Fishing
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Pike presentations, as sunnie fishing slows
With the summer winding down and the kids getting tired of catching panfish, maybe it’s time to try something new.
Many anglers frown upon northern pike fishing, but these fish can be fun to
Steve Carney: Those pesky perch, and a serious rice crop that bodes well for Minnesota duck season
It’s been a tough fishing season so far for me on Otter Tail Lake, one of the most iconic walleye lakes in Minnesota. This was my go-to lake for decades, but recently the amazing perch
Walleye, trout and salmon Minnesota stamp winners named
Shoreview artist Scott Wenner has won the Minnesota 2026 trout and salmon stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a brown trout, and Shakopee artist Mark Thone is the winner of the walleye stamp contest
Outdoor Observations: Social media reaction sours experience of setting Michigan’s new flathead catfish record
We live in a world heavily dependent upon social media.
For many of our readers this is a far cry from how we grew up. It really wasn’t that long ago when you caught
Bob Gwizdz: How Lake Erie became a world class walleye fishery
Guys my age remember when Lake Erie was called the Dead Sea.
It was an amalgam of industrial waste and sewage, so polluted that one of its tributaries – the Cuyahoga River – actually
Commentary: Stocking hatchery trout over wild trout is always a bad idea
I recently testified at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s quarterly meeting. This is the first time I’ve been back to headquarters in seven years. I repeated what former director Ralph Abele once said at
Ohio’s outdoors trailblazers: Stories from the Wild Chip Hart’s 30 years in outdoor radio
Chip Hart’s outdoor radio program, The Big Outdoors on 700 WLW, was never intended to be a long-term project.
However, 30 years after its inception on the “nation’s radio station,” The Big Outdoors is
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 12, 2025
Mixed bag chances are good, and there are definitely some big, mature kings coming over the gunwales.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Trappers and Predator Callers 2025 Convention and Sports Show returns to Evart
The Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers 2025 Convention and Sports Show returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16, to the Osceola County Fairgrounds, 101 Recreation Ave., Evart, MI 49631.
