Fishing
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.
Southwest Ohio’s Mystic Lake now open for fishing
A permit is required to access the Woodland Trails Wildlife Area lake, whether the individual is fishing or accompanying an angler. Ten permits will be issued per day. Individuals 17 years old or younger do
In northern Minnesota, Bemidji community puts seniors on fish
The enthusiasm youngsters display when they’re introduced to the world of fishing can be infectious. Doing something as enjoyable as catching your first perch, sunfish, or pike can be a memorable experience, and in many
Yellow perch bite firing up on Lake Erie’s Western Basin
After a cooler early summer, the surface water temperatures in Lake Erie’s Western Basin exceeded 80 degrees following weeks of scorching temperatures in the 90s, as recorded in Toledo.
Spiny water flea densities decline
Shooting range is the source of lead in Pennsylvania’s Blue Hole Creek
A shooting range in Somerset County has been named as the source of lead pollution in Blue Hole Creek, a once-pristine waterway in Pennsylvania’s Forbes State Forest that hikers routinely used to slake their thirst.<br
Ohio Mixed Bag: Team Mathews Wins Buckeye Classic
Team Mathews delivered a commanding performance recently at the 2025 Buckeye Classic, hosted by USA Archery in Dublin, Ohio.
