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New York waters of Lake Ontario: A salmon angler’s ‘Kingdom’
Let’s face it, fishermen and women on Lake Ontario have become spoiled. If the fishing isn’t off the charts, then it’s disappointing for many.
That’s what it seemed like in 2025 when things started

Commentary: Top 10 conservation achievements of the 20th century
Without question, the 20th century stands as the most transformative era in the history of North American conservation. At its beginning, wildlife populations were collapsing, forests were vanishing, and the unregulated exploitation of natural resources

Steve Sarley: Illinois legislature will have to fix fishing license blockade
The issue of needing a social security number to go fishing legally in Illinois is something that can be quickly rectified.
As I mentioned in my last column, Stacey Greene-Fenlon from the Park Bait

Browns Creek restoration opens new opportunity for Minnesota trout anglers near Stillwater
A new angling opportunity is available to residents in Stillwater following restoration efforts along Browns Creek.
The ADA-compliant access allows people with mobility limitations to fish the stream. A commemorative event took place last

History looks down from Wisconsin’s Lena tavern walls
One of Russell Demmith’s earliest memories is going to Hunters and Fishermans Bar in Lena as a kid with his father.
“I got a Baby Ruth candy bar that was like half a pound

Producing largemouth bass at Illinois’ Jake Wolf Hatchery is a mechanical process
Largemouth bass spawning season at the hatchery begins with a turn of a wheel.
In nature, spawning season begins as soon as the water is warm enough to let the bass know that it’s

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 13, 2026
One charter staying in home port said the fishing at the Oak is great.

Michigan Fishing Report – May 13, 2026
This past week, anglers reported excellent smallmouth bass fishing despite windy conditions here.

Steve Carney: Follow the water temps for mid-May walleyes
This angler will be spending a lot of time fishing the farm lakes of central Minnesota for probably the next four weeks. My favorite lakes are the small, 400- to 800-acre lakes in Todd, Grant,