Fishing
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 13, 2025 – video
Everything seems to be moving nicely into summer patterns and fish are schooling up.
Take a new approach to catch big warm-water smallies
The days of hungry, shallow-swimming fish are over.
The spawn is long gone, the water temperatures are high, and the recreational boaters are out in swarms. If fishing smallmouths is your jam, this can
Pennsylvania House panel to study pay of conservation officers
The state House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee in late June unanimously approved a resolution to conduct a study of the salaries and benefits of conservation officers in Pennsylvania compared to conservation officers in
Whitefish woes continue in the lower Great Lakes
The plight of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes continues.
Whitefish are found in all of the Great Lakes but tend to be somewhat localized and seasonal. They’ve been an important subsistence species for
Steve Sarley: Turns out using a guide for fishing is not so bad after all
I like to think of myself as open-minded and reasonable. Now if you were to ask my lovely wife to describe me, you’d probably get an answer that includes the words “stubborn,” and “hard-headed.” Approaching
Quagga mussels blamed for whitefish declines in Great Lakes
The bi-national Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC) was formed in 1955 to eradicate the invasive sea lamprey and to provide guidance for Great Lakes fisheries management.
According to the GLFC, lake whitefish populations have
Oak Duke: Going fly-fishing? Tie on an emerger
Thankfully, between some of the storied Mayfly events that in the past we hung our hats on, the resilient Caddis flies popped out even in high stained water, bringing trout up so we could successfully
Gretchen Steele: Old-school outdoor skills still worth knowing
In a recent long phone conversation with my nephew, he regaled me with his upcoming summer plans for him and his son.
Canoeing for several days down the Missouri, from Fort Benton, on past
New York Fishing Report – July 11-18, 2025
The perch bite is on at this fishery, so try small jigs, small bright colored spinners, or throwing gold colored blade baits.
