Fishing
Persistence, big bucktails, and the right window can turn September into trophy muskie season
Muskie – the fish of 10,000 casts. With a pseudonym as such, one can only assume that it’s difficult to catch. In fact, they’re often revered as the most challenging fish to catch in freshwater.
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Come to Pennsylvania’s Cross Fork for the trout, stay for the beauty
Cross Fork doesn’t have a big box outlet, much less one of those dollar-type stores, the ones we used to call five-and-dime stores when I was growing up.
A dot on the map along Pennsylvania’s
Sportsman profile: Mark Nale, a writer, photographer and activist, living large in Pennsylvania’s Centre Co.
At 74, sportsman Mark Nale, of Port Matilda, Centre County, Pa, is proof that age is much more than a number.
If Nale isn’t targeting wild trout on a central Pennsylvania stream or
Bob Gwizdz: A reminder that fishing is not rocket science
I got an email from my buddy Jeff Greene recently. He said he’d just read my column on fishing the Hex hatch – in which I lamented that most of my fishing buddies were wimping
New Minnesota fish and wildlife advisory committee produces its report for 2025
The Minnesota DNR’s recently created Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee plans to host a meeting to share the 2025 report that members have developed the past several months. It contains project recommendations the DNR should
Process underway for year-round bass season in Minnesota; public invited to comment
Following 2025 legislative action, the Minnesota DNR plans to expedite creating a year-round bass season. As part of the rule-making process, the agency will accept public comment on the continuous season until 4:30 p.m. on
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Make sure your crankbaits are running straight
Trolling is always a great way to cover water and find active fish. The biggest thing anglers overlook with trolling is they trust that their crankbait is tuned and is tracking straight, but they don’t
Lake Erie ‘on the doorstep’ of having many trophy walleyes to chase
Then again, anglers hoping for a Fish Ohio-qualifying walleye of at least 28 inches are similarly flummoxed. No wonder since while Lake Erie’s total walleye population is eye-popping huge, not so the kind of fish
DNR, Michigan State University studying public use of Michigan’s state game areas
Michigan’s state game areas (SGAs) are rich in tradition. For many people, this is where they were introduced to hunting, and for many more, this is where hunting memories are made and passed down through
