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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.

Steve Piatt: The trico — a tiny mayfly that’s a big deal for fly fishers
If all goes as planned, and it usually does with the trico hatch, expect some superb fly fishing on several Northeast trout waters in the coming weeks – maybe even right now.
And don’t

New York’s Sturgeon Point Marina to improve access for the disabled on Lake Erie
Western New York Walleye, a progressive-thinking walleye club focused on Lake Erie, made a media announcement at its July meeting that was held at the Sturgeon Point Marina facilities in Derby in the Town of

Illegal bass introduction in Maine leads to reward offering
An illegal fish introduction threatens a pristine wild Downeast brook trout and landlocked salmon fishery, and the Grand Lake Stream Guides Association and Operation Game Thief are offering a $6,000 reward for information leading to