Fishing
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council seeks executive director candidates
An excellent opportunity is available in the Minnesota Legislature to serve as the executive director for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, a nonpartisan council within the Legislative Coordinating Commission at the Minnesota Legislature.
New catch-and-release record bowfin caught in Minnesota
Benjamin Erb, of Farmington, Minn., caught a 31-inch bowfin from the Mississippi River in Beltrami County. The fish is the first to meet the minimum length requirement for the new catch-and-release record category established in
Bassmaster to rein in live sonar for Elite Series in ’26
B.A.S.S., the worldwide authority on bass fishing, announced Tuesday an update to its forward-facing live sonar policy that will take effect during the 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series season.
Beginning in 2026, forward-facing live
State Roundup: A hat tip to Wisconsin’s Larry Slagoski
On the front page of the latest print issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News, our veteran newsman Steve Heiting has a story about the retirement of Larry Slagoski, of Weston, the longtime president of the Musky
Patrick Durkin: Recent fishing trip recalls worst travel day ever
The little city of Eveleth, Minn., is 65 miles north of Duluth, and it’s home to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. It’s also just west of Hwy. 53. I overnighted there in October 1994
New York DEC, USFWS to monitor salmon in Lake Champlain tributary
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the initiation of a collaborative project with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and town of Willsboro to improve monitoring of spawning Atlantic salmon in
Dan Ladd: Be careful relying on artificial intelligence for your info on outdoor regulations
Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, and that includes things relative to the outdoors.
Try a Google search of anything from the latest guns or gear to perhaps a hunting or fishing destination and see
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 2, 2025
Lately, some of (but not all) the best big fish action has been for likely staging salmon in 80 – 120 feet of water.
Drifting along Minnesota’s Driftless Region makes for great kayak fishing
My jerkbait skipped across the turbid water as I cast into a well-known river in the Driftless Region of southeastern Minnesota. The lure came to rest under a low-hanging limestone shelf, and I let it
