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Tips for mastering the art of destination angling
In the Midwest, destination angling is part of the summer experience. For some, it’s an annual trip to Canada, while for others it’s a first-time excursion to some far-off location. Regardless of your experience level,

Jeremiah Haas: Quad Cities high school team creates a bass-fishing legacy
Back in 2009, Tim Himsl, then a senior at Moline High School, had the opportunity to join the school’s fishing team, which had just become a sanctioned high school sport in Illinois.
Back then,

Commentary: It’s never been easier – or more rewarding – to protect Minnesota’s natural resources
Minnesotans love the outdoors. They love their fish and their wildlife, their lakes and their rivers, their forests and their prairies.
Those resources belong to all of us, and it’s up to all of

Brian Nesvik, past Wyoming fish and game director, confirmed as lead for USFWS
The past director of the Wyoming Fish and Game Department has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Brian Nesvik succeeds Paul Souza, who

New York Fishing Report – August 8-15, 2025
Central New York Salmon River Smallmouth bass are being caught in the river. Bass can be caught using brown and olive colored streamers as well as crayfish patterns. Try fishing the black hole and town

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – August 8, 2025 – video
So how’s the bite in the Hayward lakes area, Chequamegon Bay and Lake Superior?

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