Fishing
Legislative inaction leaves crab fishery unprotected in New York
An ongoing dispute with the New York legislature over the commercial horseshoe crab fishery has resulted in the Department of Environmental Conservation losing its authority to manage not only horseshoe crabs, but most crab species
Cohos are again top fish for Illinois charter boat anglers on Lake Michigan
Illinois anglers accounted for nearly 75% of the 12,031 charter boat trips last year targeting salmon and trout on the state’s portion of Lake Michigan.
A total of 41,574 salmonids were harvested, with coho
New York DEC changing St. Lawrence River walleye management, causing concern for some anglers
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is changing the way it manages the walleye fishery in the St. Lawrence River, but not everyone is happy with the overhaul.
For the last 20
Minnesota’s trout and conservation community mourns loss of clean water champion Jeff Broberg
Jeff Broberg, 71, a clean water and trout fishing advocate and a giant on Minnesota’s conservation scene, died Saturday, April 12 from complications of pancreatic cancer.
In a Facebook post on March 29, Broberg
Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 14, 2025
Walleye anglers were having good luck fishing below the dams here.
North Dakota Fishing Report – April 14, 2025 – video
How the open-water bite is coming along as we start to see more and more ice loss every day.
Public invited to learn more about New York’s Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River fisheries
DEC is inviting the public to learn more about the status of Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River fisheries at a public meeting on Thursday, April 24, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lodge
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s Conservation Congress struggles, but no worse than state legislature
A good friend gets a little testy whenever he starts talking about Wisconsin’s annual spring conservation hearings. Once he gets rolling, he starts blowing snot bubbles.
By then he’s zeroing in on the bull’s-eye
Fishing for springtime panfish can be super productive with the right plan
There’s no other season in fishing that rewards scouting, timing, and location knowledge as does spring. When it comes to chasing panfish – especially crappies and bluegills – it’s not just where you fish, but
