Fishing
Streams of Thought: Expect DNR to soon make official proposal to drop Minnesota’s walleye limit
In late June, the Minnesota DNR sent forth a news release that requested the state’s anglers – and whomever else, I suppose – step to the plate and complete a questionnaire regarding “a possible reduction
Pennsylvania’s smallmouth record, caught from an unlikely water, nears 30 years old; will it be broken?
It was just shy of 30 years ago that Robert Steelman, of Havertown, made Pennsylvania history.
In 1997, Steelman was fishing tiny Scotts Run Lake in French Creek State Park in Berks County when
Mark Johnson, long-time Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council director in Minnesota, to retire in January
Come September, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Executive Director Mark Johnson will celebrate 11 years in the role. It also will be his last such anniversary, as he eyes retirement in early January.
“Every day
Here’s how to maximize your catch in late summer when bass school up
It might seem too early to start thinking about fall bass and their tendency to school up, but it’s not. The nights are dangerously close to turning chilly, and the water temperatures that rose all
Gretchen Steele: A late-summer bucket list to accomplish in Illinois’ outdoors
August in southern Illinois is not for the faint of heart – or the poorly hydrated. The tomatoes are splitting on the vine, the cicadas scream like tiny chainsaws in the trees, and the air
Fishing on Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River features good friends, great days
Gently-rocking waves and a hot midafternoon sun had nearly put me to sleep when my fishing rod bent sharply and began to quiver. This was no snag or hapless clam, both of which I’m accustomed
Two Pennsylvania teens help win fly-fishing gold for U.S.
Two Pennsylvania boys helped win gold for the United States at the 22nd FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in July.
Justin Hardie, 19, of Mercer, Mercer County, and Landon
Outdoor News Junior Pro Team members find success in New York’s woods and waters
Nathan Martin IV and Gunnar Morris live on nearly opposite sides of New York state, and while Nathan is a relatively new sportsman, Gunnar is already an accomplished angler.
But they also have a
Minnesota’s LCCMR OKs 109 natural resources projects for $103 million in 2026
With around 400 applicants seeking funding from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources this year, only 109 are making the cut for a package of projects that will go before the Legislature in 2026.
