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Glenn Sapir: An enjoyable experience and incredible fishing from a party boat
I have fished out of a variety of watercraft, ranging from a two-man, front-to-back pontoon “bass boat” and kayaks, canoes and johnboats to high-powered bass boats and large, roomy pontoon boats, to six-pack charters, that

Bill Hilts, Jr.: A Lake Erie walleye trip to remember with some help from above
Last year, 2024, was a bit of a blur. My wife and I made the executive decision to sell our house in the city of Lockport, N.Y.
It was controlled chaos as we readied

New York Fishing Report – July 25-August 1, 2025
Lake Erie walleye anglers continue to enjoy a season for the ages.

Huge record flathead catfish was complete surprise for Michigan bowfisherman
Codie Carlson thought he was aiming at dinner. Instead the relatively new bow fisher went home with a new Michigan state record.
Carlson, 34, of Newport, was headed home from his job in airfield

Lake Erie celebrated at 45th Governor’s Fish Ohio Day
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel joined a host of other walleye fishermen on Lake Erie Wednesday, July 16, to celebrate the 45th Governor’s Fish Ohio Day.
The annual event highlights

Recapping what North Dakota’s 2025 legislative session meant for the outdoors
One often overlooked area in North Dakota’s outdoors is the recently completed legislative session. Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams, deputy Director Scott Peterson, along with division chiefs and expert staff worked diligently for

Three solid patterns to use for ‘hot’ August muskies
Catching muskies in August can be difficult. Years ago anglers believed their lack of action was a result of the fish losing their teeth. We now know muskies carry a full set of dentures all

Commentary: U.S. House considering ‘dirty water’ bill to strip away key Clean Water Act protections
Recent polling shows that while Minnesotans have their share of political disagreements, those disagreements largely end, in a sense, at the water’s edge.
A whopping 86% of Minnesotans reached in a March opinion poll

A look at some of the best new fishing products from ICAST 2025
America’s largest sportfishing show, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), ran July 15-18 in Orlando, Fla., and attendees witnessed an upbeat 2025 industry rendezvous.
This year, the show’s 14,000 attendees came from