Fishing
Mike Schoonveld: Are you respooling your fishing reels often enough?
As an angler who spends a lot of time on the Great Lakes, I have more fishing reels than most. Accordingly, I spend a lot of time removing old line and respooling with new.
New York Fishing Report – May 15-22, 2026
Inshore brown trout fishing has been going well here.
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 19, 2026
Water temperatures are still in the mid-40s, and the majority of walleye anglers are getting it done with a jig and minnow.
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 19, 2026
According to reports, salmon fishing has been exceptional.
Legacy funding bill passes on final day of Minnesota’s ’26 session
Minnesota legislators passed the Legacy funding bill in both chambers over the weekend as the session wrapped up on Sunday.
Lawmakers reached an agreement Friday on a $191 million appropriations bill that many Capitol
Michigan Mixed Bag: New slot limit for walleyes on two Upper Peninsula lakes
Anglers fishing for walleyes in Lake Independence or Teal Lake in Marquette County have been reminded of a regulation change that makes walleyes smaller than 15 inches and those between 18 and 23 inches protected
Notes off a soiled cuff: Would cheaper hunting licenses really bring more people back home to Pennsylvania?
Early estimates put economic losses for Pennsylvania’s crop industry this spring between $150 million and $200 million.
Ohio Insider: Following up on a family’s special muskie story from 2025
I wanted to add a few words about one of my favorite stories that I worked on in 2025.
The story involved John and Dan Welch, a father-and-son fishing team who were on a
Susquehanna River boaters will be redirected for air show
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is alerting boaters that access to a portion of the Susquehanna River will be restricted from May 21-25, during the Air Dot Show Tour at the Harrisburg International Airport.
