids and International Falls DNR fisheries offices are kicking off fisheries input groups for the large lakes in their regions.
Lake Winnibigoshish, Rainy Lake,

Commentary: Interior order threatens Land and Water Conservation Fund
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is calling for the immediate reversal of Secretarial Order 3442, signed earlier this month by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, which undermines the Land and Water Conservation Fund – America’s most successful

Michigan Fishing Report – September 17, 2025
Inland lakes were still producing good numbers of walleye here.

Steve Carney: Big change, as shallow fish bite in Minnesota waters heads to depths
Wow, how things have changed with fishing in Minnesota! A shallow bite that’s been on fire since early May has finally ended. A recent two days on the water convinced me to head to deep

Zebra mussel larvae found in Minnesota’s Vermilion, Kab, Crane, Namakan
Analysis of water samples collected as part of a long-term monitoring project have shown small but measurable numbers of zebra mussel larvae, called veligers, in Lake Vermilion, Lake Kabetogama, Crane Lake, and Namakan Lake, all