Fishing
Commentary: Boundary Waters advocates celebrate U.S. senator’s attempt to protect the wilderness
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, and Minnesota Trout Unlimited on April 9 commended U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, for introducing the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act to permanently protect
Baldwin Lake in southern Illinois adds new fish cleaning station
A new fish cleaning station is now available at Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Illinois, offering more convenience to anglers who fish at the park’s popular Baldwin Lake.
The station
Oak Duke: Willow fly signals start of trout fly season in New York
The Appalachian Willow fly here on the Genesee River appeared like just another weird bug crawling up my waders as I fished knee-deep for trout.
That was 50 years ago. Back then I hoped
How to properly work a jig for open water 2025
In its most basic form, a jig consists of nothing more than a light wire hook molded into a shaped piece of lead or tungsten. The round jig is the most popular, but there are
Wisconsin’s fishing opener not set by a calendar; ‘It’s a time of the heart’
As I write this, it’s the 30th of December. My next year’s calendar tells me Opening Day of the Wisconsin general fishing season is Saturday, May 3.
Do I look forward to it? Of
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 16, 2025
There’s been some smallmouth bass action, real good at times, reported. A few bass are likely moving up the Oak, too.
Michigan Fishing Report – April 16, 2025
Pier anglers here were landing steelhead and coho salmon on spawn in the mornings in good numbers and sizes.
Steve Carney: For ice-out crappie anglers, patience is a virtue
The ice is becoming a distant memory in western Minnesota, but it has been a slow go. Anglers, as they usually do, have the drive to hit open water as soon as possible but often
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Wyoming Police Department seeks the dumpers of dead fish
The Wyoming Police Department posted photos to Facebook April 14 of dead carp strewn near the access of Comfort Lake in Chisago County.
