Fishing
Nebraska angler lands Iowa record blue catfish
The Iowa DNR confirmed a new state record blue catfish was caught this month. The fish, which weighed 105 pounds and was 60 inches long, was reeled in by Nebraska resident George Thompson, who was
Illinois Mixed Bag: State, federal sites hosting youth waterfowlers
Numerous Illinois state parks, state fish and wildlife areas, and other public lands will be open to youth waterfowl hunting during the 2025 youth waterfowl hunts.
Ohio angler on breaking 32-year-old state striper record while fishing for panfish — ‘did we really just do this?’
It’s been many years since Kiser Lake, a small impoundment in Champaign County, has been stocked with striped bass (not hybrids), but Kiser has produced Ohio’s newest state fishing record.
And it may be
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season license deadline is Oct. 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Lake Winnebago system during the 2026 sturgeon-spearing season to purchase their licenses before Oct. 31.
Great Lakes commercial fishermen bring differing updates to Wisconsin DNR and Natural Resources Board
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting as news of the fishing, and backing from commercial fishermen, on Lake Superior came over the
Ask a fisheries biologist: A roundup of Wisconsin’s fall fish surveys
As is often the case, we saw a mixed bag of results in the fall surveys in Wisconsin.
Juvenile walleye are the main target. We found small to medium walleye year classes on the
Four thoughts on spring habitat work to benefit fish and wildlife
Ernest Hemingway wrote that when spring arrives, the only problem is “where to be happiest.” It’s a time of rebirth, a time of hope and, for wildlife, a season when tender green buds and shoots
Famed ‘Trestle Pool’ all but eliminated as anglers question Salmon River project in New York
Anglers who returned to the Salmon River for the annual fall runs of trout and salmon from Lake Ontario were met with a host of changes, some of which are being met with criticism and
‘Amazing telemetry project’ paints clearer picture of Minnesota River’s fish community
When you drive across a bridge, do you ever look down at the river and wonder what fish might be passing beneath? There’s at least one DNR fisheries manager who probably does, and he’s using
