Fishing
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 15, 2025 – video
Fishing for walleyes in the Central Basin of Lake Erie is going strong.
Indiana man convicted for illegally guiding in Ohio, violating Lacey Act
Dylan Nissley, 32, of Wakarusa, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 11 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor Lacey Act violations.
Nissley was sentenced to two
DeFoe/Gill rally USA to gold medal at Black Bass World Championships in South Africa
Double gold-medalists Ott DeFoe and Drew Gill led the way as Team USA overcame a substantial final-day deficit to Italy enroute to winning the 19th edition of the Black Bass World Championships, held Sept. 4-6
New York Mixed Bag: National Hunting and Fishing Day set for Sept. 27
National Hunting & Fishing Day is Saturday, Sept. 27. Since 1972, this day is observed on the fourth Saturday of September annually to recognize the contributions that hunters and anglers make to conservation and to
Ischua Creek fish die-off in New York under investigation
As a result of an ongoing investigation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Aug. 31 directed Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, to take immediate actions to address ongoing impacts
Ask a fisheries biologist: Wisconsin’s Namekagon River trout fishery is strong
In July, the Hayward and Brule DNR fish teams, the National Park Service and Wild Rivers Conservancy ran an electrofishing survey on the Namekagon River near Tag Alder Road.
The 2025 numbers were record
Ohio’s Lake Erie fish ‘cutters’ stay busy with day’s haul
A necessary evil of catching fish from Lake Erie is that in order to enjoy their culinary benefits they must be processed in some manner.
Most species are typically filleted, skinned, and de-boned, while
State Roundup: Does Wisconsin put enough emphasis on catching poachers?
Outdoor News recently ran a story from a Boone and Crockett Club research project that, at first cut, tells us as few as 4% to 5% of all fish and game poaching violations are discovered
Will Illinois join movement to restrict fishing technology?
Moves by national organizations to address the use of technology in competitive fishing have yet to impact Illinois anglers, but DNR and the Illinois High School Association continue to monitor use of forward-facing sonar (FFS).<br
