Fishing
Steve McComas: How will lakes recover from the summer of 2026?
I’ve been surveying a number of lakes from a scientific angle for more than 25 years. It’s been interesting collecting water samples and conducting plant and fish surveys in Dakota County, Minn., in Orchard, Marion,
Minnesota DNR working to fix bug in mobile app by Oct. 4
Thanks to a recent update to the Electronic Licensing System from vendor PayIt Outdoors, the Minnesota DNR’s new mobile licensing app may temporarily not properly display licenses.
Jamie Gangaware, ELS executive for the Division
New York Fishing Report – October 2, 2026
Muskellunge fishing quality typically ramps up as waters cool in late summer into fall. Target muskie along weed edges by casting or trolling large stickbaits and crankbaits.
Could Centre County’s Penn’s Cave be a Pennsylvania state park? Decision up in the air
Plans were underway for the privately-owned Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park, in Pennsylvania’s Centre County, to become a state park. However, those plans have apparently fallen through.
“The governor and people from the Department
Steve Sarley: Fishing or hunting, we’re all beginners at some point
I am occasionally asked why I rarely write about hunting. I don’t consider myself to be an expert on the sport of hunting. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy hunting and I do love the
Illinois researcher takes swamp dives to study rare bantam sunfish
Few Illinois anglers have ever seen a bantam sunfish, and for good reason: The tiny fish has vanished from most of the state where it once lived and is mostly known from only two localities
Megan Plete: A visit to the Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum
During a summer trip through the Catskills, I made a stop at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor. The facility sits on 50 acres along the banks of the Willowemoc Creek,
Ohio fisheries biologists seeing success with sturgeon stocking efforts
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife fisheries biologists in charge of lake sturgeon reintroduction in the state are encouraged about the program’s progress so far.
So says Eric Weimer, fisheries biologist supervisor for the
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – October 1, 2026 – video
Ideal weather and a consistent bite with lots of possibilities.
